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Most of the firefighters seen in the background of certain episodes are actual Southampton Fire Department members. The fire engines are props however, and not actual department vehicles.
Reshma Shetty (Divya) is married to fellow actor Deep Katdare, and the last name of Divya's character on the show is Katdare. Deep Katdare also executive produced and acted in a movie, Hiding Divya (2006), which premiered three years before the premiere of Royal Pains. Thus, both the first and last names of Resma Shetty's character on the show, Divya Katdare, are either a reference, or a tribute, to Shetty's real life husband.
The character of Paige Collins is an artist, and is portrayed by 'Brooke DOrsay. Musée d'Orsay, located in Paris, France, is second in importance only to Musée du Louvre as a French art museum, and holds the world's largest collection of impressionist and post-impressionist masterpieces. Paige Collin's artist avocation is a reference to the actress sharing a last name with the important Paris museum.
The mansion owned by Boris is actually the second largest private home ever built in the U.S., after Biltmore in Asheville, NC. Oheka Castle was built from 1914-1919 for Otto Hermann Kahn, who took the first letters from each of his names to give the mansion estate its name.
Belgian title: Royal Pains.
The baseball cards on display at the Bryant house are both T206 Honus Wagner cards. The most recent purchase of an individual card at auction was for $2.8 million.
The security men outside Boris's house speak in Hebrew to one another.
Pascale Hutton was the original consideree for the role of Jill.
Evan was original written as Hank's best friend. Paulo Costanzo's physical similarity to Mark Feuerstein caused the change to them being brothers.
'Jessie ODonohue's and Cayleen Davies' characters are named for Andrew Lenchewski's sister and girlfriend respectively.
Jill Flint wears her hair differently in each of her scenes.
Callie Thorne would later get her own show Necessary Roughness, which was promoted with crossover ads between Hank and her character Dani.
Paul Wight's character, Donald, appears in character as the "Trash Man" at a child's birthday party. The child's mother introduces him by asking the crowd if they are ready for the "Big Show" which is Wight's stage name when he wrestles for WWE.
The fire seen on the ground after the explosion, while Hank is speaking with the reporter, was created using a flammable jelly. Since the background firefighters were real local firemen, they were told to act like they would if at a real fire. When one firefighter started extinguishing the fire, the jelly splashed on his leg and the scene had to be stopped to put out the fire. The firefighters were then told not to put out the fires, but poke around them searching through the debris.
When Boris is meeting with Carrissa, he says "Gentleman, give us a moment" at which point all the lawyers leave. To prompt the security guards to leave as well, he adds "Kulam". This means "Everyone" in Hebrew.
When Hank meets the mayor, he is in fact shaking hands with the mayor of Southampton Village.
Edward Asner (b. Nov 15, 1929) plays Henry Winkler's father (b. Oct 30, 1945)even though their age difference is just under 16 years.
Madeline Zima plays Toby Thompson, a nanny. Madeline became famous as a child star playing the youngest Sheffield sibling, Gracie, on the sitcom The Nanny opposite Fran Drescher.
When Kasabian enters the private art gallery in his home, to view his newly acquired masterpiece, the most clearly identifiable painting in his collection is a masterwork by Gustave Klimt called "Portrait of Fritza Riedler," painted in 1906.
Ashley Williams and Mark Feuerstein had previously worked together on Good Morning, Miami.