- The Levys talked O'Hara into doing the show by shooting in the spring instead of summer. Eugene initially called her to say they would begin shooting in the summer, but O'Hara reminded him that she always spends the summer with her family at her cottage. Eugene eventually called her back and said they would shoot in the spring.
- Moira Rose is partly inspired by British socialite Daphne Guinness. "She's all black and white; she's very avant-garde," O'Hara explained. "Really strong — a lot of it is like armor, the necklaces that she wears, and the heels. It's just so great and strong and modern. It's so not your typical half-hour-comedy wife."
- O'Hara struggled to describe Moira's accent to the Levys. "I was saying, 'Eugene, I don't want to sound like a human,' basically,'" she said. "What you're getting when you hear her speak are oral mementos of her world travels!"
- Eugene was very excited when he first heard O'Hara's ideas for Moira. "It was so exciting to hear this vision," he explained. "And you could see Daniel just couldn't write stuff down fast enough."
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