Guest star Barry Otto is a well-known Australian theatrical actor, who appeared as the father in Strictly Ballroom. He is also the father of Lord of the Rings star Miranda Otto.
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Otto's facial design was inspired by Robert Helpmann's appearance as the "Child Catcher" in the 1968 movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
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The nightclub scenes were shot in the Darlinghurst area of Sydney, in a dive that was appropriate for the episode.
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Although Ben Browder doesn't think he makes a very attractive woman, he was getting wolf whistles as he walked from the trailers to the set.
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The script didn't call for Rygel to bite off Dr Tumii's nose. After it happened, puppeteer Fiona Gentile took the nose home, and placed it on her mantelpiece.
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The scenes in the nightclub with Crichton and Rygel in drag were a homage to the classic movie Some Like it Hot, starring Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe.
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The script originally called for Crichton to "flash" the audience, and Ben Browder wonders just what the Creature Shop would have provided for use!
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Director Ian Watson made his final appearance behind the camera on this episode. He gave every scene a "Dutch tilt," tilting the camera to emphasize the clams' effect on the crew.
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Ben Browder suggested that Noranti have three different colors of urine all flowing at the same time.
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The Creature Shop supplied tinted KY jelly to create poor Dr. Tumii's constantly dripping nose. One of their staff had to be on hand to refill the nose during filming!
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