This is the last ever appearance of Carry Goossens (Oscar) and Walter Michiels (Pico), meaning the original cast is last seen. Goossens had announced his departure, wanting a new challenge. He made an anticipated move to Flemish commercial channel VTM. Michiels was dismissed due to alcohol abuse and unprofessional behavior on set. The title was not scheduled to be Michiels's last. He would originally star in the fifth season, however, his situation did not improve. His dismissal took place off-season.
Carry Goossens's departure went down the wrong way at VRT, the Flemish public broadcasting company which distributed and produced the show. The show had reached the peak of its popularity. Carry Goossens confirmed in 2018 that he was on a "blacklist" at VRT for ten years and that he did not receive an invitation in all that time. Goossens said: "I was a traitor in their eyes and as such, I wasn't allowed to enter the building anymore". Goossens did not appear as a special guest for the tenth anniversary special of the show in 1999. In fact, an agreement regarding the special was reached in complete secrecy with third parties at VRT. However, when the VRT board got wind of it, Goossens was promptly banned from the festivities.
Roger Bolders plays Carry Goossens's TV father despite being only 14 years older than Goossens. Bolders was born in 1939, Goossens was born in 1953.
Though it was never anyone's intention including that of himself, this is the last ever performance of Walter Michiels as an actor. Michiels was actually scheduled to star in the fifth season but he made himself impossible both during filming of the fourth season and first readings of the fifth season after which he would have walked out and never returned to work. Unable to carry his fame, his acting career came to an end due to alcohol abuse and a drug addiction.
Aesthetically, for their last ever appearance Carry Goossens and Walter Michiels look a lot different. Goossens's hair is noticeably shorter while Michiels looks scarred because of his personal problems as his eyes bulged from alcohol abuse.