Fran Drescher's book "Enter Whining" (Harpercollins, 1996) can be seen in the background shelves at the bookstore. This memoir includes humorous childhood family stories, early career experiences, and anecdotes about her daily life in Hollywood.
Fran finds it refreshing that her date, Mike McMullen (Sean Kanan), thinks that 'Pulp Fiction (1994)' is John Travolta's first film. Travolta's first film was 'The Devil's Rain (1975)', but his first hit was 'Saturday Night Fever (1977)'. in which Fran Drescher had her first screen credit as 'Connie'.
Fran didn't allow Brighton to go to a make out party yet in Season 1 episode 14, The Family Plumbing, she fights for Maggie so she can go to a make out party because of Maxwell's double standard rules.
This episode includes frequent references to Fran's age. She carefully avoids specifics, leading us to think she's in her early 30s or possibly younger. In real life, she's just 2 years younger than Mr. Sheffield, who was 41 at the time this episode was released.