Other Notes
- Angélica Vale, the star of La fea más bella, the second Mexican version of Betty la fea, appears in this episode as a character who looks exactly like Lety, the character she played on the aforementioned show.
- When Angelica walks away while Betty is at the dentist, Diane exclaims, "Back to your cage, Shrek!" The film Shrek the Third opened the day after this episode originally aired.
- In the opening scene, upon greeting Betty's after her return from Mexico, Daniel says, "Hey, how is Dora the Explorer?" a reference to the popular children's program where the cartoon character travels the globe and teaches the audience Spanish.
- In the scene where Wilhelmina is trying to get Fabia to change her wedding date, Fabia points at Marc saying, "I want That Girl!". Marc looks up with an open mouth, paying homage to the old ABC show's regular opening gag. In a season two episode, Marlo Thomas, (the original star of said series) did a guest spot as Sandra Winthrop.
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