Elizabeth Sung and John Cho would later reprise "mother-son" roles in Love Hurts (2005) of House (2004) season 1.
Brad Kern has stated that "Dead Man Dating" was when the sisters found their stride and from a writing perspective, was able to base the rest of the series on the themes of this episode.
This is the first time that a ghost appears on the show.
Holly Marie combs (piper) stated this was the first episode she really got to show her acting skills of crying. The producers realized she was good at crying on screen they decided to make Piper the one to have the most emotional scenes.