Callan Mulvey, Jon Pollard and Alle Brunning were students together in real life at Beacon Hill High School on Sydney's northern beaches.
This is a spin-off of The Heartbreak Kid (1993).
Before becoming regular cast members, several actors and actresses, such as Alle Brunning, Tara Saskjewicz, Marcel Bracks, and Tina Bursill had made single episode appearances as different characters.
Patrick Cook taught Callan Mulvey (Drazic) to roller blade at the famous Bondi Beach. Mulvey credited Patrick for his success in the show during the 1998 logie awards.
The character of Declan Costello (Rupert Reid) was named after Elvis Costello, whose real name is Declan MacManus.