Co-writer and star, Gina Riley sings the opening song title "The Joker Is Me".
The characters 'Trude' and 'Prue', played by Gina Riley and Jane Turner respectively, are heavily based on two workers from the Minimax store in Camberwell. Both of the women still work there.
The "Wine Time" epilogues that close most of the episodes are, for the most part, improvised by writers/creators/stars Jane Turner and Gina Riley.
Popularized the term "Muffin Top" in Australia in mid-2003. It has since spread into other English speaking countries.
Characters spawned from a regular sketch from Turner, Riley and Szubanski's short-lived comedy sketch show from the 90's, Big Girl's Blouse (1994).