Writer:	Todd A. Kessler
Director:	Allen Coulter
Star:	David Proval (Richie Aprile),  Michael Imperioli (Christopher Moltisanti),  James Gandolfini (Tony Soprano),  Lorraine Bracco (Dr. Jennifer Melfi),  Edie Falco (Carmela Soprano),  Dominic Chianese (Corrado "Junior" Soprano),  Tony Sirico (Paulie Walnuts),  Robert Iler (Anthony Soprano, Jr.),  Jamie-Lynn Sigler (Meadow Soprano),  Drea de Matteo (Adriana La Cerva),  Aida Turturro (Janice Soprano),  Nancy Marchand (Livia Soprano),  Vincent Pastore (Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero),  Steve Van Zandt (Silvio Dante)
Recurring Role:	Toni Kalem (Angie Bonpensiero),  Frank Pando (Agent Grasso)
Guest Star:	Sandra Bernhard (Herself),  Janeane Garofalo (Herself),  Alicia Witt (Amy),  Louis Lombardi Jr. (Skip Lipari),  Arthur Barnes (Security Guard),  Stephen Bienskie (Hotel Clerk),  John Devlin (Assistant Director),  Dominic Fumusa (Gregory Moltisanti),  Andersen Gabrych (UTA Receptionist),  Bryan Matzkow (Hotel Manager),  Andrea Maulella (Michele Foreman),  Jason Minter (Bellman),  Steve Porcelli (Matt Bonpensiero),  Elizabeth Reaser (Stace),  Jon Favreau (Himself),  Asa Somers (Blaine Richardson)

The German episode title is "Patenschaften", meaning "Sponsorships". (edit) Music in this episode:
"Caught My Mind" by Pushmonkey; "Rhiannon" by Fleetwood Mac; "Thievery Corporation" by Schoalin Satellite; "Swing Town" by The Steve Miller Band; "Tasty Pudding" by Chet Baker; "Vedi, Maria" by Emma Shapplin; "Voulez-Vous?" by Arling & Cameron (edit) What's a D-Girl?

The "D" stands for "development." In the world of filmmaking, a development girl is someone who occupies a low rung on the power ladder. Her job would be to perform low-level tasks like reading scripts. In the episode of the same name, the reason Amy is so insulted when Christopher calls her a d-girl is that she feels her position as Vice President of Jon Favreau's production company makes her a player. (edit)

Christopher: Let that one (points to Sandra Bernhard) call that one (points to Janeane Garofalo) "buchiach."
Janeane Garofalo: That sounds more interesting.
Director: Uh, buch— what?
Christopher: Buchiach. (motions to Sandra) If she's from Brooklyn...
Janeane Garofalo: That sounds okay.
Jon Favreau: Okay, let's roll. What does it mean?
Christopher: Cunt.
Jon Favreau: Cunt—I like that. (edit) Christopher: Swingers? He can suck my dick; that swings, too. (edit) Tony: (to AJ on Carmela) She knows that even if God is dead, you're still going to kiss his ass. (edit) Carmela: What kind of animal smokes marijuana at his own confirmation?
A.J.: I don't know.
Carmela: Be a good Catholic for fifteen fucking minutes; is that so much to ask?! (edit) Dr. Melfi: It sounds to me like Anthony Jr. may have stumbled onto existentialism.
Tony: Fucking Internet. (edit)

Adriana comments about how she thinks Vince Vaughn is attractive, which is funny because they are very close friends in real life. (edit) During the opening scene, the trailer moves after the car passes. When the car stops, the passenger mirror is intact. (edit)

When he recognizes Janeane Garofalo, Christopher comments he knows her from that "movie [his] girlfriend likes, with Uma." He is referring to The Truth About Cats and Dogs. (edit)