Polly's middle name is "Esther" (making her "Polyester").
The first season opening credits originally showed young Chelsea Hertford removing Gerald McRaney's Marines cap and putting it on her own head. Soon after, the producers heard from the Marines saying Chelsea's actions were disrespectful. Therefore, for the third season, the credits were changed to show Chelsea starting to reach for the cap but then stopping when Maj. MacGillis looked at her like, "Don't." From the third season on, she doesn't even try.
Ended its run in 1993, canceled alongside Designing Women and The Golden Palace.
The building shown at the opening of the show when they lived on Camp Holister Marine Base is actually Lejeune Hall, the headquarters of Quantico Marine Base in Virginia. It is across from the military lodging on the main road.