The show's concept was pitched to Fox in 2007 and they began developing the series under the title "My Fellow Zabrovnians." A writer's strike prevented the pilot from being shot as planned in early 2008, and Fox executives ultimately lost interest and dropped the project altogether.
Whenever a golf cart is seen going down the street in the community, it has the sound of the Jetsons' space craft from the cartoon.
Zabvronians receive nourishment from reading rather than eating.
The series premiered to overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics. ABC used the negative critical responses to promote the series.
Mosquitoes and ants are attracted to Dick. They don't bite him, and he refers to them as his friends.