Simon & Marcy "everyone [working on the series] was pitching in to make this one special". The episode features the voice of Ava Acres, who portrays the young version of Marceline. Acres had previously appeared in the third season episode "Memory of a Memory". As mentioned above, the episode makes notable use of the 1982 song "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" by Gary Portnoy—better known as the theme to the sitcom "Cheers". According to Sugar's father, Rob, on his official YouTube channel, the use of the song started merely as a placeholder. However, as the episode developed, Sugar decided to keep it in
Jerry Portnoy Legendary Blues Band, where he remained until 1986. "Life of Ease" was released in 1981 and "Red Hot and Blue" two years later. After a brief hiatus from touring and the music business, he returned to music in 1987 when Ronnie Earl asked him to help start a band which became the Broadcasters. He formed his own band, called the Streamliners, in 1989. They released the CD "Poison Kisses" in 1991 (later re-issued as "Home Run Hitter" with three extra tracks). That same year Eric Clapton invited Portnoy to join an all-star blues band for the six blues shows at