Grey's Anatomy

Every episode shares the name with a song title by a popular artists. Several are named after The Beatles and R.E.M. songs.

Miranda Bailey was the only role written with a character description: "tiny blonde with curls."

As is common for major TV and film productions, stars of the show have become famous in roles other than those they originally sought. Sandra Oh was initially looking to audition for the part of Dr. Bailey. On The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986), Isaiah Washington (Dr. Burke) said that he had auditioned to play the role of Dr. Shepherd.