: The video is recognized as one of the first multi-racial music videos to receive heavy rotation, featuring dancers from diverse backgrounds. Lauper's "thrift-store chic" fashion—including her signature orange hair and mismatched accessories—became a major cultural trend.

: The chaotic bedroom scene is a direct homage to the stateroom scene in the 1935 Marx Brothers film A Night at the Opera . Location & Awards

: Professional wrestler "Captain" Lou Albano played her agitated father, a role that led to a long-term partnership between Lauper and the WWF.

: The cast consists of several people from Lauper's real life:

: Her real-life mother, Catrine Lauper , played the role of her mother. Her brother, Butch Lauper, also appeared.

: It was the first music video to use the Quantel Mirage computer system, which created the "bubbly" visuals and computer-generated images of Lauper dancing with her lawyer.