This was one of the first GALA product insertions to air on network television. Deborah Siegel, the head set decorator, said, "We're going to be shooting a bedroom scene in Peter's apartment, why don't you do something with the bed linens." We'd noticed that the characters on the show have a lot of sex but are never depicted using condoms or contraceptives, so we turned this bedroom scene into a safe-sex PSA, although we had to break the law to do it.
The lovely gray, serial pattern on the sheets? Images of unrolled condoms, which, according to FCC regulations, are not allowed to be shown on television.
We have been asked many times why we didn't mass-market "Safety Sheets." Maybe it's not too late.