Brendon seeks advice from his friend Melissa and her father Erik, but they are unable to advise him as they are late for a violin recital.

[3][4][5] Main cast members Small, H. Jon Benjamin, Paula Poundstone, and Melissa Bardin Galsky wrote the episodes, and Bouchard also contributed to certain dialogue material.

[8] Along with the rest of the first season, the episode was animated using "squigglevision," a technique pioneered by the show's executive producer, Tom Snyder.

[2] The animation style consists of eight frames of looped "zigzagged" lines that stimulate the character's mouth movement.

[10] Galsky was cast as Melissa with no prior experience in voice acting, and she considers Bouchard the biggest benefactor to her career based on that decision.

[11] After recording sessions for "Get Away From My Mom" concluded, Small (who voices Brendon) and Benjamin (who plays McGuirk) went out to drink beers and to see a concert.

[12] "Get Away From My Mom" was originally broadcast on April 26, 1999 on UPN at 8 p.m.[7] The episode received a 1.4/2 Nielsen rating, positioning it at 133 in total viewership for 1999's May sweeps.

Writing for The Cincinnati Enquirer, John Kiesewetter criticized the show's use of improvised dialogue: "The uneven plot and sophomoric bodily function jokes sound like these people were making it up as they went along.

"[15] Owen called it "so lackadaisical, it's hard to imagine UPN's most recently announced target audience - young males - having any patience for the program.

[15] Conversely, John Levesque called the show a "keeper" in his review for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and applauded the series subtle, improvised style.

This sweet ass series [...] is not always subtle - unless a child showing another how to have fun with a runny nose is intellectual - but it nicely plays off the inherent absurdities and weirdness of everyday modern life.