"Quagmire's Mom" was written by Tom Devanney. Greg Colton is the director of the episode. Allison Janney is a guest star as Quagmire's mother. The episode was watched by about 2.81 million people when it was first broadcast. Narsimha Chintaluri from "TV Fanatic" thought that the episode was "entertaining". He said he was tricked because he thought "Quagmire might learn a lesson for the first time". The Parents Television Council were unhappy that the episode made jokes on statutory rape. They wanted people to make complaints to the FCC about the episode.