"Reaganing" was written by co-executive producer Matt Hubbard, his first episode for the fifth season, and his eleventh writing credit after "The Rural Juror", "Hard Ball", "The Collection", "MILF Island", "Reunion", "Larry King", "Cutbacks", "Audition Day", "Anna Howard Shaw Day", and "Emanuelle Goes to Dinosaur Land".The episode was directed by Todd Holland, making it his second for the series after directing the February 5, 2009, episode "Generalissimo" from the show's third season.