Mrs. Grainger's (Rita Moreno) husband is named Ennis, the same as Mr. Cosby's son.
Lou Myers would later play Mr. Gaines on The Cosby Show spin-off "A Different World."
The title is based on the song "You Always Hurt the One You Love" by Allan Roberts and Doris Fisher.
Rita Moreno earlier appeared with Bill Cosby on the PBS Children's series The Electric Company.
The quote "I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul" is from the poem "Invictus" by William Ernest Henley.