Sole series directorial effort by Larry Elikann (1920-2004). Several years later, however, he would direct the television movie Dallas: The Early Years (1986), a prequel to the series recounting the rivalry between Jock Ewing and Digger Barnes.
First of two series appearances by Henry Darrow as Garcia. Earlier this season, Darrow made a one-episode guest appearance on rival soap Acapulco (1982). Just a couple weeks following his appearances here, Darrow would star in the very short-lived sitcom Zorro and Son (1983).
This is the first of two unrelated episodes of Dallas (1978) to be entitled "The Sting". The second is The Sting (1989).