This episode marks the final appearance of Gavan O'Herhily as Chuck Cunningham. He would later be played by Randolph Roberts in Season 2.
Years later, Gavan O'Herlihy would later go on to star in the 1988 fantasy film "Willow", which was directed by Ron Howard.
At the end of this episode, the family sits down to a soup dinner prepared by Joanie using a recipe from her Junior Chipmunks cookbook. When Howard asks Joanie what kind of soup it is, she responds that it's bark soup, but instead of using birch, she had to use willow. Years later, Gavin O'Herlihy, who plays the oldest child Chuck, would star as Airk Thaughbaer in 1988's fantasy blockbuster "Willow," a film directed by Ron Howard.