Lance's hat is very similar to the hat worn by Michael Landon in Little House on the Prairie.
Based on the biographical film by Michael Landon Jr, this show might mimic some of the issues faced by Michael Landon Sr's own 9 children.
This storyline may well be a reflection of Michael Landon's own real life difficulties with his own 9 children. As told in the film by his son Michael Jr, there were issues in the home which did not model the ideal dad seen on Little House on the Prairie.