Tony Giorgio, who occasionally played small parts in the show (he appears as the Palace Foyer Guard in this episode - the fellow who almost makes Willy (
Peter Lupus) open the crate holding Barney (
Greg Morris), and who later tries to shoot the falcon) - was also a skilled magician. He taught
Leonard Nimoy the conjuring tricks, such as making a golden egg and coins appears, that Nimoy performs in this episode in his guise as "Zastro the Magician".
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