This episode served as the backdoor pilot for the spin-off Grady (1975), which only lasted 10 episodes, leading Whitman Mayo to return to this series.
The only recurring cast member to appear in this episode besides Whitman Mayo (Grady) is Nathaniel Taylor (Rollo), who also appears in the only shot of the Sanford house at the beginning.
Daughter Rosanne Katon was only 8 years younger than Mother Carol Cole and only 5 years younger than Father Joe Morton.