Based on and spoofs the original Oct. 31rst, 1938 Mercury Theatre Radio Broadcast of "War of the Worlds." This is a TV News Broadcast as opposed to a radio broadcast.
Dack Tamblyn's last name is a tribute to actor Russ Tamblyn.
All of the episodes were shot in one day with only a few hours of pick-ups a week later. One crew shot in Griffith Park while another shot all the news room footage.
The ape suit used is the same ape suit used in "Mutant Swinger from Mars."