Bill Bixby's character in the show is 19 when, in fact, Bill was nearly 28 when the episode was filmed.
Although the closing credits show that the automobiles were furnished by the "Ford Motor Company," the pickup truck in the first scene is plainly marked "Chevrolet."
Jon Lormer, who plays 'Fletch Dilbeck,' played two other characters in two different episodes. He played 'Tate Fletcher' in "The Cow Thief" and 'Parnell Rigsby' in "Opie's Fortune."
The episode title is a reference to the classic 19th century play of disobedience and redemption, "Peck's Bad Boy."