First on-camera appearance of Louis Nye as Sonny, 35-year old son of Margaret Drysdale ( Harriet E. MacGibbon); he had previously been seen only in photographs. Nye and MacGibbon were 50 and 57 years old, respectively, in 1962.
When Louis Nye first appears, there is canned recognition applause--a rare use of it in a show not filmed in front of a live audience.
Granny bemoans the fact that Elly May might end up as an old maid because she's already 17 years old. But in reality, the actress who plays Elly May (Donna Douglas) was 30 years old when this episode was made.
Sonny quotes Shakespeare's Othello: "Who steals my purse steals trash."
Mr. Drysdale reveals that Sonny Drysdale is 35 years old and Sonny reveals that his birthday is February 29 ("I'm a leap year baby").