This is the first of six episodes that Michael Zagor would write for the series. Zagor continued to work with Bill Cosby after its cancellation - he co-created The Bill Cosby Show (1969) along with Cosby and Ed. Weinberger.
Scott mentions there not being a "jolly blonde giant". This is a joke reference to the "Jolly Green Giant" who is the mascot for Green Giant, a brand of canned and frozen vegetables.