"Spare Tire" Dixon is played by former NFL Pro Bowl Defensive End Bubba Smith. Smith made his name in football playing for the Baltimore Colts, Oakland Raiders and Houston Oilers. He was the first overall draft pick of the 1967 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts. He is 6 feet 7 inches tall and played "Hightower" in Police Academy (1984) and many of its sequels.
Ed O'Neill considers this his favorite episode of the entire series.
This episode was taped on 2/18/91.