Mostly filmed at what is now The Big O Saloon in Olney, OR.
Sonny admits he spent 9 months in prison for simple assault.
The title of the episode "The Trick Is To Stay Alive" was also a tagline for John Carpenter's Halloween (1978). That movie spawned 12 sequels including Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) which starred Dan O'Herlihy, brother of Michael O'Herlihy, who directed this episode.