The title is based on the proverb commenting on personal determination, "Where there's a will, there's a way."
Final appearance of Davey Gillis.
The episode focuses almost entirely on the character of the father, Herbert T. Gillis, as he humorously faces aging and his own mortality. As well, other than Dobie's usual opening scene in front of Rodin's "The Thinker" statue, the episode takes place entirely on one set: The Gillis grocery store.