Ranked 13th in the TV charts, with 14.3 million viewers.
Eddie praises the group Madness in his final duologue with Syd. The following year the group appeared in 1981 Christmas Show (1981).
The Little and Large episodes produced by Michael Hurll had the unusual practice of not listing any of the guest stars in the end credits. This is just one of two Michael Hurll episodes (along with Episode #2.0 (1980) ) to buck this trend.