Although a grizzly bear is shown on the film's poster, no bears or any other animals appear in the movie.
Filmed in between the seventh and eighth season of Full House (1987) during Bob Saget's summer hiatus from the show.
Thomas F. Wilson who is most famous for playing Biff in the Back to the Future (1985) franchise was the first choice for the role of Chet. However he was busy with other projects and had to decline. He actually suggested David Graf because in real life Wilson has constantly been mistaken for the late actor, as many fans think he played Graf's role in the Police Academy (1984) franchise. Bob Saget in particular was a big fan of the Police Academy movies and also being executive producer of this film immediately approved his casting.
New Line Cinema who was the production company under their television banner briefly considered releasing the film theatrically as several comedians such as Tim Allen who at the time were famous for their roles on TV sitcoms, had branched out to make big screen movies. However Full House (1987) was in its seventh season and ratings were beginning to decline, and the studio felt Saget wasnt ready to star as a lead in a theatrical film so it was decided it would be a television movie instead.
In this movie Bob Saget is doing a general impression of Woody Allen, whom he idolized in real life and was one of his biggest influences in becoming a comedian.