The episode takes place after the series finale of M*A*S*H (1972) and a two-part guest appearance on AfterMASH (1984), in which Radar was forced to leave the family farm.
This aired only in the Eastern and Central time zones. CBS News coverage of the Democratic National Convention pre-empted the broadcast in the Pacific and Mountain zones.
Set in St. Louis, Missouri in 1954.
Before costar Ray Buktenica appeared in this pilot, he was a regular on the CBS sitcom House Calls, which starred another former M*A*S*H regular, Wayne Rogers.
One of the shortest-lived spinoffs on record, this show aired only a single episode (and that in only the eastern half of the country) before being cancelled.