George Peppard plays both Hannibal Smith and the mobster Augie, whose place Hannibal later takes undercover.
The helicopter used to kidnap the judge's daughter from her jet ski is the same one used in the contemporary TV series Airwolf (1984).
The music that accompanies Hannibals parachute jump is a pastiche of "Theme from Clockwork Orange" from the 1971 film of the same name.
Mr. T reportedly quit the series during filming of the 1985-6 season opening episode "Judgement Day" only to be persuaded to return with the episode's filming not interrupted.