This episode marks the last time Jean Stapleton portrayed Edith Bunker. The character of Edith died off-camera at the start of season 2 of "Archie Bunker's Place".
No scenes took place at the bar in this episode.
Jean Stapleton apparently left the role of Edith because she felt she was being stereotyped, and wanted to broaden her options as an actress. She told the press: "My decision is to go out into the world and do something else. I'm not constituted as an actress to remain in the same role.... My identity as an actress is in jeopardy if I invested my entire career in Edith Bunker,"