Stephen Furst played a similar role as fraternity member Kent 'Flounder' Dorfman in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) and later in the Animal House spin-off Delta House (1979). While the actor was slightly older than most college freshmen at 23 when Animal House was released and 24 when Delta House aired, he was 27 when this aired. While Billy Braver's age was not disclosed, he also appears far too old to be a college student.
The mechanical clown from Pee Wee's Big Adventure appears in Mr. Cringle's toy shop.
In Season 6 Episode 1 Dominique Dunne guest stared. The episode revolved around her kidnapping her own son. In this episode Heather o'Rourke is kidnapped. They played sisters in the motion picture Poltergeist (1982).