This episode was written by Anthony Yerkovich who was a co-creator of Miami Vice. This episode and Miami Vice feature a character called Sonny Crockett.
Harry Caesar (Fred) and Michael Conrad (Esterhaus) co-starred in The Longest Yard.
The shot where Hill and Renko see Vic Hitler run the light was filmed near the Regent Theater (seen in the right background) at 448 S Main Street in Los Angeles, CA. The theater still exists and is operating as of March, 2023.
Guest stars Gregory Sierra and Whitman Mayo both co-starred on "Sanford and Son".
Terry Kiser (the comic) and Pat Corley (the coroner) both costared in Starflight One, a made for TV film, released the same year.