This is the first episode of Knots Landing (1979) in which Joan Van Ark (Valene Ewing) does not appear. Ted Shackelford (Gary Ewing) only appears in one scene. Van Ark's absence and Shackelford's virtual absence are due to the fact that they were filming the Dallas (1978) crossover episode End of the Road: Part 2 (1981) in which Gary and Valene visit Southfork for the wedding of their daughter Lucy (Charlene Tilton)
Abby Fairgate and Jeff Cunningham were married from 1971 to 1980.