This episode cost $40,000 to produce, more than any other in the series.
In interviews Jerry Mathers says this is his most memorable episodes because he really is afraid of heights.
The fictional soup brand advertised on the billboard that gets Beaver stuck is 'Zesto Soups.'
Jimmie Lee Gaines, the boy who asks Beaver for his autograph in this episode, was born on May 20, 1955, making him the youngest actor or actress to appear in the series based on date of birth. He was almost six years old when this episode originally aired. The youngest to appear in the series based on their age at the time of their appearance is Gabrielle des Enfants in Child Care (1958). Born on September 4, 1953, she was almost four and a half years old when that episode originally aired, and of course younger than that when the episode was filmed some weeks or months before the airdate.