Two members of the cast, who the script says "won a free cruise" were contest winners in real life. Paul Turnbull, 28, and Linda Harvey, 17, were chosen among seven million entrants to win appearances on the show, in a sweepstakes sponsored by the Montgomery Ward Auto Club. This is why they only have a brief scene and not a full storyline.
The "look" of Becky's TV character (blonde hair, bangs, pigtails, rain slicker) is identical to the look of murderous child Rhoda Penmark in the final scenes of The Bad Seed (1956)