Episode guest stars were primarily actors on ABC soaps. Ruth Warrick, Laurence Lau, and Taylor Miller from All My Children, Sharon Gabet from The Edge of Night and Janine Turner from General Hospital.
The task of creating three distinct plots per episode was sometimes strained, even with a sizable staff of writers on hand. This episode contains one of the most infamous -- and nonsensical -- of the series' many plots: Gopher locked inside a suit of armor, forced to wear an oversized uniform that causes his fellow crew members to believe he has gained weight.