The Wheeler family characters would be brought back in a later episode as part of a public apology of sorts from NBC to the citizens of West Virginia, after residents of the state called and jammed NBC's switchboard the night and day after this episode aired. The Monongahela River Valley of the state had (a few weeks before) experienced a severe bout of one in one hundred year flooding, destroying homes and property.
First appearance of the Wheeler family.
This episode marks the only appearance of the Wheeler's daughter Carol Ann.
Both Brent Spiner and John Larroquette have appeared in the Star Trek Franchise.John Larroquette in Star Trek III:The Search For Spock and Brent Spiner in Star Trek:The Next Generation franchise and in both instances both actors worked with original series Star Trek actors DeForest Kelley,Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner although Spiner had no scenes with William Shatner in Star Trek:Generations..