This episode was advertised on CBS afternoon television on November 22, 1963, immediately after the first announcement by Walter Cronkite's special bulletin that President John F. Kennedy had been gravely wounded, perhaps fatally, in Dallas. The episode aired the following week on November 29.
The promo after the JFK bulletin was: "Follow Todd and Linc to a mountain adventure with a pretty girl on Route 66, tonight on the CBS television network.
Three years later, Stephanie Powers and Alex Cord (Alex Viespi here) would appear together in Stagecoach (1966).
The show's 1963 Chevrolet Belair station wagon is seen about 40 minutes in as the three leave the house with the room for rent. This same wagon has been seen in many other episodes, as noted by its distinctive luggage rack, black tag, and trailer hitch. People can be seen on the street watching the filming as they drive away.
The show's 1958 Chevrolet pickup is shown in the garage that they stop in searching for Uncle Jay. The wagon is seen across the street near the traffic light.