The title is from the first line of the 1854 ballad "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" by Stephen Foster written about his wife, Jane.
Bob Hastings (Sam) and Mark Miller (Roger Hackett) both later appeared in I Dream of Jeannie (1965), another comedy featuring a genie that derived its title from the 1854 song "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" by Stephen Foster: Hastings played Homer Banks in The Used Car Salesman (1968) and Miller played Wild Bill Barrows in Ride 'Em Astronaut (1969).
Despite her character celebrating a birthday in her 20s, Patricia Barry was actually 40 when the show was broadcast.
Of the twelve credited actors for this episode, seven - Howard Morris, Mark Miller, Joyce Jameson, James Millhollin, Robert Ball, Jack Albertson, and Molly Dodd - made guest appearances on The Andy Griffith Show (1960).