Jeff "Skunk" Baxter became an expert in missile defense and a highly paid consultant for The Pentagon.
In real life, Doobie Brothers lead singer Michael McDonald is younger than either Ernest Thomas or Fred Berry.
According to the book, "Long Train Runnin' - Our Story of the Doobie Brothers," band member Pat Simmons says this episode is one of the things he gets asked most about to this day. Filmed in January, 1978, this was part of a string of media appearances by the band, made possible by David Gest, who was just starting his career as a publicist.