The character of Wendell is played by actor Kevin Peter Hall. He is more well known for starring as Harry in Harry and the Hendersons (1987) and The Predator in Predator (1987) and Predator 2 (1990).
Ellen Foley, a season 2 regular who plays Defense Attorney Billie Young, is absent from this episode.
This episode was originally slated to air on October 24, 1984, then on December 13 of that same year, until it was finally aired January 17, 1985.