Two guest are related. Rance Howard, who plays the physician Dr. McIvers, and Ron Howard, who plays Seth Turner are actual father and son in real life.
The opening scene was shot in Franklin Canyon Park along the Franklin Canyon Reservoir, the same area where Ron Howard (Seth Turner) filmed the opening to The Andy Griffith Show (1960) with Andy Griffith.
This episode first aired on January 24th, 1974, nine days after the series debut of "Happy Days."