The title refers to the expression that "An elephant never forgets." An elephant is conjured up in this show.
Ralph Helfer, the animal supervisor for this episode, is a notable American animal behaviorist, who built a training compound and a provider of animals for Hollywood called 'Africa U.S.A.'. Perhaps Helfer's most famous animal he trained was Zamba, who appeared in the MGM logo as Leo the Lion from 1957 to the present.
Steve Franken (Hawkins) appeared in seven different roles throughout the series. He was a second cousin of former United States Senator Al Franken of Minnesota.
For the first time in the series, at least in the color portion of it, Samantha uncharacteristically wears bright red, and a monochrome outfit at that.