Randolph Mantooth's directorial debut.
Bar owner at beginning of episode is Mathew Beard who played Stymie in the Little Rascals / Our Gang Series of the early 1930's
Robert Fuller does not appear in this episode
First appearance of James G. Richardson as the 'perfect paramedic' Craig Brice.
The TV newscaster, (Larry Carroll), is the same newscaster from "2010: The Year We Make Contact" when Dave Bowman appears on the TV to talk to his wife on Earth.