This is the only time where Sidney Greenbush and Rachel Lindsay Greenbush both appear on screen at the same time, as different characters. Normally the identical twins shared the role of Carrie Ingalls, but here, they also shared the role of Alyssa.
This is the only episode of the entire series where Carrie has a predominant storyline.
The wages of $50 for 30 days work that Charles and Jonathan are promised would be worth about $1,552 in 2024. The average salary for among the highest paid craftsmen, a carpenter, at the time would have been a little over $40 per month.
In real life, Carrie was actually named Caroline after the mother. At age 42, she married David N. Swanzey, best known for his help naming Mt. Rushmore. She had no children but was a stepmother to his two children, Mary and Harold.