Sole episode directed by Paul Krasny, a seasoned veteran who helmed many episodes of Mission: Impossible (1966), Mannix (1967), and Crazy Like a Fox (1984) among many other series.
The disputed birth certificate first appeared in Barbecue Four (1983), where it was seen Charlie was born on November 20, 1970. If Jenna left Bobby and got pregnant by Naldo "almost immediately," their breakup can be traced back nine or ten months to February or early March 1970.
First of two series appearances by Tricia O'Neil (Dr. Barbara Mulgravy). O'Neil will next appear as a different character in the series' final episode. Two-timin' Tricia will also appear in a pair of 1986 Dynasty (1981) episodes and in two 1998 episodes of the nineties' teen soap Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990).
The title is based on the magazine "True Confessions" that contained articles on personal confessions, was targeted at young women readers and was first published by Fawcett Publications in 1922. With a cover price of 25 cents, the front cover of the October, 1922, issue heralded, "Our Thousand Dollar Prize Winner-'All Hell Broke Loose'." During the 1920s, Jack Smalley was the editor, and early issues in the run sometimes featured cover illustrations by Norman Saunders.