This episode was in many ways prescience. The communist government fell on June 4, 1989. Poland became a pro-American government where the former president of the USA, Ronald Reagan was a hero to the Polish people.
Penhall jokes "415, if you know what I mean. Get to the point!" while Hanson is debriefing with the others. "415" is code for disturbing the peace.
Sal Jenco first appearance as Vinnie (uncredited). Sal would later become a reoccurring charterer known as Sal 'Blowfish' Banducci.
This is the first episode to start with a cold opening before the theme intro.
Kreskin, mentioned in a line by Peter DeLuise (Doug Penhall), was a mentalist with his own show The Amazing World of Kreskin (1972) and a guest on talk shows such as The Merv Griffin Show (1962), The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), The Mike Douglas Show (1961), and Late Night with David Letterman (1982).