Only episode of the series to be directed by star Lee Majors.
As Steve and Bronco enter the lobby of the hotel, Bronco says, "I wonder how Pittsburgh did." Then Steve says, "You just want to check Harris's yardage, don't ya?" This is a reference to Franco Harris, who was a Pittsburgh Steelers running back at the time (he would leave for the Seattle Seahawks in 1983).
Bronco is drugged up when Steve finds him. Bronco slurs "zonk is bronc, bronc is zonk". Larry Csonka's nickname is Zonk.
NFL football players that appear in this episode include Larry Csonka, Earl Faison, Carl Weathers, Dick Butkus, Mike Henry, and Tom Mack. Lee Majors was a star football player, but was seriously injured playing college football.