When Erica Gimpel became unavailable to film this episode, her character Coco was replaced in the script by "Smokey", played by Elizabeth Daily. According to one of the later drafts, Smokey's full name is Darlene "Smokey" Smolinsky.
This story was adapted into the 1983 novel "The Kids From Fame 2" by Lisa Todd (pseudonym for Stephen Gallagher), chapters 11 to 18. However, it was combined with elements from Relationships (1983) and the celebration of "Friendship Day" replaced by "Allumni Day" from Ending on a High Note (1983).