This two-part episode was originally scripted as one, but it was decided to extend it as Don Adams and Don Rickles came up with so much material ad-libbing.
Third and final Get Smart appearance of Joey Forman.
The Sergeant refers to Max as Clarence Darrow. Clarence Darrow was the defense attorney in the Scopes "monkey" trial in 1925 defending a teacher charged with teaching evolution.
Ernest Borgnine and Don Rickles appeared on stage together in a production of "The Odd Couple ".