The character of Riva Santel is loosely based on Eva "Evita" Peron, the wife of Argentina's dictator Juan Domingo Peron.
The IMF team seems to have a special means to obtain funds during the course of a mission, as there is a scene in which Rollin is purchasing a limousine which Willie later makes over to act as the Presidential limousine for transporting Cinnamon, posing as Riva Santel, to the border.
Ivor Barry guest starred on an episode of Punky Brewster (1984); The Nun's Story (1988). George Gaynes was series' co-star.