Julie Brown (Bunny O'Hare / Thelma Lou Dickey) is the sister of the series' producer Paul Brown, with whom she co-wrote this episode.
The stolen truck used in this episode is the same one that was used in Freedom - November 22, 1970 (1990).
Like many early episodes, the plot shares elements with a popular movie, in this case Raising Arizona (1987).
The teaser at the end has Sam leaping back into Prof. Bryant in Season One's "Star -Crossed"