Because the majority of the series was filmed in Canada, Lee Thompson Young obtained dual citizenship in the United States and Canada. He later admitted to be being a fan of the Toronto Raptors and Toronto Blue Jays and attended a few games while filming the series.
The first Disney Channel original series to be seen in Prime Time and get it's first made for TV movie.
Jett's father Sheriff Woodrick (Gordon Greene) sufferers from P.T.S.D because of shooting criminals in the line of duty and from his tour of Vietnam. This was one of the first children's series to tackle such issues as well as pay respects to Vietnam Veterans which Jett's father was portrayed in the series.
Canadian actress Ashley Leggat auditioned for the role of Riley Grant/Hawk. She later went on to appear in the popular Canadian series "Life With Derek" which was later shown in syndication on Disney in the mid 2000's.
Kayla West (Kerry Duff) said she proud to play in episode in the series that dealt with racism. In the series Kayla has a Caucasian father and and African-American mother. Some episodes shown in syndication dub out the term "Half Breed" and "Colored Folks".