This episode can be very clearly seen as Michael Landon's attack on the tabloid press, with whom he had had many clashes over the reporting of his private life, especially The National Enquirer.
Rose Wilder Lane the daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder worked at the Kansas City Post.
The real Carrie Ingalls later in life was a seasoned newspaper manager.
A closeup of the newspaper is shown as Willie (Jonathan Gilbert) doodles in it. The article under the "Harriet's Happenings" headline is clearly the meaningless filler often used in depictions of newspaper articles in television shows.
Ike Eisenmann guest stars as the son of parents who were born in a foreign country, just as he did in Season 2, Episode 20, "Centennial"