Sleeping Beauty's costume was lost for several years, until fans of the series successfully tracked it down and presented it to producer/series creator Shelley Duvall as a present in February 2018.
While most versions of the story are set in France, and most other stories in the series keep their original setting, this episode is set in Russia.
Bernadette Peters, Christopher Reeve, and Sally Kellerman each play a dual role. Peters plays both Sleeping Beauty and the shallow Princess Debbie, Reeve plays both Prince Charming and the rude Spanish prince, and Kellerman plays both Sleeping Beauty's mother, Queen Natasha, and Princess Debbie's mother, Queen Farrah.
Leading lady Bernadette Peters would follow-up this venture with another fairy tale endeavor called Into the Woods (1991), a few years later, this time playing the witch instead of the princess. The character of Sleeping Beauty also appears in it.
The visual style of the tale was based on the illustrations of Kay Nielsen.