Apart from a prior appearance on a variety show, this was John Ritter's first appearance in a scripted drama or comedy. Incidentally, Dan August co-star Norman Fell would co-star alongside Ritter in Three Company in what would become the best known roles for both actors
Lisabeth Hush, John Ritter and series regular Norman Fell would all appear in The Stone Killer, a Charles Bronson cop movie.
In eight years John Ritter and Norman Fell would star in the sit-com Three's Company.