The episode won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Costume Design for a Series.
Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou had starred on Broadway together in the ground-breaking Sondheim musical "Sweeney Todd" in 1979.
Another guest star in this episode, Cyd Charisse, also made a film with Angela Lansbury. The Harvey Girls (1946) starring Judy Garland and John Hodiak.
Was clearly mostly filmed at Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu, Hawaii. Several scenes were filmed nearby on Oahu.