Sheree J. Wilson (Alex Cahill), Howard Keel (D. L. Dade) and Cathy Podewell (Audrey "Candy Delight" Forrester) all previously starred in Dallas (1978). They played April Stevens Ewing, Clayton Farlow and Cally Harper Ewing respectively. Their Dallas (1978) characters were all in-laws as each of them was married to a member of the Ewing family. This episode's director Michael Preece was also one of the regular directors of Dallas (1978).
In this episode, C.D. Parker tells Alex Cahill that Walker once had a girlfriend in El Paso.
Sherman Howard and Cathy Podewell played brother and sister in the TV series Dallas (1978), as Japhet and Cally Harper.
An alternate title considered for this episode was "Even Rangers Get the Blues", in reference to *...Cowgirls...*.