Trivia: This is the only episode in the entire series where the victim is attacked but is later revealed to be still alive.
Trivia: The man Reacher passes in the diner at the end of the episode who says "excuse me" is the author of the Jack Reacher novels, Lee Child.
Abra Cadaver - S3-E5
Trivia: This episode featured a guest appearance by Tom Noonan. Noonan and series star William Petersen played villain and hero, respectively, in the film "Manhunter."
Trivia: Whenever the mobsters in the Sopranos pay they almost always take a wad of cash out of their pocket and pull off the top 3-4 bills and hand it over. If Tony is paying for a pizza he pulls off 3-4 bills. If he's bribing someone he pulls off 3-4 bills. No matter what the amount is for that particular situation, it's always covered with the top 3-4 bills of the cash wad.
Trivia: Danno was played by Tim O'Kelley in the 5-0 pilot. But a NY test audience told CBS they didn't buy him as a serious cop because he was too much of a "smart-cracking, Jimmy-Olsen-type gee-whiz kid." Leonard Freeman took the criticism to heart, and recast the part with James MacArthur for the series.
Trivia: Though Dirk Benedict is well known for playing Templeton "Faceman" Peck he didn't play the role in the pilot. The role in the pilot was played by Tim Dunigan.
Trivia: In one episode, Aaron Echolls mentions that he was voted People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive in 1987. Harry Hamlin, who plays Aaron, actually did earn that honor that year.
Trivia: The original actor who had been cast as Charlie had a drinking problem, and couldn't deliver his lines properly. John Forsythe got called up by creator Aaron Spelling after midnight on a Friday night and was asked to record lines ASAP because the show had to be aired Monday night. He headed straight down to the studio at 20th Century Fox, still in his slippers and pyjamas, recorded the lines and went straight back to bed.
Trivia: Linda Hamilton was pregnant during production and wanted to be written out of the show so her character Catherine was killed off at the end of Season 2. This caused ratings to drop and the show was cancelled halfway into Season 3.
Trivia: Robert Forster filmed his scene in this episode at the same time that he filmed his scene in El Camino. He is having a phone conversation with Bob Odenkirk, but Odenkirk shot his part later. Unfortunately, Forster passed months earlier (coincidentally on El Camino's release date) and sadly never got to see his work in neither this nor El Camino.
Scary Sherry: Bianca's Toast - S1-E15
Trivia: In this episode, Chelan Simmons (Bianca), dies by getting electrocuted. In Final Destination 3, her other film, she also dies by getting electrocuted.
Trivia: Before he passed away, James MacArthur, who played Danny in the original series, was in negotiations to play Mamo Kahike, an old family friend of McGarrett's.
Trivia: Zoe McLellan, who plays Agent Brody, was a main cast member in the final season of JAG, the parent series of the NCIS franchise.
Trivia: Alan Tudyk asks the resident cop if there were any aliens at the hotel. In Resident Alien, Alan Tudyk played a real alien. (00:04:10)
Trivia: When Alex goes into the Blitz Club, she hands her coat to the cloakroom attendant, saying, "Thank you, George". This is a sly reference to the singer Boy George, who, before becoming famous just one year later, really was the cloakroom attendant at the Blitz Club.