Trivia: In many episodes you can see a pennant near the jukebox that reads Stacey vertically. That's in homage to Henry Winkler's wife, Stacey Weitzman.
Trivia: The character of Michael Evans was named after co-creator Michael Evans. The real Michael Evans was the original Lionel on "The Jeffersons".
Trivia: Peter Billingsley of "A Christmas Story" plays Gideon in this episode. This was his television debut at age 11.
Trivia: Only mentioned in one episode early in the series, Steve Austin's least-referenced superhuman power was his ability to hold his breath for extraordinary lengths of time. Steve's phenomenal breath-holding ability was due to the fact that, even though he had two normal lungs, he had a much smaller circulatory system than a normal human being. Also, the Steve Austin in Martin Caidin's original book, "Cyborg," had an entire array of weapons, flares, communications gear, retractable swim fins, and scuba tanks built into his bionic body.
Trivia: The Planet of the Apes TV series was filming in the same California hills the same time as M*A*S*H. Both shows were merely one hill away and over from the other.
Trivia: Jonathan Ross appears in this episode as an uncredited extra, he's a soldier in the demob centre.