Although this is the pilot, five other episodes originally aired ahead of it to establish more of the characters and story to the audience. However, the pilot is the first half of a two-parter. In both syndication and streaming, it now appears as the first episode, and then is followed by the "pre-pilot" episodes in original airing order. The conclusion,
The Sidewalk Sale (1985), is placed many episodes later, despite occurring immediately after the pilot. Creating a confusing metachronism where an unseen character who died in the pilot seemingly "returns" to life after his funeral, unremarked, before going back to being dead.