Face impersonates author Dr. Pepper. Clifton James, who plays Warden Beale, is famous for playing Sheriff J.W. Pepper in two James Bond movies.
William Smith, who plays Jase Tataro, played another bare knuckle fighter in Any Which Way You Can (1980).
The hairstyle adapted by George Peppard for his disguise in the episode, is slightly reminiscent of his character in Banacek (1972).