First appearance of Sherman Hemsley in the role of George Jefferson, the husband, father, and brother of Louise, Lionel, and Henry Jefferson, respectively.
The election in California referenced to by Henry and Archie was the 1973 Los Angeles Mayoral Election between Tom Bradley and Sam Yorty.
Henry Jefferson was written out of the series to accommodate Mel Stewart who was leaving the show to co-star in the short-lived series Roll Out (1973) (his inclusion in this series only being temporary to begin with, intending to fill in for Sherman Hemsley until he joined the cast).