This marks the first time Little Blake speaks on screen.
Billy Dee Williams looked to be set to be a cast regular, including an opening title card, but, in reality, he was only contracted to make about seven or ten episodes. In the end, he only did five but was heavily remunerated for it.
Dynasty (1981) became the number one show on TV in its fifth season. A lot of this was due to the arrival of new head writer and showrunner Camille Marchetta who had steered Dallas (1978) to great success, thanks in part to the "Who Shot JR?" storyline.
The casting of Billy Dee Williams as the husband of Diahann Carroll's character was a happy event for the two actors as they were lifelong friends and former classmates.
With Pamela Sue Martin having quit the series, her name disappears from the titles. John James now gets the third billing.