Chief Dan George wore glasses in this episode because he needed to read his cue cards.
All footage of Keye Luke and Radames Pera had been filmed previously for the episode "Nine Lives".
Among others, the town sign of Purgatory explicitly warns "claim jumpers" to stay away, which is an ironic dig by the writers since in this story, the fictional town of Purgatory was itself illegally built on Indian territory.
All of the footage of Keye Luke and Radames Pera had been shot for a previous episode, "Nine Lives", while Philip Ahn only provides a voiceover.
Guest stars Gary Busey and William Katt would work together again in five years in 1978's "Big Wednesday" in co-starring roles with Jan-Michael Vincent, as some coming of age surfers.