The shot of Kevin Hooks as Morris Thorpe extending his hand to the off-screen music teacher would be used in the following season's opening title sequence when his name appears (during this season, only Ken Howard appears in the credits while in Season Two, the entire main cast is shown and credited).
The shot of Coolidge dunking would be used in the following season's opening credits.
The team sings Take It Back from the movie Rocky, written by Sylvester Stallone's brother Frank Stallone.
Harry Danner, the music teacher, is producer Bruce Paltrow's brother-in-law, married to Bruce's wife, Blythe Danner.