Paul Fix had previously co-starred with Patricia Blair on The Rifleman. (edit) Jay Silverheels, familiar to TV viewers as the Lone Ranger's faithful sidekick, Tonto, is cast against type as a heavy in this episode. (edit)

Daniel: You can't put hope in a fryin' pan but that's gonna be our main course for a while. (edit) Elisha: What'd you get out there today?
Mingo: A squirrel, a bird, and four frozen feet. (edit) Elisha: What's worse, Boone, dying of white fever or starvation? (edit) Daniel (to Elisha): All we got left is hope and prayer and I won't stand still for blasphemy. (edit) Daniel: We can't let this land turn us into savages. (edit) Daniel (to Rebecca): I saw a pack of wolves turn on one of their own tonight. Tore him to pieces. They're starvin' too. (edit) Rebecca (to Daniel): I've never seen you lose your temper twice in one day before. (edit) Daniel: You oughta get some rest. You need it.
Mingo: So do you. (edit) Daniel (about Tawna): I'm not gonna send that girl to her death in this weather. (edit) Mingo: What if Oneha doesn't make it in time?
Daniel: Then we don't worry about starvation. (edit) Elisha: You'll all wish you'd come with me when them Tuscarawa devils come screamin' down on you. (edit) Daniel: (to Elisha): Remember that when you take hope from a man he's just another animal. (edit)

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