The events in this episode with McMurphy arriving in Vietnam precede any other. If the series were shown in chronological (rather than production) order, this would be first.
The character of Jan is now played by Debra Stricklin. In the episode The World, Part 2, Jan was played by Kathy Bates who in no way resembles Stricklin.
Nancy Giles (Frankie Bunsen), Michael Boatman (Sam Beckett), Concetta Tomei (Lila Garreau), Ricki Lake (Holly Pellegrino) and Troy Evans (Bob Pepper) do not appear in this episode.
In 1990, Dana Delany received an Outstanding Lead Actress for Drama Emmy Award nomination for her role as Colleen McMurphy for this episode.
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