Tom Selleck says "this ain't Dodge City!"He would say this same line 9 years later to Alan Rickman in Quiqley Down Under.
James Whitmore and Tom Selleck worked together on the Rockford Files episode "Nice Guys Finish Dead". Both of them played private investigators. It was Selleck's performance in that role as Lance White that led him to becoming Thomas Magnum.
James Whitmore and Larry Manetti previously worked together on "Black Sheep Squadron". Both of them played VMF-214 Corsair pilots.
James Whitmore, Jr. (Billy Joe Bob Little) guest stars in this premiere episode and in the Season 3 premiere "Did You See the Sun Rise?" (1982), making him the only guest star to appear in consecutive season premieres throughout the series run.