In this episode, Carol is portrayed by actress Marcia Rodd. When Maude (1972) became its own series, the role of Carol went to actress Adrienne Barbeau (reportedly Marcia - primarily a theater actress - decided not to join the spinoff). Bea Arthur was quoted as saying she would rather have had Marcia Rodd carry on playing Carol throughout the spin-off, regarding Barbeau's portrayal as too soft, while Rodd played her as hard-edged. Rodd did guest star as a different character in "Walter's Temptation" during the final season of "Maude".
This marked the first appearance of Maude's husband Walter, as played by Bill Macy. Macy would continue the role when Maude (1972) would debut the following September.
Pilot episode for the spin-off series, Maude (1972), which would begin its run on Tuesday nights at 8 pm on CBS' 1972-73 schedule.
All In The Family writer and producer Bernard West appears as Marvin the repairman.
Throughout the episode, references are made to Carol having an eight year old son. While not seen in the episode, Carol's son Phillip was seen as a regular character on Maude from the start of the series.