John Belushi performs despite the fact his lungs were filled with fluid and the NBC doctors warned him against it. Belushi appears pale and feverish through the entire episode.
While closing the show, Kate Jackson shouts 'I love you Andrew!" in reference to her then husband actor Andrew Stevens.
Bill Murray, who later goes on to play Bosley in the 2000 film version of Charlie's Angels, portrays Charlie in the cold open.