The second of three appearances by a future member of Charlie's Angels (Jaclyn Smith).
The role of Shirley Partridge's beau: Larry Metcalfe, was intended for Jack Cassidy, the real-life husband of Shirley Partridge portrayer Shirley Jones and the real-life father of David Cassidy who portrayed Keith Partridge, the eldest offspring of the supposedly widowed Shirley Partridge. It was decided that Jack Cassidy's real-life connections to Shirley Jones and David Cassidy would in some sense confuse "Partridge Family" viewers, ant the Larry Metcalfe role was ceded to John McMartin.