Eleven episodes were shot (in addition to the original pilot, which was revamped and re-filmed under the title "I'm Bonnie, I'm Clyde"). Only three episodes were aired on American television.
Tim Curry and John Ritter appeared in Stephen King's It (1990).
Tim Curry and Annie Potts previously portrayed corrupt televangelist Rev Ray and wife Darla Porter in "Pass the Ammo" in 1988.
Gilmore Girls and The Marvellous Mrs Maisel creators, Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, serve as Consulting Producer and Executive Producer on Over the Top, respectively.
John Ritter and Alyson Reed played husband and wife in the movie Skin Deep.