The radio station Wolfman Jack works at is WQSL. It was probably not a real call sign in 1980, similar to WKRP in Cincinnati, but as of June 1, 1994, it is the call sign for an FM station in Jacksonville, NC. It is now a country music station also known as "The Wolf" and it previously had a "Jack FM" format.
Norman gives a description of the Cylon's eye scanner. The same sound and visual effects employed for the eye scanner were incorporated for the super car KITT on Knight Rider. William Daniels, who played Norman, would go on to provide the voice of KITT on Knight Rider.
This episode takes place on October 31, 1980.
The original script only featured one joke about meatballs, to which network censor Susan Futterman objected because she thought it was a dirty joke. Glen Larson retaliated by adding many more lines about meatballs to the script.
Veteran actor Ken Lynch plays a character named Grover. Previously he played a character Sergeant Grover for 16 episodes in the 1970s crime series, McCloud (1970). An early version of the script made even more references to the earlier series, and also included the character of Police Chief Peter B. Clifford who at one point mentions McCloud by name. These references were omitted when actor J.D. Cannon was unable to appear, and this version of Grover is a uniformed cop rather than a plainclothes detective like he was on the earlier show.