A reunion between Ron Howard ("Opie") and Jack Dodson ("Howard Sprague"), 1966-68, from The Andy Griffith Show.
This is the first of three appearances of Dr. Mickey Malph, played by Jack Dodson. Dodson and Ron Howard previously worked together on The Andy Griffith Show.
Richie (Ron Howard) goes to Chicago for part of this episode. The distance from Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Chicago, Illinois is approximately 92 miles.