The opening scene shows the officers in the locker room getting dressed, and putting on real ties. Real ties were frowned upon because it was something a suspect could grab and use to pull and choke, so clip-on ties were worn more often.
Stacy Harris, who made multiple appearances on shows associated with Jack Webb, makes his first of three appearances on the series.
The first time Reed is seen behind the wheel of the squad car driving, if only for a short time.
The oft mentioned character of Randy Tait, a famous folk singer to whom Reed is supposed to serve a subpoena, is never seen.
The electronic sounding stock music used often in the early seasons of the show to indicate a disturbance of some sort is used here when Malloy and Reed approach the house as night falls. The same music was used similarly in several episodes of "Dragnet."