This is the only time in the series where Kimble leaves town at the end by flying away on a commercial airliner.
Besides the pilot, this is the only other time The Fugitive filmed outside of California. David Janssen flew to Reno for some exterior shots.
Telly Savalas was no stranger to Quinn Martin productions, with 3 appearances on The Untouchables (1987), two appearances on The F.B.I. (1965), and two later appearances on "The Fugitive".
This is the first of three appearances Telly Savalas makes in the series, each time playing a different but similar character: i.e. a father distraught about the fate of his child. The other two appearances occur in Where the Action Is (1964) and Stroke of Genius (1966).