Aneta Corsaut worked with Andy Griffith before making guest appearances on Matlock. She portrayed Helen Crump, Sheriff Andy Taylor's girlfriend, on The Andy Griffith Show (1960). Her first appearance was in Andy Discovers America (1963). She remained with the show through the rest of the series, & made a few appearances on the spin-off, Mayberry R.F.D. (1968), starting with Andy and Helen Get Married (1968). She also returned as Helen Crump Taylor in the TV movie, Return to Mayberry (1986). This episode is 1 of 7 where she portrays different characters.
The episode features cameo appearances by various actors playing themselves, as they are interviewed about the fictitious murder victim. These were Justin Bateman, Corbin Bernsen, Rhea Perlman, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and Betty White. Puppet character ALF is also an interview subject. All these actors (and ALF) were starring on series on NBC (the same network that showed "Matlock") and they were interviewed on the sets of their series.
Producer "Paul J. Bartel" is the namesake of the well-remembered Paul Bartel, director of Eating Raoul and Lust in the Dust, among other things.