Significant changes between Diamond's draft and the finished episode include the fact that here Elena never knew that Wayne was her biological father, instead she learned from events in the story. Comic relief came in the form of Bonnie as the race queen, being forced to wear a terrible dress, banner and tiara. K.I.T.T. is equally unimpressed when he is forced to wear decals.
Writer Paul Diamond was only involved in the first-draft stage of writing, and never saw the final production script.
The character of Steve Cochran was originally named Corky Batchelor, while Fredo Lureni was originally known as Paolo Lurani. According to the script, Lureni's boat is called The Bullseye.
In 1989, actress Pamela Bach became the second Mrs. David Hasselhoff. Their marriage ended in 2006.
Michael is due in Cincinatti to investigate a case Devon refers to as the "Palmeston affair" - a con man selling counterfeit Rembrandt paintings to a museum.