Playing an attorney was standard operating procedure for star Corbin Bernsen (Mitch Kendrick). He had just four years earlier completed his impressive 171-episode run as attorney Arnie Becker on L.A. Law (1986).
In the DVD's behind the scenes feature, Mr. T (J.T. Quincy) jokes with his stand-in, referencing his Clubber Lang character from Rocky III (1982) and his fondly remembered role as B.A. Baracus on The A-Team (1983).