This is the third and final appearance Marcia Strassman makes in the series, each appearance being in the role of a different character. The other two appearances occur in The Perfect Teenager (1964) and How to Succeed in Romance (1964).
This is the ninth of ten appearances Sammy Smith makes in the series, most of the time appearing as the malt shop waiter.
Jean Stapleton had already established herself as an accomplished actress when she makes an appearance in this episode, but not until her role as Edith Bunker in the ground-breaking TV sitcom All in the Family (1971) did she become a household name.
Rita Walter, the stand-in for the Patty/Cathy characters, usually appears only as the back of Patty or Cathy when both cousins are in a shot or as a blurred figure in a backdrop from a distance. In the last scene in this episode, the right profile of her face is clearly visible, if only very briefly, when the character she is standing in for, i.e. Cathy, departs with Richard.
Adjusted for inflation, the 50 cents each raffle ticket costs would equal approximately $4.75 in the year 2023.