Filmed in 1971, but not broadcast until 1974.
The budget for this film was so tight that the wardrobe department was practically non-existent. According to Gene Wilder, he and co-star Bob Newhart had to make do with their actual clothes.
Released on video in the UK as 'The Berk', with cover artwork in imitation of the Steve Martin film 'The Jerk' (1979).
Valerie Harper, Cloris Leachman and Nancy Walker appeared on the Mary Tyler Moore Show. Harper and Walker played daughter and mother.
Gene Wilder and Cloris Leachman appeared in Young Frankenstein (1974).