Adjusted for inflation, the $100,000 Leslie received for the accident would equal approximately $925,000 in the year 2022. The $75 salary Kimble gets for working with Leslie would equal approximately $700.
The title refers to the expression "to grab the brass ring" which derives from a challenge provided on carousels in in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Those patrons using the outside horses could grab at a series of rings made of iron or the special one made of brass that usually won the patron another free ride.
This is the second of two roles Robert Duvall plays in the series. Each role involved a character living in a waterfront community.
In addition to their appearance in this episode, the careers of Angie Dickinson and John Ericson intersected two other times, this being the only time their roles were on an equal footing. Earlier in their careers, John Ericson starred in The Return of Jack Slade (1955) with Angie Dickinson in a minor role. The third and final time, in Means to an End (1977), Angie Dickinson is the star and John Ericson is in a minor role.
This is the first of three appearances Phillip Pine makes in the series, each time playing a different character. The other two appearances occur in Nobody Loses All the Time (1966) and This'll Kill You (1966).