Kevin Sorbo met Sam Sorbo, who would later become his wife, in this episode. Their first filmed scene together was the kiss at the end.
This continues the recurring Xenaverse theme where Hercules, Iolaus, Xena, and/or Gabrielle impersonate members of one royal family or another.
Hercules, unaware of his true nature, rescues a man from being crushed under a cart, causing witnesses to question their "prince's" identity. This may be based on an incident from the novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. Jean Valjean, living incognito, blows his cover by performing a similar selfless deed, and soon has to become a fugitive again.