Lori Martin had previously played Jerry Mathers' girlfriend in the Leave It to Beaver (1957) episode, Beaver Sees America (1963).
Jerry Mathers (Leave It To Beaver) co-stars in this episode. Mathers' TV brother, Tony Dow, co starred in Season 4, episode 37, "Guest in the House."
The title comes from Matthew: "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself."