Dick Boccelli, who plays Heinrick Schillinger, is also known as Dick Richards, drummer for Bill Haley & His Comets. At the time of filming this episode, he was an active member of a reunited version of The Comets.
First and only TV episode actor Matt Dillion directed as of 11/2021 . He has recently directed 2 feature length movies.
This episode was dedicated to American novelist Noel Behn.
It is a common misconception that Napoleon was unusually short, this is partly due to the fact that French inches are different than Imperial inches, and largely due to British propaganda. In French inches he was 5'2", but in Imperial inches that are used in modern times he was actually 5'6". But the British knew that Napoleon hated being thought of as short, so they were happy to propagate the misconception that he was short in order to turn public opinion against him.
Tricia Ross asks Said what "As-salam alaikum" means, he replies that it's just a greeting. It is Arabic for "May peace be upon you".