Just before this show premiered on 9/20/1978, Robert Urich briefly appeared as Dan Tanna at the end of the "Charlie's Angels" episode of 9/13/1978: "Charlie's Angels" (1976) {Angels in Vegas (#3.1)}. Supposedly Dan Tanna was a friend of Charlie and Bosley.
Dan's pet name for Phillip Roth was "Slick".
Aaron Spelling's writers based "Dan Tanna" on long time Las Vegas detective Eddie La Rue, who still has an agency in Las Vegas as of November 2008.
The name "Dan Tanna" was taken from the name of a favorite restaurant of Aaron Spelling on Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood. Dan Tana's Restaurant is still in business as of November 2008.
In the pilot episode, Greg Morris' Lieutenant Nelson is named "George". When he returns for the series later he is named "David or Dave".
At one point in this episode, Bea (Phyllis Davis) claims to have a son. In later episodes, it becomes established that she has only one child; a daughter.
This is the first episode that features Richard Bakalyan as a thief. The other two episodes are "Siege Of The Desert Inn" (1980) and "Heist" (1981).
This is the first of two episodes that feature Richard Bakalyan and Cameron Mitchell as a pair of thieves on the same job. The other episode is "Siege Of The Desert Inn" (1980).
Ronee Blakely sings three songs in this episode; one song by Bob Dylan and two original songs written by Blakely.
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