Jon Walmsley (Neal) would go on to play Jason in The Waltons.
In order to get Dodie to perform for the recital after her classmates refused to play, her stepfather, Steve Douglas (Fred MacMurray) and Uncle Charlie (William Demarest) accompanied her on the clarinet and cello respectively. William Demerest could in fact play the cello, and Fred MacMurry counted the ability to play woodwinds among his many talents.