The original script described the farmers as living in a "Hamish" community, but censors pressured it be changed for fear of offending the Amish community. Alan Spencer found this amusing because the Amish community do not have televisions.
One company refused to sponsor the show due to a scene wherein two hit men accidentally shoot each other.
The ASPCA protested the scene in which Don Philip Souza throws his cat out of the window.
ABC would not allow the Mafia don to have an Italian name for fear of offending Italian people. The boss's name is "Don Philip Souza", a reference to John Philip Sousa.
This is the only episode in which Sledge Hammer actually shoots someone but it is by accident and off-camera.