In his 1959 promotional film shown to potential sponsors, Rod Serling summarized an earlier version of this week's plot under its original title, "Death, Destry, and Mr. Dingle". As told by Serling, the basic premise is similar, but the earlier version seems to have been more comedic in tone, involving a meek schoolteacher who quite unintentionally gains notoriety as a top gunslinger. The name "Mr. Dingle" (originally intended for the Dan Duryea character) would be used by Serling for a future episode, Mr. Dingle, the Strong (1961) with Burgess Meredith playing the eponymous character.
One of three The Twilight Zone (1959) episodes to include an eye, not a spiral, at the introduction.
When the camera scans the town at the beginning, many large oil wells can be seen in the distance.
In full versions of the show, the ending credits are followed by a CBS promo for the The Danny Thomas Show (1953), with the announcer stating that it airs on Monday evenings.
In 1966 Dan Duryea (Al Denton) would guest star on an episode of The Virginian (1962) TV series, which co-starred Doug McClure (Pete Grant).