Neil Simon is said to have based the character of Willy Clark on Willie Howard, who was a very old man when Simon met him.
Unsold pilot was not picked up for a series, but was aired on NBC on Thursday June 9, 1977.
One of four movies written by Neil Simon that were directed by Robert Moore. The films are Chapter Two (1979), The Sunshine Boys (1977), Murder by Death (1976), and The Cheap Detective (1978).