Ed Begley had a long career on Broadway, in movies, and on television, specializing in dramatic roles. In this episode, Begley who won a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award in 1962 for his role of Boss Finley in "Sweet Bird of Youth," and who had a notable role in the film "12 Angry Men," plays a harried judge in a small claims court who is obliged to deal with Rob's inadvertent attempt to turn a simple small-claims court case into an episode of "Perry Mason." He and Van Dyke play well off of each other, and his straight-reactions to Rob's bumbling make this one of the better episodes of the series.
Alvy Moore's portrayal of the man who misrepresented a sale to the Petries may have been a precursor to his later role of Mr. Kimball on "Green Acres."