This episode was Aaron Paul's submission in the Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in the 2013 Emmy Awards- his fourth nomination for the show.
Vince Gilligan stated that his influence for this episode was The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948).
Saul refers to Hank's "hard on" for Mike reaching Uncle Milty proportions, a reference to the rumor that Milton Berle was well endowed.
During a TV newscast, it is revealed that the missing boy's name is Drew Sharp.