The '60s

Actors Donovan Leitch Jr. and Carnie Wilson are the respective children of musicians Donovan and The Beach Boys' singer and composer Brian Wilson, both of whom are heard in the soundtrack. Jason Nesmith, son of ex-Monkee Michael Nesmith, also appears.

At the end during the BBQ, the mother asked "How's my boy today?" there is a boom mic visible.

A scene where Katie and her friends gathered in front of her television to watch The Beatles performance on the Ed Sullivan show was originally shown in NBC's first broadcast of the mini-series but ended up getting cut out of all the home video versions of the film (including NBC's own 2 tape set which could only be ordered straight from the network). The scene is also missing from later presentations of the film on networks such as VH1. In the scene Katie and her friends sit on the floor in front of the television and scream in delight at the sight of The Beatles while Katie's brother, Michael, sits behind them secretly trying to brush his hair down so that he can look like the famous quartet.

Featured in The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1999)