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# 213 <9.08> Luck Wave Tentative titles:
 The country road in the Tuscany Valley (Highway 29) where Lance begins to hitchhike is actually Griffith Park Drive in Griffith Park in Greater L.A. This particular spot is west of the turnoff to Mount Hollywood Drive; this distinct double bend was already filmed from across for # 064 (Pamela chased by Spheeris and Intlekofer).
 Uncredited stand-in MARTHA MANOR appears as an extra again — this time driving along highway 29 in the Tuscany Valley in the aforementioned Buick LeSabre.It is her last appearance on camera on the show. She was featured on various occasions in previous episodes (compare # 001, 016, 017, 026, 029, 030, 031, 032, 041, 042, 043, 048, 052, 053, 062, 063, 064, 065, 103, 116, 127, 132, 144, 145, 147, 155, 171, 184, 185, 186, 191 and 202; all uncredited); she received credit for her small speaking rôles in # 128, 175 and 182 (compare there). For details about MARTHA MANOR, compare # 001.
  Saving production costs: Emma's blouse was previously worn by PRISCILLA BEAULIEU PRESLEY's character Jenna Wade in season 9 (original count) / 10 (DVD count) of LORIMAR's "Dallas". In that show, however, it was worn as a two-piece set with a matching skirt while Emma wears it in combination with black slacks.In early script drafts, the scene in Emma's bedroom in the Falcon Crest Victorian Mansion with her and Pilar discussing Lance's disappearance and Emma's naïveté concerning Charley was different. It was far less friendly because both women blamed the other for Lance's disappearance — Pilar reproaching Emma with bringing the "English lowlifes" into their home, and Emma reproaching Pilar with having been unfaithful to Lance, which results in a misunderstanding as Pilar thinks Emma knows about Vogel while Emma actually referred to Pilar's affair with Richard many years before. The scene was originally staged in Pilar's bedroom. Shortly before shooting, it was relocated to Emma's bedroom and changed to a much softer tone, also eliminating any physical fight between the two women. The scene was originally supposed to be the episode opener. That idea was still kept until post-production changed the scene order. This also explains why, in the final version, Emma is still getting dressed in the scene (putting on her belt and watch and buttoning the sleeves of her blouse) although she already wore the same outfit in the scene at Richard's office before. Post-production also changed the scene order as far as finding Lance's wrecked car is concerned. This segment was supposed to be also at the beginning of the episode — right after the aforementioned scene with Pilar and Emma, but before the segment in which Lance gets into the truck. The writers intended to create more suspense by letting the audience in the dark if Lance is alive. In the final version, Lance is in the episode opener already though.
 The wreck of Lance's car is a different picture car than the usual Mercedes-Benz 500 SL Convertible. Although it is suggested to be the usual automobile, it is pretty obvious that no such model was used in the current scene. Apparently for budgetary reasons, LORIMAR used a totaled car as a prop; make and model of this replacement have not been determined yet.Lance's wrecked car is found near the bend behind stage 4 on the backlot of CBS-MTM (now RADFORD STUDIO CENTER), which was also used for # 207 (see there) as well as # 073, 084, 089, 113, 121, 135, 137, 172, 174, 176, 180, 191, 192, 196, 197, 199 and 203. Click here for a sketch of the multi-purpose use of this part of the studio grounds. Walker mentions the "Alice in Wonderland" fairytale by LEWIS CARROLL (1832 – 1898).
  The bar in Mexico where Lance lands is the same interior set as the one used for the Falcon Crest Winery Building (compare the cave) with only minor changes, e.g. removal of the stairway and addition of different props, to reduce production costs.
  The picture car for Genele's Chevrolet Corvette C4 Convertible (compare screen grab 1 from # 209) is a different one now. The fact that this is a new vehicle is recognizable because the previous model had a black part behind the seats while that part in the new model is in red body color (see yellow arrows).  When Sydney opens the door of the Falcon Crest Victorian Mansion, a huge wooden wardrobe can be seen in the foyer. Inconsistency: This is not the same wardrobe with the mirror, which is usually placed in the foyer.This is a different prop substituting the usual wardrobe (compare right screen grab from # 214) because this exterior set of the mansion is built on the backlot of THE BURBANK STUDIOS (refer to # 209 for this exception) whereas the usual veranda / interior set (including the usual prop wardrobe) is built on sound stage 10 at CBS-MTM STUDIOS (now RADFORD STUDIO CENTER).
Writers' nonsense: The total amount to purchase Falcon Crest is said to be only $ 14 million this episode. Giving respect to the show's history, this is just laughable (also compare # 209 for that problem). Inside joke: Sharpe compares Emma's behavior to the "Twilight Zone" TV series. "Falcon Crest" creator EARL HAMNER also wrote a few scripts for that show. According to Sharpe, the St. James brothers are also known under a couple of false names, including Frasier, Jones and Terence. Sharpe compares Emma with Mary Poppins, the children's book character. Charley mentions Elena of Troy from ancient Greece. License plate number of Genele's red 1988 Chevrolet Corvette C4 Targa: 2IEW781.
 For Michael and Genele's limo ride away from Falcon Crest on a Tuscany Valley country road, the exterior shots — still on the Falcon Crest driveway — are from Franklin Canyon (screen capture 2 of the four pictures in the preceding paragraph) while the interior shots are obviously taken on the sound stage at the studio. The country road seen through the rear window is a cheap blue screen technique featuring Oak Knoll Avenue outside Napa (driving from southwest — close to Highway 29 — in northeastern direction, almost to the intersection with Big Ranch Road); it is stock footage LORIMAR shot during earlier location filming in the Wine Country.The very same road section — in the opposite direction though — was used in the projections in the scenes with Emma and the Habermans in # 171, with Rosemont in # 181, with Richard in the police car in # 206 and with Lance and Pilar in # 209. Since Lance and Pilar drove away from Falcon Crest in the opposite direction in # 209, however, this seems contradictory. Fictional entity: Walker mentions a fast food store by the name Funky Chicken. Product placement: Walker mentions MasterCard, a credit card company.
 One of the pictures on the wall in Emma and Charley's Falcon Crest Victorian Mansion bedroom is a prop that was used in various suites at the Del Oro Spa & Country Club in the previous season, e.g. in the living room of Lance's suite (screen capture 1 from # 187) and in the bedroom of Maggie's suite (screen grab 2 from # 203). This prop policy helps save production costs.  Editing mistake and interior set inconsistency: At the end of this episode, Charley opens the door to Angela's bedroom in the Falcon Crest Victorian Mansion interior set as it can be concluded from the hallway he is seen in. But the next frame features Charley entering his and Emma's bedroom.As stated in # 207, Angela's and Emma's bedrooms are the same set, which is the reason for this problem. The current scene, however, is an accumulation of mistakes because Charley — as filmed from inside the bedroom — comes into the room through the wrong door. For if he enters from the particular hallway seen in the preceding frame, he would have to come through the other door next to the walk-in closet. That door usually portrays the door to Emma's bathroom or, if used as Angela's bedroom, the only door to it — right from the hallway where Charley is filmed in the current episode. Compare # 215 for a more detailed explanation of the set's layout.
DAVID SPIELBERG receives credit as Ned Vogel this episode although he does not participate. The director's cut contained a scene with Pilar entering his office and giving him a kick in his balls for giving her sex video to Charley. The editors forgot to remove the actor's credit when the scene was removed for the final version. This scene also included JUDY HOY as Vogel's secretary; she was removed correctly from the end credits though.
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