The collapsing telephone pole at the top of this episode was pre-sawed in strategic places to achieve controlled breakage.
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When the monk character first appears, everyone on set wanted to play him because it was a scorching hot day and the monk was the only one that was going to be drenched in water.
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The interior of the monk's bag was lined with plastic so that the bag would not leak water prematurely.
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The blast that takes out the "snipers" in the distance after the family first encounters the monk was achieved with 8 ounces of black powder.
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Scenes taking place on the slopes of Mount Rainier were filmed in an active gravel quarry – the same quarry where scenes from the most recent Star Trek film were shot.
