[1] "Appalachian Autumn" was broadcast October 7, 1969, and received technical Emmy awards for lighting.
[2] Reviews of the episode were mixed, with Rick Du Brow in the Lexington, NC Dispatch calling it "still worth tuning in" in spite of CBS Playhouse "being on its soapbox.
"[3] The New York Times critic Jack Gould noted the episode was "not the pillar of dramatic success; nor is it immune to dramatic excess," but praised the broadcast on how it "comes to grips with an issue such as the reality of poor whites in Appalachia.
"[4] Writer Earl Hamner, Jr. would later use this episode as the framework for his award-winning television series The Waltons.
[5] Actor Phillip Alford, a child during the filming, recounted his experience filming "Appalachian Autumn" in the book Growing Up on the Set, noting that one scene resulted in his getting a concussion.