Burt Reynolds first appears as Quint Asper in Gunsmoke season 8, episode 3, "Quint Asper Comes Home". A blacksmith by trade, Quinn is half-white, half-Comanche.

The Hut, a popular West Palm Beach drive-in restaurant, was a social hub from the 1930s to the 1970s. Celebrities like Burt Reynolds and George Hamilton frequented The Hut during their youth.