President Ford falls when he enters the rally. Gerald Ford was famous for falling and tripping due to an old college football injury which left him with a "trick" knee.
When asked how he voted, Red says "Nobody voted for Ford". Gerald Ford was appointed Vice President by President Richard Nixon in 1973, after VP Spiro Agnew resigned. When Nixon himself resigned on August 9, 1974, Ford succeeded from the Vice Presidency to the Presidency without having ever been elected to either office. In 1976, he failed to win a Presidential term in his own right.
Eric hands Jackie a Piggly Wiggly cream soda. Topher Grace (Eric) later played an employee of Piggly Wiggly in Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004).
Red Forman's 1976 Toyota Corolla is seen for the first time in the series, parked in the garage, in front of Eric's Vista Cruiser.