Richard Dreyfuss appears as a struggling actor, which is not too far from the reality. Up to this point in his career he had only small roles in TV. The part in Valley of the Dolls (1967) that launched his movie career was similarly only a small part and came at the end of the same year he appears here.
While out to dinner with her father, Ann orders a Vermouth Cassis, very dry. This classic cocktail is three parts dry vermouth, one part cassis with soda over ice.
While having cappuccinos with her father, Ann makes reference to the title of the first episode "Don't Just Do Something, Stand There".
At dinner with her dad, Ann reminds him that his father had wanted Mr. Marie to be a "Chiropodists," which is an interchangeable term with Podiatrist. Ann pronounces the word with a soft 'ch', as in 'Cher'. The preferred pronunciation is with a hard 'ch' as in 'school'.
Amanda Randolph, who played Harriet the maid, also played Louise the maid on "The Danny Thomas Show".