Maxine Elliott (Hicks), who plays Fletcher Grey's mother, was a starlet of the silent film era, with over 200 credited and uncredited roles between 1914 and 1937. One of her most famous roles was as Felice, the daughter of Ethel Barrymore's character in the 1917 version of "The Eternal Mother."
John McMartin (Fletcher Grey) also starred in The Visiting Lecher (1989) as Dr. Lawrence Crandell, a colleague of Frasier's in Boston to promote his latest book on human sexual attraction and marital fidelity.
This episode marks the first appearance of the annual "SEABEES" award and banquet for Seattle radio. This event will become a staple of the series during its run.
Remeniscient of the "Teddy Awards" episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)--right down to the banquet chairs seen in Put on a Happy Face (1973)
A Pink Lady is a cocktail which consists of gin, grenadine, and egg white (or sweet cream) shaken over ice and strained into a glass.