The name of the Kirward Derby (the legendary hat that makes its wearer the smartest person in the world) is a spoof on the name of TV host Durward Kirby, who was reportedly none too pleased by the honor, and considered suing the show.
In the "Dudley Do-Right of the Mounties" segment ("Niagara Falls"), the silent film-style on-screen "credits" include:
(Jay Ward was the show's producer.)
After one scene, a curtain drops, advertising, "Next Week East Lynne", a reference to the popular stage productions of Ellen Wood's 1861 novel "East Lynne" (later filmed as East Lynne (1931)). When audiences didn't like a certain play, theaters would try to win them over with the promise of the wildly popular "East Lynne" saga, coming in the near future.
In a later scene, a curtain drops, promoting, "Next Week Diana Lynn", a spoof of the "East Lynne" curtain and a reference to actress Diana Lynn.
- Niagara Falls courtesy of Jay Ward's Shower
- Snidely Whiplash played by Cranston Belch the Third.
(Jay Ward was the show's producer.)
After one scene, a curtain drops, advertising, "Next Week East Lynne", a reference to the popular stage productions of Ellen Wood's 1861 novel "East Lynne" (later filmed as East Lynne (1931)). When audiences didn't like a certain play, theaters would try to win them over with the promise of the wildly popular "East Lynne" saga, coming in the near future.
In a later scene, a curtain drops, promoting, "Next Week Diana Lynn", a spoof of the "East Lynne" curtain and a reference to actress Diana Lynn.
The feuding families of Peaceful Valley, Missouri, are the Hatfuls and the Floys, a spoof on the famous nineteenth-century feud between the Hatfield and McCoy families of West Virginia and Kentucky, respectively.