Bill Gannon (Harry Morgan) tells Joe Friday (Jack Webb) he paid $8,500.00 for his house in the Eagle Rock neighborhood "twenty years ago", right after the war. Eagle Rock is a neighborhood of about 4.25 square miles amd 30,000 residents northeast of downtown Los Angeles.
Confidence games mentioned by Sergeant Joe Friday:
- Jamaican Switch
- Pigeon Drop
- Coin Smack
Hal Lynch plays a sailor in this episode. In real life he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
The game Friday and Gannon are watching on TV is the San Francisco 49ers vs. Los Angeles Rams at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum played on Friday night, September 30, 1966. The "Instant Replay" shown is a 38-yard pass from John Brodie to Monty Stickles in the second quarter. They were using NFL Films footage, and the announcer was added, which is why he ridiculously said "it's good for sixty-five yards"! Also, the score was 13-0 Rams, not 10-3 as was said in this show. The Rams won 34-3.