Harry fawns over Eva Gabor, saying he always watched "Green Acres" and saw her in "Present Laughter" and "The Happy Time" on Broadway. "The Happy Time" was Gabor's Broadway debut. In February 1958 she starred in a limited run revival of "Present Laughter" playing opposite author and director Noel Coward.
Lucille Ball wanted to try something new with her hair this season, so her hairstylist, Irma Kusely, ordered some longer wigs. She styled them into a bouffant that made it easier to conceal the lift tapes that Ball often wore to keep skin taut. In the script, Eva Gabor works in a plug for her wig company. When Lucy chimes in that she has one of Gabor's wigs, Walter churlishly asks if it is the one she's wearing. Lucy says no, but does not deny that she's wearing a wig at all. In reality, Lucille Ball was wigged in this episode.
This episode is the second installment in the longest story arc (Lucy's broken leg) of the entire series, and the first continued story since Lucy cruised to Hawaii at the end of season 3. This story line was dictated by the fact that Lucille Ball actually broke her leg skiing, necessitating scripts for the first half of season five be tailored to her being in a cast.
Just as in the previous episode, Lucille Ball does not leave her hospital bed for the entire episode.
Eva Gabor tells Walter, her assistant, to cancel her dinner date with Frank Sinatra in Palm Springs. Frank Sinatra was a resident of Cathedral City, located just outside Palm Springs. In June 1971 Sinatra was inaugurated as honorary mayor of Cathedral City and Eva Gabor attended the ceremony. This episode would have been filmed around that time.