Lucy introduces Vivian to Kim and Craig as "Vivian Roberta Jones" which is Vivian Vance's birth name.
Features guest star Vivian Vance who played Ethel Mertz in the classic TV series I Love Lucy and costarred with Lucille Ball in The Lucy Show which aired from 1962-1968.
In the final scene you can see a fly in Lucy's hair.
The title comes from Thornton Wilder play "The Matchmaker" about busybody and matchmaker Dolly Levi. She was played in the movie of the same name, Carol Channing in the Broadway production of Hello, Dolly! (1969) and by Barbra Streisand in the movie musical.
There is an episode of "I Love a Lucy" with a similar name "The Matchmaker" (1954) . Lucy Ricardo tries to play matchmaker for friends in that episode and Lucy Carter plays matchmaker to her friend and brother in law in this episode.