Lucy's real life daughter Lucie Arnaz makes her professional debut in this episode. She appears as an employee at the malt shop.
Lucille Ball worked as a soda jerk in real life when she was starting out in New York, auditioning for Broadway shows. She was fired for forgetting to put bananas in banana splits.
The title refers to the employee behind the soda fountain that makes the ice cream sodas and milkshakes which was a popular mid-20th century hangout for teenagers.
The original script was titled 'Lucy is a Drum Majorette'.