The set used for George Burn's office is the same used for Mr. Drysdale's office on "The Beverly Hillbillies".
The title refers to guest star and comedian George Burns who now performed on his own after the retirement of his long time partner and wife Gracie Allen . George Burns also produced the show Mister Ed (1961) .
When Wilbur calls Mister Ed from the office of George Burns to tell him that Burns would like to speak with him, Ed replies, "Well, okay. But tell him to make it snappy - Ricky Starr is on TV in a few minutes." Ricky Starr was a professional wrestler who had previously appeared as the titular character in The Wrestler (1962)