Fred makes several references to the relatively recent Watergate scandal. (1) Fred refers to his friend as "Bubba Rebezo", a play on Charles "Bebe" Rebozo (1912-1998), friend and confidante to Richard Nixon. (2) When Fred hangs up the phone he quips, "I hope that wasn't taped," a reference to the tape recordings that Nixon made and that later implicated him in the scandal. (3) Fred says his career in politics will take him up the ladder to the White House, following which he'll retire early to San Clemente, which is where Nixon relocated to write his memoirs following his August 1974 resignation.
Sosimo Hernandez appears as the Hispanic committee member, essentially playing the same role he played on Season Three's "Fred Sanford Legal Eagle".