Fred recalls a fight between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling. This fight occurred on June 22, 1938 at Yankee Stadium. Louis knocked Schmeling out in the first round.
Lamont's middle name is revealed here to be Grady.
Lamont suggests that he and Fred move to Newark, New Jersey because they have a black mayor. He is referring to Kenneth Gibson who served as a city's mayor from 1970 until 1986.
Cast members Alvin Childress and Lillian Randolph were previously together in three episodes of The Amos 'n Andy Show (1951).