Arlene Francis is introduced as starring in the Broadway play Tchin-Tchin. She had taken over two weeks earlier from the play's original star, Margaret Leighton. The play closed two weeks later.
The evening prior, Hackett guest starred as himself on NBC's "The Joey Bishop Show" which also featured Corbett Monica. Hackett says that he and Bishop are in town to see him perform at The Latin Quarter.
Five years later, Hackett will play a scam artist on a 1968 episode of "The Lucy Show" (S6;E19].
John Daly mentions the New York Mets at the end of the show. The team had just started its second season of play, their final at the old Polo Grounds before moving into Shea Stadium in 1964. On May 5, 1963, the Mets played a double header, winning their evening game against the San Francisco Giants.
Bob Hope and Lucille Ball sign in as Bob Ball and Lucy Hope.