The street name near Alfred's house is Micklewhite Avenue. Maurice Micklewhite is the real name of actor Michael Caine, who played Alfred in the Batman films with Christian Bale.
Sandie Shaw, for whom this episode is named, is an English singer. One of the most successful British female singers of the 1960s, she had three UK number one singles with "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" (1964), "Long Live Love" (1965) and "Puppet on a String" (1967).