Gusik says his wings are not 'chazerai'. That is Yiddish for junk food, garbage, or a stupid idea.
Gusik sings part of The Impossible Dream from Man of La Mancha. Later in his career, Hal Linden played the lead in Man of La Mancha in Toronto, where he sang the song.
Harris says that there are eight million stories in the Naked City, and he wants to sell one of them. This parodies the last line of the film, "The Naked City." "There are eight million stories in the naked city. This has been one of them." James Gregory (Inspector Luger) played a patrolman in that film.
Gregory Sierra and Roscoe Lee Browne worked together again on the last season of "Soap." That show was filmed on the soundstage next door to "Barney Miller."