Jed (Buddy Ebsen) tells Shorty Kellems (Shug Fisher) he trying to decide where to go fishing, either Lake Taneycomo or Table Rock Lake. Both are actual lakes in the Branson, Missouri area, which is the nearest town to the Silver Dollar City theme park where this episode was filmed.
The $40 the miller paid for Elly's cake in 1969 is worth $300 in 2020.