Richard Dawson told the story of auditioning for this role: Sheldon Leonard asked him, "So how would you make an entrance as this character?" Dawson answered, (mimicing an upper-class British accent) "Oh hello luvvies." "Ya got the job," came Leonard's instant response.
Many of the accents and inflections are Richard Dawson mimicking fellow British comedian Peter Sellers from his Goon Show sketches of the time.
Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, and Richard Dawson were all Emmy winners.
The moniker "Racy Tracy" is a reference to the nickname "Sexy Rexy," as Rex Harrison was known in earlier days.
Richard Dawson, Morey Amsterdam, and Richard Deacon all appeared as panelists on "The Match Game."