In this episode Ricky calls Ethel the Bride of Frankenstein. Series cinematographer Karl Freund directed Frankenstein actor Boris Karloff in The Mummy.
Darryl B. Mayer (the producer mentioned) name is a combination of real life producers Darryl F. Zanuck and Louis B. Mayer.
Lucy confuses the singer Tennessee Ernie Ford with the playwright Tennessee Williams. Ford later played Cousin Ernie Ford in Tennessee Ernie Visits (1954), Tennessee Ernie Hangs On (1954) and Tennessee Bound (1955).