Lucy has the last line in the episode to Ricky: "You don't love little Robert or Madelyn!" This is a discreet reference to series writers Bob Carroll Jr.and Madelyn Davis.
"Gregory" and "Joanne," two names Lucy chooses in the episode, are the names of producer Jess Oppenheimer's children.
Lucy was a little over one month away from delivering the baby, Desi junior, who was born January 19, 1953.
The waffle mix brand Ricky is holding in the kitchen scene is a 1953 box design of Aunt Jemima Ready-Mix for Pancakes.