The judge asked Burger about his hoarse voice and whether he would need a continuance. Burger said no. At the time the temporary hoarseness of William Talman's voice was attributed to his smoking. Talman died from lung cancer nine years later.
Felix Karr offered Perry a Cuban cigar, but it wasn't illegal. Although this episode aired after Castro's takeover of Cuba, the ban on importing products from Cuba, including cigars, did not take effect until February 1962.