This episode may have set the record in this series for name-dropping. Those mentioned by name include Ann Richards (Democrat governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995), Queen Elizabeth II (along with a further reference to the 'British Royal Family'), Sandra Day O'Connor, Al Martino, Bill Clinton (as the 'president-elect'), Hillary Clinton and Dan Quayle. This last name was dropped in the telephone call from Bill Clinton (voiceover by Jim Morris) when he compliments Bill Powers on his ventriloquism act, saying, "I hadn't laughed that hard since I heard Dan Quayle debate."