In the story, Lou becomes a detective after reading the book "How to Be a Private Eye" by Prof. Lou Asker. Lou Asher was the name of the TV series' property master.
This episode aired in 1953 during the height of the 3-D craze in movie theatres. During one scene, Lou Costello puts on a pair of 3-D glasses he pulls out of his suit coat while looking at a man in a picture frame and says "Isn't that 3-D amazing?"