Near the end of this episode, Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) and Mr. Fitzmaurice (George Macready) are preparing to enter the lovely Dr. Steele's dressing room. Max knocks and calls out, "Dr. Steele, are you decent?" This is a clear reference to the movie Gilda (1946). In that movie, George Macready played the husband of Gilda (Rita Hayworth). When he took his friend Johnny Farrell (Glenn Ford) to meet her, he called out "Gilda, are you decent?" This is one of the most memorable lines not only in the movie, but also in Hayworth's and Macready's careers.
This episode gives a nod to George Macready's performance in Paths of Glory (1957). In that movie, Colonel Dax (Kirk Douglas) offers General Mireau (Macready) the opportunity to peek out of a World War I trench using a periscope. Dax: "I imagine you'd like a look around, wouldn't you?" Mireau: "Yes, Colonel." Here, Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) tells Mr. Fitzmaurice (Macready) that the rainspout on the side of a building is actually a periscope. Max: "Would you like to take a look?" Fitzmaurice: "I should be delighted!" (Of course, Fitzmaurice gets a face full of rainwater for his trouble.)
Final appearance of Ellen Weston as Dr. Steele.
James Komack, Director of this episode, played photographer "Uncle Norman" on MGM's "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" starring Bill Bixby and Brandon Cruz.