The episode won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Video Tape Editing for a Series.
This was the 200th segment of the series taped and aired.
According to this flashback episode George opened his first store in Queens in 1968. But on All in the Family's third episode it was stated that the Jeffersons had just opened it (in 1971). Previous flashback episodes had Harlem as their first store.
When George is talking to the officer & crumbles up the paper & throws it, it lands on the ground to the right of the can. When George & Louise walk back into the store, the paper is gone.