Rory Stevens, who plays Boris the Robot, also guest starred in the earlier Joe Connelly/Bob Mosher series Leave it to Beaver. In that show he guest starred as the younger Chuckie Murdock in numerous episodes. In real life he was the brother of Robert "Rusty" Stevens who played Larry Mondello, Beaver's best friend thru the first half of that series.
Lily mentions that Eddie is nine years old. Butch Patrick, born in 1953, was actually 13 at the time.
When Boris' eyes light up, the sound is reminiscent of (if not the same as) the sound made by the Fregosi Emerald in the episode of the same name.
Clips from this episode were used to advertise Munsters re-runs in the 1970s.
Herman jokes that 'dials and tubes would be pretty lumpy' in a TV dinner. In the early 1950s, when these frozen meals on oven-ready aluminum trays were introduced, televisions were still a status symbol and a growing medium, therefore, the likely origin of the iconic name. Simultaneously, TV tray tables also became popular as a way to place food and beverage items while watching TV.