The show is broadcast live on Halloween night. During the monologue the host makes a joke saying Reggie Jackson will be the centerfold in the October issue of Cosmo. This is impossible since the month of October is already over when Halloween comes on the 31st, and the October issue would have actually come out sometime in September.
Richie Brockelman, Private Eye (1978) is mentioned on the TV ratings list for the 1976-77 season. However, the series did not premiere until March 17, 1978.