Jeannie uses a future telling machine to see how Tony's life would turn out if he quit the space program and took a civilian job. The interior set used for Tony's office is the set used for Darrin Stephens' office in Bewitched (1964).
In one scene, Jeannie wears a green harem outfit instead of her regular pink and maroon outfit. The green outfit would be worn by Barbara Eden in later seasons when she would play Jeannie's evil sister Jeannie II.
Maj. Healey is shown playing the stand-up bass (badly). In real life, actor Bill Daily owned and played a stand-up bass, as well as acoustic guitar and piano.
Tony's new secretaries are called Sue and Ellen. 12 years later, Larry Hagman's on-screen wife in Dallas was Sue Ellen.
This episode's title on the DVD release is "My Poor Master, the Civilian".