The waiter Ted hugs when he wins his Teddy Award is played by Frank Adamo. Adamo was Dick Van Dyke's personal assistant and made dozens of appearances in bit parts on the Dick Van Dyke Show.
The Teddy-nominated documentaries are "A Comet Named Kahoutek", "Watergate: Tempest in a Teapot Dome", and one that was produced by Mary, "Chimps and What They Can Teach Us". The successful reception of this documentary was talked about in the episode "Love Blooms at Hemples."