Recurring theme: Phyllis had also forgotten to pick up Rhoda for her wedding.
Judith Lowry (Mother Dexter) died shortly before this episode aired. Because the show was pre-recorded, she still appeared in several more episodes.
Arthur's wedding vows are a quote from William Shakespeare's "Hamlet", "Doubt thou the stars are fire; Doubt that the sun doth move; Doubt truth to be a liar; But never doubt I love..."
Mother Dexter ends her vows with the first lines of Robert Browning's poem "Rabbi Ben Ezra": "Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be..."
Mother Dexter ends her vows with the first lines of Robert Browning's poem "Rabbi Ben Ezra": "Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be..."