The American flags used in this episode only had 48 stars, even though the current 50-star flag had been in use for a year.
When he is first considering running for public office, Roger Addison states, "If drafted, I would run. And if elected, I would serve." This is a humorous reworking of a quote from Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman. In 1871, when rumors began circulating that he should be the next Republican candidate for the presidency, the uninterested Sherman allegedly responded, "If drafted, I will not run. If elected, I will not serve."