Theresa "Tessie the Torso" Tangiers is a somewhat cruel spoof of the real-life actress, Marilyn Monroe. Sadly, this would have aired less than a year before Monroe's death.
In the scene where Toody and Muldoon try to find a dance partner for Tessie, a poster for the Broadway show "Carnival" can clearly be seen on the wall behind the man whom they talk to. The cast listed on the poster has "Henry Lascoe" who guest stars in two other episodes of "Car 54", "Here Comes Charlie" and "Thirty Days Notice"
Toody is seen driving car #22 as he drives the starlet from Idelwild Airport.
On the Carnival Broadway poster are mentioned the names of the actors. A prominent name at the top Is Jerry Orbach. Jerry Orbach was famous for roles such as Law and Order's Lenny Briscoe
In the locker room, Toody's locker keeps cutting from open to closed as Muldoon speaks. Also Toodys name is spelled Tudde on the locker