This episode opens with a 'vignette' to 1954, wherein a telephone call is made from the continental USA to Hawaii that would have been impossible. The TPC-1 opened June 19, 1964 and direct telephone communication was not possible at all until then.
Actually, the Trans-Pacific Cable (TPC) connected the Far East to the U.S., with the cable running through Hawaii. Telephone calls to Hawaii were possible at that time, but due to the limited capacity of those old fashioned telephone cables, it was difficult to get through and often resulted in long waits. It was often simpler to just send a telegram.
Actually, the Trans-Pacific Cable (TPC) connected the Far East to the U.S., with the cable running through Hawaii. Telephone calls to Hawaii were possible at that time, but due to the limited capacity of those old fashioned telephone cables, it was difficult to get through and often resulted in long waits. It was often simpler to just send a telegram.
During the opening performance there are several shots of the audience in 1950's clothes and hair styles. There are other shots of an audience with 1980's style hair and clothes.
Lacy's insistence on crediting the songs to Jessup doesn't make sense, because of a number of reasons, the most notable being that only Jessup's estate would benefit - the inheritors, who had nothing to do with Jessup's fame, talent, or work. It would bring Jessup back to prominence for a short while, but as it would be a lie, it would not honor him.