A physician attending Mary Kay in the hospital describes her mother as a 'Tugboat Annie' type, an allusion to the movie Tugboat Annie (1933) wherein Marie Dressler, who won an Academy Award for her role, portrays the slattern and gruff titular character.
The $47 truck repair cost would equal approximately $884 in the year 2024.
When Mary Kay is slow and petulant in her motions, her mother tells Mary Kay to stop acting like 'Garbo', an allusion to actress Greta Garbo, whose roles in movies often portrayed such characteristics.
This is the second of two appearances both Dane Clark and John Gabriel make in the series. Each time the two play the medical team of Dr. Victor Garr and Dr. Daniel Gifford. Their first appearance occurs in Bird in the Hand (1962).