The toy manufacturer's name, Mr. Mucklehoney, comes from the scene in which W.C. Fields is trying to dissuade the blind man from wrecking his store by calling out soothingly, "Mr. Muckle, dear!" and "Mr. Muckle, honey!"
The Carl LaFong Trio (artist listed for the song "Let There Be Drums") is named after one of the running gags in the movie where the insurance salesman is looking for Carl LaFong.
