Alice tells Flo she watches Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976). Guest star Norman Alden (Big Daddy Dawson) had appeared on that series earlier in 1976 playing recurring character Coach Leroy Fedders.
First of 12 series appearances by Patrick Cronin. He plays diner customer Judd here and in one more episode, and is then renamed Jason Carp for 10 more episodes.