Big Dee Dee Thorne is in the waiting room of a doctor's office when Phyllis walks in and says, "Don't kid yourself, I'm here for the Muzak. I hear they have a good steel-drum version of 'Tie a Yellow Ribbon.' " Phyllis Thorne is played by Telma Hopkins, who was a member of Tony Orlando and Dawn; one of their biggest hits was "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Old Oak Tree."