The show ran out of time during the last The Allman Brothers Band performance and went to commercial before they finished.
Eddie Murphy appears as Velvet Jones thrice in a row, only to announce the character's retirement due to overexposure in the third segment.
The People's Court set used during the cold open is reused in "Newsbreak Preview: The Trial of Jack Henry Abbott".
Tony Rosato hosts The game show "Battle of the Week" as a Vic Salukin. He previously played a different character with the same name hosting "The Vic Salukin Show" in Donald Pleasance/Fear (1981).