When Ralph and Edward are rehearsing for their commercial, a piece of the Handy Housewife Helper flies off and on to the floor, practically off camera. Jackie Gleason being the genius he was, picked up the broken piece and ad libbed the line "maybe we outta say something about spear-fishing".
The title is derived from the phrase "Better Things for Better Living...Through Chemistry", a DuPont advertising slogan that dates from 1935 promoting changes in science and chemistry making the modern home a better place to live.
The song "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory" by Johnny Thunders took its title from one of Ralph's lines in this episode.
The phone number Norton uses to call to order the all-purpose kitchen gadget is; BE5-6698. BE is for Bensonhurst the Brooklyn neighborhood where Kramdens and Nortons live.