During a conversation with Judge Wright, E.B. Jonathan (John Lithgow ) is informed that Oliver Wendell Holmes is retiring. E.B. states Holmes is 90 and that he has 16 years on him. John Lithgow is, in fact, 74 years old at air time.
The character Hazel Prystock is nicknamed 'Myrna' as she sometimes doubles for actress Myrna Loy and specifically mentions doing so on The Black Watch (1929) in the next episode.