Action takes place on June 11th, 1963, the day a Buddhist monk (Thích Quang Ducset) set himself on fire in Saigon in a ritual suicide to protest government anti-Buddhist policies, and over the two days prior.
John Slattery has just one line of dialogue in this episode: "It's not Ann-Margret". (Before this line he tells the client, "Maybe next time" so he says two lines. But either way, given Roger's great one-liner abilities, it turns out being the most important line regarding this particular ad campaign.)
Horace Cook Jr.'s loose-leaf folder contains four Jai Alai-related items, all authentic. These include a January 1st, 1954 program from the Miami Jai Alai Fronton at N.W. 36th St. and 37th Avenue in Miami, originally sold for 15 cents, and a 1942 photo of the Jai Alai Fronton in Manila, Philippines, shot by the famous photographer and photojournalist Carl Mydans for Life Magazine. There are also two photos of Patxi, also known as Francisco Churruca, a Basque Jai Alai player who retired in 1983.
Designed by American architect Welton Becket, the Manila facility opened in 1940 and was demolished in 2000. Miami Jai Alai, built in 1926 and the world's largest Jai Alai Fronton, was still in operation as of 2014.
Designed by American architect Welton Becket, the Manila facility opened in 1940 and was demolished in 2000. Miami Jai Alai, built in 1926 and the world's largest Jai Alai Fronton, was still in operation as of 2014.
During the prank phone call that Peggy receives, the pranker says that she needs to be near a hospital because she has burns on her face. This statement references the character that Elisabeth Moss played in Girl, Interrupted, who had severe burns on her face.
When Gene eats chocolate ice cream, he says it smells like oranges, but his granddaughter doesn't smell oranges. Stroke, angina, congestive heart failure, well-managed high blood pressure, and well-managed high cholesterol are associated with phantosmia (phantom odor perception).