: The episode features Hurd Hatfield (as William Readford), who starred alongside Angela Lansbury in the 1945 film The Picture of Dorian Gray . A scene where characters gaze at a full-length portrait of Evangeline pays homage to that film.
: Jean Vander Pyl, the original voice of Wilma Flintstone, makes a cameo appearance as a fan seeking an autograph in the opening scene. "Murder, She Wrote" One Good Bid Deserves a Mur...
: The episode is often viewed as a "Marilyn Monroe allegory," exploring themes of a young starlet beset by "false friends and callous caretakers". : The episode features Hurd Hatfield (as William