In two earlier episodes ("Eat Your Heart Out" and "Goober's Replacement") Flora is Goober's girlfriend. In this episode they act as though they hardly know each other.
The plot in this episode is similar to that of The Anniversary Present (1952). Both shows were filmed at Desilu Studios. In the "I Love Lucy" plot, for their anniversary, Ricky secretly tries to buy some pearls for Lucy through a neighbor lady, Grace Foster, who works at a jewelry store. Lucy finds out just enough to think there's something going on between them. Ricky's "disappearances" when he feigns being with Fred has Lucy suspicious and when Ethel sees Ricky leaving Grace's apartment, Lucy fears she's losing her man.
This is the second episode in a row that features the Mrs. Pendleton character. In this episode, Martha reveals Mrs. Pendleton's first name is Ethel.
Frances Bavier does not appear in this episode and in her place Ruth McDevitt attends to Andy and Opie.