The celebrity caller in this episode is Art Garfunkel, who plays Chester, a laconic man whose wife is criticizing him for his lack of ambition or drive.
JoBeth Williams made an earlier appearance the year before as a guest caller in episode 1.8 Beloved Infidel (1993).
Frasier introduces Bulldog's sports show with "Today's topic: What's wrong with our Seattle Mariners? If you haven't had a chance to voice your opinion on that in the last 18 years, you'll want to today." The topic rings true, as the Mariners - who played their first season in 1977--didn't have a winning record until 1991, and first made the playoffs in 1995 - a year after this episode aired.
The title is a reference to the 1959 TV series by the same name.
This is the only episode in which both Bulldog and Lilith appear, though they never interact as Bulldog only appears in the teaser and Lilith only appears in the penultimate scene.