Denny Crane is forced to recall a trial with his father where they defended a murder suspect. It includes flashbacks of a 25-year-old William Shatner as the son of Ralph Bellamy. The flashbacks are from the television series Studio One (1948) and the relevant episode was The Defender: Part 1 (1957). The character Joseph Gordon, played by James Keane in this episode, was played by Steve McQueen in 1957.
The councilman's wife is named Harriet Bird. This is the same name as the Barbara Hershey character in The Natural (1984).