 A running end-credits gag had Letitia DeVine reporting ironic news items about period stars on her radio show, then insulting them "sotto voce" when the broadcast was over.Roland White (Jonathan Frakes) is based on millionaire aeronautical engineer and movie mogul Howard Hughes, who was known for his relationships with pretty redheaded Hollywood starlets.A movie being made by Sylver Studios refers to "The Moon Is Blue", a movie famously censored for having Maggie McNamara say the word "virgin" in one of her lines.