Sister Bertrille needs to transport the children to the Feast of St. Anthony, which is celebrated every year on the weekend of the last Sunday in August. Saint Anthony is known in Portugal, Spain, and Brazil as a marriage saint, because legends exist of him reconciling couples.
The title refers to a quote from the legend of Aladdin and his Magic Lamp when the evil magician tricks his wife into giving up the magic lamp when he pretends to be a peddler selling "New lamps for old!"
At the time, Cal Worthington and his 'dog' Spot was a colorful RV car dealer in Southern California. There were scores of others like him, which modern TV advertising helped promote. So an episode about a shifty San Juan used car dealer is timely.
Carlos owns a powder blue convertible and a red late model station wagon in this episode. As a playboy and casino owner, it's safe to presume he had a few other autos in his garage as well.
During Carlos and Diane's second picnic scene, the background music is an instrumental version of "The Girl from Ipanema," made famous by Stan Getz in 1964. The group performing the song is unidentified.