Writer Phil Leslie had written one episode of "The Lucy Show." This is the first of his four episodes of "Here's Lucy." George Balzer was a longtime writer for Jack Benny making his debut writing for Lucille Ball. With Leslie, he will write three more episodes of "Here's Lucy."
When Craig says he has some bad news Lucy wearily sits down and says "I have a feeling this is going to be sock-it-to-me time!" "Sock it to me!" was the catch phrase of "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In," which aired opposite "Here's Lucy" on NBC. Dan Rowan and Dick Martin were both seen on "The Lucy Show" before landing their hit comedy variety show.
This is not the first time Lucy has been employed to serve a summons. Lucy Carmichael was assigned the task in "Lucy is a Process Server" where she had to serve Mr. Mooney (Gale Gordon).
Lucy is sent to find Mrs. Ryker at the Empire Department Store. Lucille Ball has a history of troubles in department stores, first at Macy's in "Lucy and Orson Welles", then at Stacey's in "Lucy Bags a Bargain" also starring Jonathan Hole, and "Lucy Gets Trapped", as well as at Bigelow's in "Lucy and the Ceramic Cat".
Lucille Ball also had an encounter with a department store mannequin in the 1974 film "Mame" that involved dismemberment of the dummy.