Magnum teases Higgins about the "kudu buck." In a previous story a goat got loose on the property, Higgins heard it bleating and was convinced that it was the sound of a kudu buck, which is supposedly a very dangerous animal. This is the second time in subsequent stories over the years in which Magnum teases him about this.
John Hillerman "pretends" to be from Texas instead of his normal British character and accent. Hillerman was actually from Texas for much of his life and passed away there in 2017. The Texas accent he uses is that of his half-brother Elmo.
The computer access code Robin Masters (voiced by Orson Welles) gives Magnum for is assignment at the bank is "Rosebud". This is a clear and obvious reference to Orson Welles' cinema masterpiece Citizen Kane (1941).
This marked the last appearance by the legendary Orson Welles as the voice of Robin Masters who died on October 10, 1985.
The bank manager's (Peggy Anne Siegmund) name is Ms. Cathcart. This is the second time this last name has been used in the series, the first was Capt. Charles Cathcart portrayed by Cameron Mitchell in Season 1 "Adelaide" (1981).