The artificial heart candidate Henry Spooner's grandchildren Chris, Jan and Penny draw him a picture of the Tin Man, who similarly needed a heart. Spooner tells his wife Margeurite that he hates the film and complains that it is shown every year.
After Luther accidentally knocks files out of the hands of a black nurse, Dr. Craig tells him to pick them up after they are finished re-enacting the love scene from Porgy and Bess (1959).