Carol Burnett guest-starred twice on "Magnum, P.I.," a show that co-starred Larry Manetti, who is also in this episode.
The incidental music when Air Force One is on the runway seems strongly influenced by the film score for the 1997 movie Air Force One, composed by Jerry Goldsmith.
California's Prop 215, the medical marijuana law, doesn't describe specific illnesses nor does it limit a medicinal marijuana referral/prescription to any type of diagnosis. Any licensed medical doctor may give a patient a medical marijuana referral for any reason they deem medically necessary. This could include cataracts.
"Hau'oli La Ho'omoaika'I" translates to "Happy Thanksgiving" in English.