The show is broadcast live on Halloween night. During the monologue the host makes a joke saying Reggie Jackson will be the centerfold in the October issue of Cosmo. This is impossible since the month of October is already over when Halloween comes on the 31st, and the October issue would have actually come out sometime in September.
Richie Brockelman, Private Eye (1978) is mentioned on the TV ratings list for the 1976-77 season. However, the series did not premiere until March 17, 1978.
During the replay of Lilly's possession, Lilly tells Jack in the video, that she's happy to see him. Jack then stops the tape and tells the crew to slow it down. The replay starts again and while the images pick up where they stopped, the slowed-down audio repeats Lilly saying "Happy to see you" while Jack's lips move.