Thursdays with Abie/References

• The Hollywood stars seen departing the train are Jimmy Durante, Shirley Temple, W.C. Fields, James Cagney, Laurel and Hardy, and Boris Karloff as Frankenstein's Monster.
• The 1st part of the intro was a spooof of Wizard Of Oz
• The title is a parody of Tuesdays with Morrie, a novel that had a television movie adaptation starring Hank Azaria