Capt. Parmenter: In Caesar's day, a disgraced officer used to fall forward on his own sword. I wonder if a thing like that hurts.
Dobbs: It's all my fault, sir. Let me do it.
Capt. Parmenter: Nonsense, Dobbs. You're not an officer, you're a bugler. Do you know how long it takes to kill yourself by falling on a bugle?
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The musical theatre in Kansas City is named Hammerstein's, a possible reference to Oscar Hammerstein, famous for building New York City theatres in the 19th century and grandfather of Oscar Hammerstein II, half of Rodgers & Hammerstein.
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The episode title is a variation on A Bird in a Gilded Cage, the title of a popular turn of the century song written by Harry Von Tilzer.
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