This is the second time that a live lion has been seen on "Here's Lucy." The first was in "Lucy in the Jungle" (S4;E13).
Lucy says a depressed Harry looks like "a recruiting poster for Forest Lawn." Although Gale Gordon was cremated, When Lucille Ball died she was first buried at Forest Lawn, but three years later was moved to the family plot in Jamestown, NY. George Chandler (Mr. Shelby) is entombed at Forest Lawn's Glendale location.
This is the last episode of "Here's Lucy" filmed, but it was decided not to use it as the series finale.