Regular series announcer Don Wilson was appearing in a play in Philadelphia and missed several episodes at the beginning on the ninth season. John Laing substituted for him as the Announcer during this period.
On his knees at the end of the skit, sixty-four year old Jack can't get up without assistance from an audience member. After helping him up, he says he's glad you didn't hear the man say "You're Welcome" when he thanked him or it would've cost $80, per union rules.