Ricky Nelson sings "Garden Party" in a concert sequence. It was the negative reaction to some of his new material during a concert at Madison Square Garden that led him to write the song "Garden Party" (his biggest hit) which he is shown here performing. The garden in the song refers to Madison Square Garden.
This is the episode with the wild fight on top of a stagecoach touring Manhattan, used in later episodes' opening credits.
Rick Nelson performs the Chuck Berry song "I'm Talking About You" which appears on his "Garden Party" LP.