The Front Page/Trivia
- The Danza: Walter Matthau as Walter Burns.
- Hey, It's That Guy!: Felix Unger (who is engaged to Janet Weiss) and Oscar Madison are working together at a newspaper office, covering the planned execution of William Giles, whose girlfriend Carol Burnett (yes, that Carol Burnett) is used as a liaison between him and the journalists.
- Kid Twist is the mayor of Chicago.
- Mr. Bentley is a greasy type who's far too willing to go off for a “Chinese sandwich” at a brothel.
- The Mad Hatter is a Camp Gay reporter from the Tribune.
- Other members of the press include Stan Zbornak and Lieutenant Moretti.
- Frank Lorenzo is Chicago's personification of Police Are Useless.