 The Mason symbol is on various walls in the WDKK studio. When Jimmy  Gators producer puts his hand on his shoulder, before the show  starts, we see he is wearing a ring with the Masons symbol on it.  Similar to the Masonic farewell, "We met upon the level and were  parting on the square", the phrase is a Kipling quote, "tried on the  square" is part of the official Masonic farewell. One of Stanleys  library books is "A History of Masonry". The 82nd Mason lodge (8 and  2 being prominently featured throughout the film) is located in  Magnolia, Arkansas.