 The award banquet Fletch interrupts is in honor of Fred Dorfman.  Fred Dorfman the name of Kent "Flounder" Dorfmans brother in  _Animal House (1978)_ (qv), which was originally going to feature  Chevy Chase (qv) as Eric "Otter" Stratton. Otter was eventually  played by Tim Matheson (I) (qv), who also appears in this movie as  Alan Stanwyk.