Steptoe and Son

Steptoe and Son was a British television series. While in hospital, John Benton recalled a scene from it where a old man dumped pickled onions in his bathwater. (PROSE: The Devil Goblins from Neptune)

Behind the scenes
The old man that Benton is referring to is Albert Steptoe.

The given names for Halbert Jetsam and Arrold Flotsam established in COMIC: Junk-Yard Demon II are a reference to Albert and Harold Steptoe.