Often considered by many fans to be the best episode in the series.
Jennifer Love Hewitt and Will Friedle were dating when filming this episode. They had also recently starred in Trojan War (1997) together.
Eric says, "hi dee ho," a Mr. Hankey reference from South Park.
Mr. Feeny's line, "This class will not be interested in the romantic goings-on of its students than it is with whatever the hell I'm teaching!" was heavily edited to remove the word "hell" when this episode aired on Disney Channel. The word is reinserted into the episode for the Disney+ streaming service.
Jennifer Love Fefferman is played by Jennifer Love Hewitt, who co-starred with Neve Campbell on Party of Five (1994). Both actresses led their own respective 'slasher film' franchises (Campbell in Scream (1996) and Hewitt in I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)), which are parodied heavily in this episode. Also, Rider Strong and Ben Savage previously made guest appearances on Party of Five.