First episode to feature Hermes' recurring line "My Manwich!"
First episode to feature Professor Farnsworth's recurring line "Sweet Zombie Jesus!"
The unbreakable diamond filament is a reference to Arthur C. Clarke's novel The Fountains of Paradise, where diamond is used as a building material for a space elevator.
The Colonel refers to Fry as a "carpetbagger," a historical slang term in the U.S. for a person from the northern states who relocated to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
In the original broadcast, the end credits were shown in a sidebar on the screen. It was greatly reduced in size and proportions. This resulted in Donovan and Parker Posey being credited as Donovan Parker and Posey.