At the student council meeting, a petition was presented to designate Thursday as an "official day of mourning" to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the cancellation of Gilligan's Island. Gilligan's Island was cancelled in 1967, 24 years before this episode aired.
Samuel "Screech" Powers (Dustin Diamond) shared his chocolate-covered grasshoppers and caramel caterpillars. Both products are real.
Though taped and aired during Season 3, Me-TV, for whatever reason, airs this episode along with the Season 4 episodes.
The "plastic foam" that Jessie and Graham are protesting against is also known by the brand name of Styrofoam.