After Blodgett gets fired, he picks up a book written by Walt Kubiak titled "How to Fix Your Messed Up Life". Kubiak was the Animation and Sequence Director of the series from 1988-1989.
Shredder is seen without his helmet and face mask, a rare occurrence.
The "blob monster" from this episode was later used as a boss character in the arcade game, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (1991). He refers to himself as "Cement Man" in the game. But he was replaced with Slash in the home version.