In this Season 2 episode, "The Negotiation," Lisa mentions that one of her brothers invented a game bought by Microsoft. When Dave asks what it's called, Lisa shrugs it off, commenting "It's something like 'Super Karate Monkey Death Car'..." This game name is also later used in Season 4/Episode 4.4 as the evolved and mistranslated title of a Jimmy James' book.
This is the first episode in which the nickname "Spaz" is used for Matthew. Bill McNeil says he came up with the nickname.