When Gilligan pretends to have a motorcycle, Mr. Howell exclaims, "Heavens to Keenan Wynn!" Wynn was one of Hollywood's best known motorcycle enthusiasts. However, in modern times, he simply known as the drunken patriarch "Digger Barnes" in Dallas (1978).
The title is based on the phrase: "1 for the money, 2 for the show, 3 to get ready and 4 to go."
This is the first episode where Skipper takes off his cap and hits Gilligan in the head. This will be the signature move of the Skipper to do this when Gilligan messes up going forward in the series.
After The Professor bumps his head on the cave wall, it is the first of three times blood is shown. The second time will be Forward March (1966). The third time blood is shown, is Gilligan Goes Gung-Ho (1966).