Dingdong Dantes, Alfred Vargas and Cogie Domingo along with Richard Gutierrez were considered for the role of Captain Barbell. Raymond Gutierrez, Ritchie Paul Gutierrez, and Hero Angeles were considered to play the role of Teng. In the end, the production decided to have the same actor played both the Teng and Captain Barbell.
Marravelos, the name of fictional town where the series is set, is an anagram of Mars Ravelo, the title character's creator.
The name Viel Villian is an anagram of "vile" and "villain" respectively. Levi's name is also an anagram of "evil".
Captain Barbell's alter ego name, Potenciano Magtanggol, has a tagalog etymology which literally translates to "Potential Defender" in English.
The character of Sunshine Dizon was "killed" on the 13th week to give way for her lead role preparations in the new soap Bakekang (2006), which would be shown together with Captain Barbell in GMA Network's prime time block.