This episode aired eight months prior to the theatrical premiere of Disney's animated musical film.
This particular episode was adapted into an elementary school children's chapter book two years later. In addition to this fact, Turner Network Television aired its dramatic film adaptation. It included Pierre Gringoire, a character from Victor Hugo's original 1831 novel.
The other characters from this version of this adaptation such as Phoebus, Captain of the King's Archers and Clopin never appeared.