The writer J. Michael Straczynski once revealed he got the idea for the this story after hearing Pat Ballard's song "Mr. Sandman" on the radio while at home.
When Peter is dreaming that he is winning multiple awards, one of them is an Oscar. Bill Murray, who played Peter in the movie Ghostbusters, got an Oscar nomination for his performance in Lost in Translation.
The man's comic has "DiC" on the cover as its publisher. DiC Entertainment co-produced "The Real Ghostbusters" with Columbia Pictures Television (now Sony Pictures Television).
Janine wears a Ghostbusters jumpsuit and uses the Proton Pack for the first, but not last, time in the series.
Some of the nightmare monsters that chase the Ghostbusters appear to be the same ones from the opening sequence.