An Inconvenient Tooth/Trivia

Trivia

 * This is Toothy's first starring role in season 4.
 * This episode marks Truffles' third death in the series (fourth death, counting Breaking Wind), as he can be seen right below Toothy after the truck crash.
 * Kenn Navarro considers this episode to be "one of the more cringeworthy".
 * This is the first time Toothy has received a teeth injury since Snow Place to Go.
 * Toothy has a sudden interest in gardening in this episode.
 * This is the second time a segment of Toothy's name was in the title of an episode. The first time is in Nuttin' but the Tooth.
 * This is one of the seven episodes where a character (Toothy) is forced to cause pain to him/herself, the others being Lumpy in Out on a Limb, The Chokes on You and I've Got You Under My Skin, Toothy in Eye Candy, Flaky in Ski Ya, Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya!, and Disco Bear in Easy Comb, Easy Go.
 * Toothy drinking the plant growth and spitting it out, causing it to grow plants on the ground, can be seen in the Still Alive teaser, except that one of the flowers in the teaser show the title.
 * Toothy filing his teeth down can be seen in the Still Alive promo.

Cultural References

 * The title of the episode is a reference of A Inconvenient Truth, a 2006 documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim.

Superlatives

 * Toothy's death is similar to Flippy's death in Without a Hitch and Autopsy Turvy and multiple characters in Remains to be Seen, both of which involving being run over by a vehicle.
 * This is the second time the closing iris has cut off a part of a characters body, the first instance was in Party Animal, where the iris chopped off Flippy's swollen lips.