Get Whale Soon/Trivia

Trivia

 * This episode marks the first time Russell has gone into his mindless, mad state, similar to "sugar-high" Nutty, flipped-out Flippy, and suicidal Petunia.
 * If the video is paused while the screen pans towards Lumpy, a tanker ship can be seen in the background.
 * Among the items inside the whale are The Cursed Idol and a tanker ship.
 * The scene where Lumpy and Russell try to make a fire is later seen in Milk Pong.
 * This is the first episode with the new opening where Russell appears.
 * This is the second time Russell said "Yar" before he died. The first was in Whose Line Is It Anyway?.
 * Every death in this episode involves getting impaled.
 * This is the first episode where Russell doesn't have a stubble.
 * This episode marks Russell's first kill.
 * This is the second episode to star both Russell and Lumpy.
 * There are no female characters in this episode.
 * When Russell was sliding down the pole with his eye, he makes a quiet and drawn-down "Yar" sound.
 * This is one of the many episodes where a character makes "Puppy eyes". The other instances are Lumpy in Class Act, Toothy in Better Off Bread, Nutty in Icy You, Petunia, Giggles, and Lumpy in Stealing the Spotlight, Flaky in Ski Ya, Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya!, Lumpy in In a Jam, Lifty in Easy For You to Sleigh, Lumpy in Letter Late than Never, Fliqpy in Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow, Sniffles in Wrath of Con, and Lumpy in All In Vein and in Aw, Shucks!.
 * When Lumpy sneezes, putting out the last match, Russell gives Handy's signature scowl. This is one of the seven instances where Handy's scowl is done by another character. The others are Flaky in Rink Hijinks, Russell in Snow Place to Go, Pop in Snip Snip Hooray!, Sniffles in In a Jam, Lumpy in Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow, and Petunia in I Nub You.

Cultural References

 * This episode might be a reference to the story of Jonah, where Jonah is swallowed by a whale for disobeying God. It could also be a reference to Pinocchio, as both have characters light a fire to get out, and a wooden dummy (seen while the screen was panning) can be seen next to The Cursed Idol.
 * Russell's death is similar to Kenny's death in the South Park episode Weight Gain 4000.

Continuity
, he loses his beard when it's scrapped off by sharp coral and he still doesn't have it here.
 * Though it could just be a new character design done by the animators, in Off the Hook