Trivia[]
- This is the first episode where The Cursed Idol has a starring role after having made a cameo appearance role earlier in Crazy Ant-ics. Coincidentally, Sniffles stars and dies in both episodes.
Time to shine!
- This is one of the few episodes where Lumpy's antlers do not change directions.
- This is the first time Toothy's death isn't caused by another main character.
- All of the starring characters in this episode make their second appearance in the series.
- This is the first episode where Flaky dies.
- This is the first episode to not be released on Friday.
- This is the second episode where a Tree Friend is hit by an automobile, the first being Pop in Havin' A Ball. This is also the first episode where a Tree Friend is hit by an automobile on-screen, and where a Tree Friend is killed by an automobile.
- This is the first episode where no new characters appear.
- This is the first episode where Cub appears without Pop.
- This is the first time Lumpy dies off-screen. The second time is in Keepin' it Reel. He is also the last to die in both of these episodes.
- This is the fourth episode where nobody survives.
- This episode makes Toothy, Sniffles, and Cub the 5th, 6th, and 7th characters to come back to life for another episode.
- This is the first episode to not have a closing iris. This also happens in Happy Trails Pt. 1, Idol Curiosity, Hello Dolly, and Double Whammy Part I.
- This is the first time Sniffles appears without The Ants.
- This is also the first episode where Sniffles' death is not caused by The Ants.
- Flaky is very out of character in this episode, as she is doing something risky and not laughing nervously.
- This is the second episode where a main character (Sniffles) dies a blood-free death. The first was Petunia in Stayin' Alive. This is also the only internet episode where Sniffles dies a real blood-free death.
- This is the episode with the longest title, having 24 letters. The shortest is Icy You, having only 6 letters.
- This episode marks the first time a death is not shown but heard.
- Lumpy has a starring role in the Season 2 remastered version, despite not having one in the original
Cultural References[]
- Cub getting crushed by a boulder could be a reference to the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark. This could be because the The Cursed Idol is a reference to the fertility idol from the same movie.
Continuity[]
- The car that Lumpy is driving later appeared in Get Whale Soon and The Way You Make Me Wheel.
Superlatives[]
- Toothy's death is similar to that of Sniffles' death in Buns of Steal.
- Cub's death in this episode is similar to Toothy and Cuddles' deaths in Camp Pokeneyeout and Disco Bear's death in As You Wish.
- Flaky's death is similar to that of Flippy's death in Autopsy Turvy (Double Whammy Part II) and Without a Hitch.
- Sniffles' death is similar to that of Harriet's death in 1000 Ways to Die segment, "Mudder Sucked"