Trivia[]
- This is one of the few episodes where Pop can be seen without his red hat on.
- This is one of the two episodes that has a title with a water pun, the other being Water You Wading For.
- This episode makes Cro-Marmot the twentieth and last original character to come back to life for another episode.
- This is the last Internet Season 2 episode where Cro-Marmot makes an appearance.
- When Pop asks Cub if he would like some ice cream, Cub responds, "Mmm-hmm," much like Lumpy does when he is satisfied with something.
- This is one of the ten Season 2 episodes that does not have a quick shot moment in it. The others are Out of Sight, Out of Mime, Happy Trails Pt. 2: Jumping the Shark, Better Off Bread, The Way You Make Me Wheel, Hello Dolly, Stealing the Spotlight, Ski Ya, Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya!, and Suck It Up.
- This is the episode where Pop speaks clear English the most.
- The YouTube thumbnail spoils Cub’s injury.
- At the end of the episode. Pop starts shouting for Cub, calling him by his name. This is one of five instances in the entire series to date of a character calling another character by their name. The others are Milkin' It, Home Is Where the Hurt Is, Blast From the Past and Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow.
- The scene where Pop gets ice cream for Cub and himself is later seen in Milk Pong.
- When Pop is pushing the boat into the water, a rabbit and a squirrel-like figure can be seen in the background, the rabbit bearing a resemblance to Cuddles. If it is in fact him, this fact would make this episode the first to have Cuddles survive.
Cuddles is making sure that he stays as far away from death as possible.
- If you listen closely in this episode, Pop can be heard saying things along the lines of "I'm gonna bury you" or "I'm gonna play with you," " Hold on son, I'm coming!", "Hey, want some ice cream?" (or possibly "You hungry?"), and "Cub! Cub, where are you?!"
- When Cub attempts to open his can of soda, he is shown with a full set of teeth, despite being an infant/small child.
- This episode marks Cub's most torturous death to date.
Cultural References[]
- The moral means to avoid succumbing to difficulties, typically debt.
Superlatives[]
- Cub's first injury is similar to his death in Going Out With a Bang and Toothy's death in Better Off Bread.
Production Notes[]
- According to the commentary on the Third Strike DVD, Ellen Connell voiced Cub while he was underwater, marking this the first time that Cub was voiced by her. Despite this, Cub was voiced by Dana Belben before he was underwater.