Originally presented during the FOX television network's May 1994 "sweeps" event called "Fox-O-Rama", which was presented in anaglyph 3-D and "Aroma-Vision". Viewers were prompted to use "scratch 'n' sniff" cards from their "Fox-O-Rama" kits, which could have been bought at participating 7-Eleven stores for 35 cents.
According to Curtis Armstrong, this film was the pilot for a proposed TV series featuring the character "Booger" Dawson.
Although he is not onscreen at the time, Booger can be heard at the bridal shower yelling, "Hey, Takashi! What happened to Gilbert?" This is a brief reference to Louis's best friend from the other films in the series.
The only characters who appear in all four Nerds films, played by the same actors each time, are Lewis Skolnick, Mr. Skolnick, Dudley "Booger" Dawson, and Lamar Latrelle.
This is the only film in the series, in which the Stan Gable character appears, where he is not an antagonist. In the first film, he was originally an antagonist, and in the third film he slowly became Lewis's friend.