The late Nehemiah Persoff (Pancho Hernando Gonzales Enrico Rodriguez) is the only guest star to appear in a dream sequence.
The "National Anthem" sung in the dream sequence, "Gilligan" is a re-write of a song entitled "Harrigan". It was written by George M. Cohan for the short-lived 1908 Broadway musical '"Fifty Miles from Boston".
The title of the episode refers to the Charlie Chaplin's controversial "The Great Dictator".
Gilligan's uniform in the dream sequence has several medals pinned to the back of the jacket.