Joe Don Baker was purportedly furious about MST3K's treatment of his film in this episode, and even said in an interview that he would "kick [the writers'] asses" if he ever met them. As a result, the MST3K writers would later mock another Baker film called Final Justice (1984), in which they were deliberately cruel and relentless in making fun of Baker and his performance.
When they have moviesign, Joel throws a stool in the air. Kevin Murphy can be heard yelling "Ow!" as the stool lands on him.
A scene resolving the subplot with millionaire killer Walter Deaney (John Saxon) is missing from the MST3K screening.
Joel mentions Kilgore Trout who is a recurring fictional fiction writer in books by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., such as Slaughterhouse-Five (1972).