This is the second and last time The Skipper is referenced to by his real name Jonas Grumby. This is at 6:35, by the radio announcer.
In the first season, the producers managed to sneak something past the censors. Every time the plot calls for the cast to be awakened during the night, you get to see the castaways in what they wore to bed...except for Ginger, who is always seen wrapped in just a blanket. A subtle detail that implies Ginger slept in the nude...a very risqué concept for the 1960s.
The title is based on the song "Home Sweet Home" composed by Englishman Sir Henry Bishop with lyrics by John Howard Payne and has been popular since the mid-nineteenth century.
This episode marks the first appearance of the iconic lagoon, constructed on a back lot at CBS in Hollywood.
This is the first episode that Gilligan dresses as a woman.