Mis-Fortune Teller is a play on the word "fortune teller"
First appearance of Arthur's music teacher Ms. Krasny. She was named after author Marc Brown's wife Laurie Krasny-Brown whose maiden name was Krasny.
First appearance of Prunella's cootie catcher, which serves the basis of this episode. It would be used for transitional effects in between scenes of "Mis-fortune Teller".
This is the first time in the series that the Brain falls for misfortune. In the later episode "Friday the 13th" that serves as the Season 6 finale, he is the subject of the said episode of misfortune.