Zordon and Alpha 5 do not appear in this episode.
Only episode in which all the Rangers minus Jason, call their weapon by a different name.
Gnarly Gnome is the first monster to appear in original footage. The suit would later be recycled as part of Grumble the Magic Elf in "Storybook Rangers, Part 1".
Another girl with the name Melissa was Jason and Tommy's karate student in "On Fins and Needles".
Gnarly Gnome is unusual among Rita's monsters as he was destroyed by the Power Blaster then revived by Rita's wand, as opposed to being enlarged without being destroyed. This trend follows in later Power Ranger series/seasons, where the monster is destroyed and then gets enlarged. This also happened with the season 2 monsters Saliguana, Stag Beetle, Magnet Brain, and Cannontop.