The design of Senator Kharrus' staff was based on that of the Staff of Ra from Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).
The first of three episodes in which Jar Jar Binks is played by B.J. Hughes. The original actor was Ahmed Best, who decided to move onto other projects partway through Season One. Best returned to voice the character in Season Four.
The 'Jedi fortune cookie' message that opens the show reads "Fail with honor rather than succeed by fraud."
Turk Falso's Starhawk speeder bike has nose art depicting a Twi'lek version of the "Mudflap Girl".
The blinking Aurebesh text on the holographic map that Turk Falso is holding translates to "target" and the word seen on the viewscreen on the Republic Shuttle when it is attacked by the pirate ship reads "bogey".