The chicken lawyer makes his first appearance in this episode. According to the DVD commentary he is based on Gerry Spence.
The title is a parody of a line from the traditional song 'Michael Finnegan'.
Title screen gag: Not Y3K compliant.
The Democratic Order of Planets (DOOP) is introduced in this episode. The DOOP logo is reminiscent of that of the men's cologne, Joop, which is pronounced "Yope". By this trope, the alternate pronunciation of DOOP would be "Dope".