Another cult spoofed was the "Moonies" of Sun Myung Moon, whereby new members would enter training camps with banners and balloons that read "Welcome Home Brothers & Sisters". Training would be intensive, where sessions would last for several hours and privacy was nonexistent. Moonies were also known for "mass marriages", as shown by the Movementarians. Reverend Moon had later attempted to counter the cult image by lowering the intensity of the sessions, and ordering new members to "write a letter to your friends or family" once every ten days. Unlike the episode, Moon never claimed "mass marriages" were legally binding. Single people seeking a random hookup could not participate in the "mass marriage ceremony", as they were only for lawfully married couples seeking to renew their vows.
The name "Movementarians" itself was simply chosen for its awkward sound.
Movementarianism is a spoof of multiple cults, one being Scientology, with the appearance of the Leader being based on that of L. Ron Hubbard and Movementarianism sharing Scientology's tax-exempt status in certain countries (including the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and some European countries). Nancy Cartwright is a Scientologist, and had recorded a voice message for their hotline where she briefly talks in her "Bart" voice, then laughs and continues most of the message in her natural speaking voice. The producers attempted to cite copyright infringement for an unauthorized impersonation of Bart Simpson, but this was dismissed as cartoon voices cannot be copyrighted.
The show's producers acknowledged that the ending scene of the episode was a poke at Fox as "being the evil mind controlling network".
This was the second and last episode written by Steve O'Donnell and was based on an idea from David Mirkin.