This marks the only instance where the Belt Gizmo was used to get a warning from Ecto 2's emergency beacon. It had been used as a communication device thrice before, in Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream (1986), The Headless Motorcyclist (1987) and Baby Spookums (1987).
This episode shows that Particle Throwers can short out if doused in large amount water. The Giant's Son shot Peter and Ray with his giant squirt gun.
Winston refers to the Giant as "Mikey" after the 1972 Life cereal commercial starring the character Little Mikey.
The voice actors were recorded on February 27 and May 22, 1987. Arsenio Hall recorded on February 27, 1987.
At the start of the episode, Ray finishes reading "The Frog Prince" fairy tale to Slimer.