According to Eric Stonestreet, Cameron's trademark squeal was created in this episode when Fizbo the Clown reacted to the loose scorpion; it was how Eric "heard it in his head." The creators and writers liked it so well that they asked him to add it in other episodes. (as told to Arsenio Hall, Oct 2013)
Fizbo was the creation of Eric Stonestreet himself. Stonestreet created Fizbo as a child and was performing at kids' birthday parties by the age of eleven. "I don't know where the name Fizbo came from", Stonestreet recalled. "I do know one day that's what my dad was calling me and that's the name that I printed on my business cards."
First appearance of Cam's alter ego Fizbo.
According the article about Cam being a clown, his mother worked at his elementary school and that he used to use her make-up before being professionally taught.
Sofia Vergara's character Gloria claimed that she used to have a machete. Sofia would go on to star in the Machete sequel, Machete Kills (2013).