When Ash and his friends first encounter Tommy, the gag of Misty telling Tommy to apologize was changed for the dubbed English version. In the original Japanese version, Tommy becomes focused on Misty's breasts, which the camera zooms in on. When she notices him staring and asks "What?", Tommy asks if he can nurse on her breasts. Misty gets very angry and hits him, saying, "How did that end up being you answer?!" For the dubbed English version, the shot of Misty's breasts was cut, and he asks, "You people or Pokémon?" She gets very angry, hits him, and declares "I'm a person, you creep!" However, the zooming sound effect can still be heard.
Officer Jenny aims a rifle directly at Ash in this episode and James shoots tranquilizers into Pokémon with a tranquilizer gun, yet a similar occurrence with firearms in Miniryu no Densetsu (1997) (the next episode) resulted in it being banned outside of Japan.
After the father hits the boy on the head knocking him down, the mother asks "Tommy can you hear me? Tommy? Tommy?" This is a reference from The Who's album 'Tommy' (1969).
This episode marks the second time Jessie is hit in the face with a Poké Ball, the first being in Capture at the Pokémon Tower! (1997).
This episode marks the first use of a mecha by Team Rocket, excluding their recurring vehicles such as the Meowth balloon and Gyarados submarine.