This is the last episode of the show to be executive produced by Stephen Hillenburg as he passed away a day later after this episode's debut.
In the German dub, Squidina's name is Thaddina.
Rodger Bumpass' (Squidward) first onscreen appearance in the series, as a storyboard artist sleeping on the job. Tom Kenny (the voice of SpongeBob) has appeared onscreen as Patchy the Pirate and as a man in the shower in the episode 'Suds', and Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick) has appeared onscreen as a caveman.
Squidina is the only character to have "squid" in their name who is actually a squid instead of an octopus.