This episode was the first appearance of Peter's future nemesis, The Giant Chicken; however, his real name, Ernie, is not revealed until later in the series.
The Twinkie factory that the Griffins went to in this episode really existed. It was a Wonder Bread factory in Natick, MA. It went out of business and was eventually knocked down to make room for a mall.
First appearance of Tricia Takanawa.
First appearance of live-action scenes.
Syndicated print cuts out the "potato salad" scene and the shot where the abducted man sees Y2k ensue with the aliens.