The actor playing the young boy (Jake Lloyd) later goes on to play young Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). In that movie, when he flies a Naboo fighter he says "this is so cool!" with the same inflection Jared uses in this episode when flying the fighter plane.
Pretends: Jarod test fighter pilot and a concert conductor.
Discoveries: silly (versatile) putty.
First appearance of Mr. Raines.
Robert Cornthwaite's final acting role.