The date on the script is February 6, 1991, as found in the Dennis Haskins Saved by the Bell Television Scripts special collection at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The episode aired on November 9, 1991.
The girl who wins a date with Herbert Hotus is named Maris Clement. Maris Clement later plays Ms. Culpepper.
This episode introduces the new Bayside cheerleader uniforms.