This is the last episode to use traditional cell animation in production order.
Mr. Krabs mentions that no-one has had a break at the Krusty Krab since the famine of 1959. This means that the Krusty Krab has been around since at least that time, which would have made him seventeen years old.
The term "hooky" is slang for skipping school or work, which is what SpongeBob does.
Squidward's fishing skills would crop up again in "Don't Look Now".
Although This Episode Premiered In 2000 It Was Made In 1999 According To The Credits Also This Was The Last Episode To Be Made In 1999