The episode was based on an idea submitted by a viewer of "Lupin III" series, the second episode to do so.
This episode pays tribute to The Rose of Versailles (1979), a popular anime at the time alongside Lupin III, which featured the French aristocracy (particularly Marie Antionette), the palace of Versailles (where it was set), and a female military commander named Oscar.
The episode is a crossover with the popular manga/anime series The Rose of Versailles (aka Lady Oscar), making it the first ever instance where the Lupin series was paired with another franchise. This was aired before the first episode of The Rose of Versailles that was on the October 10, 1979. Despite both series were done by TMS, they were done by different staff and both have different character designs.
This was one of the 4 fan suggested episodes to celebrate 100 episodes of the series.