The theme music when Conner appears on screen for the first time is a variation of the 1988 Superboy TV series opening theme.
Before this episode aired, DC Universe had a poll asking whether or not the Jason Todd version of Robin should live or die. While the episode had already wrapped production and this poll had no bearing on the fate of the character, it was a nod to a stunt that DC Comics held in 1988, asking readers to call a 1-900 number that did have an effect on Robin's fate. The DC Universe poll decided that Jason Todd should live with 51% of the vote, while the original DC Comics poll decided to kill Robin with just 50.3% of the vote.
This episode establishes that Clark Kent and Lex Luthor grew up together as friends. This is an idea that was popularised by the long-running show Smallville.
Introduces Mercy Graves to the series, who was actually created for Superman the Animated Series as Lex Luthor's bodyguard. She has since been incorporated into the comics and other media.
Joshua Orpin, Conner was captured on Google street view at 192 Wellington St W, Toronto Ontario, June 2019.