Bender singing "coma coma coma coma coma chameleon" is a reference to the song "Karma Chameleon" by Culture Club.
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During the Hypnotoad intermission, the quotes by Bender are different.
The Comedy Central airing has Bender saying: "On the count of 3, you will awaken feeling refreshed as if Futurama had never been canceled by idiots, then brought back by bigger idiots. 1, 2, [snaps finger]".
The DVD and Blu-ray Disc has Bender saying: "This has been a test of the emergency Hypnotoad system. Had this been an actual hypnosis, you would go limp and watch whatever crap comes on next. Coming up next, Futurama! [snaps finger]".
Not counting the previous four films, this is the first episode to be produced in 16:9 widescreen resolution.
The crew comes back to Earth and crashes near the laboratory.
All the characters, except Professor Farnsworth and Zapp Brannigan, die but are all resuscitated.
Scruffy the Janitor, Kif Kroker, and LaBarbara Conrad shoot from the rebirth machine and land on Dr. Zoidberg - Fry refers to them as "and the rest", a reference to the opening theme of Gilligan's Island.
The Leela-bot calls Nibbler by a pet name, "Pooperdoodle".
When Bender is thrown out of Studio 1²2¹3³ and lands on his back, he is able to roll himself over from having watched a turtle get up in "Crimes of the Hot".
When the Professor is telling what REALLY happened, he says "It's like a comedy central channel, and we're on it now!" and that's a reference to Futurama changing channels from Fox to Comedy Central.
When the Professor is telling what REALLY happened, Bender says "Yeah! We're back!" which is a reference to that Futurama is back after 7 years.
When this episode aired in Australia, Bender's voiceover lines at the beginning of the episode are different.[citation needed]
Bender's suit and dancing are a reference to Saturday Night Fever.
This is the first time a Planet Express member has committed a very serious and unforgivable crime, which is murder. Farnsworth committed murder on several adults to harvest their stem cells in order to resuscitate his crew.
The Birth Machine is one of only a few machines that Farnsworth invented that have actually worked.
In local syndication, Bender's monologue and the Comedy Central reference are removed.
This is the first episode in local syndication to have a "Viewer Discretion is Advised" disclaimer.
