In a throwaway gag in this episode, we see a Womble being refused entry to the BBC. Originally, Walliams and Lucas wanted to use Mr Blobby but he proved to be too expensive.
Des Kaye is a spoof of television presenter Timmy Mallet.
Towards the end of the episode we see Ted Robbins in a restaurant scene saying that he went to school with Paul McCartney, in actual fact Paul McCartney is Robbins first cousin once removed.