This episode (and four others) originally appeared as a tv-movie, "Super Ducktales." After it initially aired in movie format, it was split into 5 episodes for syndication.
First appearance of Fenton Crackshell.
The Duchess from the Season 1 episode, "Hotel Strangeduck" makes a cameo appearance in this episode. She appears twice, briefly, on the tv when Fenton's mother is watching "Ducks of our Lives."
First appearance of Gandra Dee.
Bean counter is the slang term for accountant, which is Fenton's current job for Scrooge McDuck, but his job before that was a literal bean counter as he counted beans at a bean factory.