This is the first Pixar short film to be part of SparkShorts.
The first Pixar movie to contain a strong curse word.
The third Pixar short film to be rated PG by the MPAA, after Party Central (2013) and Sanjay's Super Team (2015). This is the first Pixar project without featuring John Lasseter in any capacity.
Ironically, Purl's "new look" consists of stockinette stitch, which contains no visible purl stitches, only knit stitches.