Trivia[]
- With almost 40 million views as of December 2021, this episode ranks fourth among the most-viewed individual cartoons, behind Out on a Limb, Remains to be Seen, and Eyes Cold Lemonade.
- This is the first episode in which Toothy sustains an eye injury, something that later became a character trait of his.
- This episode is among six instances where a character cries during his/her death due to the degree of pain. The other instances are Toothy in Brake the Cycle, Petunia in Read 'em and Weep, Sniffles in Tongue in Cheek, Flaky in Ski Ya, Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya!, Lumpy in The Chokes on You, and Cuddles crying from his injury in In a Jam.
- This episode introduced an updated featuring sequence that was used until Just Desert.
- There are no female characters in this episode.
- This is Toothy's most famous episode, and has his most famous death.
- There are some notable similarities between this episode and his second most famous episode, An Inconvenient Tooth:
- Toothy has no sign of the trademark mitten hands.
- Discounting the woodpecker, this is one of the episodes in which a character appears alone.
- This is one of seven episodes where a character (Toothy) is forced to cause pain on him/herself, the other character being Lumpy in Out on a Limb, I've Got You Under My Skin, and The Chokes on You, Flaky in Ski Ya, Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya!, and Disco Bear in Easy Comb, Easy Go. Toothy also causes pain on himself in An Inconvenient Tooth.
- The YouTube thumbnail spoils Toothy's death, and the Classic Remastered version's thumbnail spoils Toothy's injury.
- The two characters who appear in the episode are also Fliqpy's very first victims.
- This episode was banned in Russia on YouTube.
- However, the Classic Remastered version is still available there.
- This episode was one of those shown at an AOD (Animation on Display) event.
- The sky in the remastered version has a peach-colored gradient rather than the clear blue sky in the original version.
Cultural References[]
- The meaning of "eye candy" is visual images that are superficially attractive and entertaining but intellectually undemanding.
- The moral means to remain focused on achieving a positive end result, without being distracted by problems or setbacks.
- The woodpecker in this episode looks similar to the fictional character Woody Woodpecker.
Superlatives[]
- Toothy's lollipop injury is similar to his injury in Idol Curiosity, Lumpy's injury in We're Scrooged! and Nutty's injury in Camp Pokeneyeout.
- Toothy's death is similar to Lumpy's death in Idol Curiosity, since both have to do with a character losing both eyes and a brain.
Continuity[]
- The woodpecker is the same woodpecker from the episode Hide and Seek, though with a different color.
Production Notes[]
- This episode won the award for best series at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival of 2003.
- In addition to being a fan favorite and an award-winning episode, Kenn Navarro has stated that this was the most fun episode to make.