This episode was supposed to introduce Lorenzo as a new character, but due to a deviation between production order and airing order, he had already appeared in "Arnold's Room" and "Gerald's Tonsils".
Attending P.S. 118 marks the first time Lorenzo has been to a public school.
Lorenzo takes viola lessons, has capital stocks, and attends a junior investment club.
This episode was originally titled "Meet the Rich Kid".
Helga hangs out with the boys instead of or without Phoebe. She does so again in Ghost Bride (episode).
Moral: enjoy your childhood, and take breaks.
Cultural References[]
Stinky says, "There's somethin' kinda eeEEEEeeehh about a boy that's never played baseball." This is a direct quote from the Foghorn Leghorn cartoon Little Boy Boo.
Lorenzo's laptop appears to be a parody of laptops sold by Apple (as seen on the logo which parodies the Apple logo and replacing it with a pear).
When Lorenzo and the other kids play in the mud, he is seen yelling out the Tarzan yell.