Arnold ends up having to save Mighty Pete again, along with the rest of the neighborhood, in Hey Arnold! The Movie.
Big Bob likes sitcoms.
While watching his sitcoms, Big Bob laughs and says "...These crazy situation comedies...". However, in the German-dubbed version of this episode he says "...diese schrecklich nette Familie ist wirklich schrecklich komisch...!", which loosely translated means "...this terrible family, truly is terribly funny...!". So Big Bob apparently watches "Married... with children" in the German episode. "Eine schrecklich nette Familie" being the German name for this particular US sitcom.
This episode showcases some of Big Bob's more ruthless nature, as well as his kind of detachment from the world, as he states "I put a lot of thought in this location, there's always lots of people hanging around there, under that tree." He seems to miss that the reason people hang around that particular location is because of the tree (and its treehouse) and not because of the location itself.
According to Gertie, Mighty Pete is a 700 year-old tree.
Also, according to Phil, he was the one to put indoor plumbing in the tree, and spent most of his honeymoon in the treehouse.
Sid's pajamas include a yellow version of his usual hat. In later episodes, Sid's pajamas are usually light green.
This episode's events happen in May 1997 (if you assume the episode took place the year it was produced in), as no other month in that year had a Friday the 16th.
This is the first of two episodes to air in 3D Nogglevision, Nickelodeon's week-long event where viewers could experience their favorite shows in Chromadepth 3D.
It is actually illegal to cut down a public tree yourself without going to city hall and given permission from the mayor or the governor.
