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** In the dub, when Team Rocket recites this football-themed variation of their motto, Jessie makes a reference to an "eighth-round pick", presumably a draft pick. The last time the {{wp|NFL Draft}} held an eighth round was on April 26, 1993, almost ten years prior to this episode's initial dubbed airing. | ** In the dub, when Team Rocket recites this football-themed variation of their motto, Jessie makes a reference to an "eighth-round pick", presumably a draft pick. The last time the {{wp|NFL Draft}} held an eighth round was on April 26, 1993, almost ten years prior to this episode's initial dubbed airing. | ||
** Interestingly, the dub's initial airing was the day before the {{wp|Super Bowl XXXVII|Super Bowl}} aired in 2003. | ** Interestingly, the dub's initial airing was the day before the {{wp|Super Bowl XXXVII|Super Bowl}} aired in 2003. | ||
* When Team Rocket are disguised as travelling samurai, Meowth is playing a shamisen. This is possibly a visual joke as Meowth is based on a cat and the shamisen was traditionally made using cat skin. | |||
* This is the only [[original series]] episode that includes Team Rocket's name in its title. Due to this, it is also the only one that names it using hiragana for "dan" (だん) instead of the kanji (団). | * This is the only [[original series]] episode that includes Team Rocket's name in its title. Due to this, it is also the only one that names it using hiragana for "dan" (だん) instead of the kanji (団). | ||
* Music from ''[[PK01|Pikachu's Vacation]]'' can be heard in this episode, as well as an instrumental version of ''[[Face Forward Team Rocket!]]''. | * Music from ''[[PK01|Pikachu's Vacation]]'' can be heard in this episode, as well as an instrumental version of ''[[Face Forward Team Rocket!]]''. | ||