The dialogue between Peter Fonda and Zorak beginning with, "well, I know what it's like to be dead," is a reference to the song "She Said She Said" by the Beatles, the lyrics of which Fonda himself inspired.
According to Dave Willis, when a staffer heard that Peter Fonda would be interviewed for the show, he came to the studio dressed as Captain America from Easy Rider (1969). Willis, wanting to avoid embarrassing the star, told the staffer they were interviewing Henry Fonda. The staff worker then left feeling dejected.
Despite Space Ghost introducing Peter Fonda as his guest star as "Ted Turner's brother-in-law", Peter's sister Jane Fonda was married to Ted Turner until May 22, 2001.