The only time Papa Smurf wears a brown beard in the present time. The later episodes would present him wearing a brown beard in flashbacks to earlier periods in his life, such as "Papa's Family Album", "Brainy's Smarty Party" and "Smurf on the Wild Side, Part 1".
This is the first time Balthazar appears in a cartoon episode since his first appearance in "The Smurfs' Springtime Special" during Season 1.
The mannerisms of the nymph Flowerbell are based on controversial film actress Mae West. West's famous line "Maybe you can come up and see me sometime" was also used by Flowerbell.