In one scene, Mad Mod tries to brainwash Starfire by propping her eyes open with one of his machines and forcing her to watch dizzying images. This is a reference to the Ludovico Technique used to make Alex non-violent in Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (1971) which starred Malcolm McDowell, who does the voice of the Mad Mod, as Alex.
When Robin and Starfire fall from the Zr tile, the column to their right goes Y, La, Ac, Ce, Th. (Yttrium, Lanthanum, Actinium, Cerium, Thorium) The current positions of La and Ac do not mean the elements, but are merely placeholders on the periodic table for the Lanthanide and Actinide series. The proper places for the elements (each box to the left for both Cerium and Thorium) are instead both blank.
Starfire was in the library, Beast Boy was in the Science Lab, Cyborg was in the Computer Lab, Raven was in the Gym, but it is unknown what class Robin was in.
This episode marks the first appearance of Mad Mod. The Mad Mod was one of the earliest adversaries of the Teen Titans, he was a fashion designer who lived on Carnaby Street in London, where Mod clothes were the rage. Mod used his fashion label as a front to conceal contraband items in the clothes he made. He appeared in "Teen Titans" (vol. 1) #7 and #17. He resurfaced years later in "Teen Titans" (vol. 2) #2 in 1996. By then, he had has reformed, and become a very successful fashion designer (the retro collection of Mad Mod fashions was a huge hit).
The song during the chase scene was titled "K2G". The song was written by Andy Strumer, and Puffy AmiYumi, produced by Andy Strumer and performed by Puffy Amiyumi