The "Think, once, think twice! Think... DON'T drive your car on the pavement!!!" that the neighbor watches on television parodies a British public information film from the 1970s.
The man whose portrait photo is on the wall of the police recruiting office is Sir Kenneth Newman, the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police at the time.
Filmed during the British winter of 1983/1984.
In 2022 a BluRay commentary track was released to accompany this episode. The bulk of the commentary is between Nigel Planer, Lise Mayer and Alexei Sayle, though the first ten minutes are given over to archive audio interviews, introduced by commentary producer Richard Latto.
The three archive interviews feature Ben Elton talking with Paul Jackson in 1999, Lee Mack interviewing Adrian Edmondson in 2010, and Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall talking to Steve Wright in 1991.
The three archive interviews feature Ben Elton talking with Paul Jackson in 1999, Lee Mack interviewing Adrian Edmondson in 2010, and Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall talking to Steve Wright in 1991.