During his meeting with Kermit, Sam the Eagle is horrified because the "One Million Angry Parents Association" is protesting the show following Miss Piggy's wardrobe malfunction. This is a reference to the real life protest staged against this series by the group One Million Moms, which deemed the show "unsuitable for family viewing" months before it even started airing.
First appearance of Big Mean Carl's sister, Big Mean Carla.
Melinda is a reuse of the Belinda Cratchit Muppet from The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992). Though she is one of several original Muppets created for that film, and thus does not receive a "played by" credit in the movie (the way, for example, the film credits Kermit the Frog as Bob Cratchit), according to a 1993 storybook based on the movie, Belinda Cratchit was played by a Muppet pig called Melinda.