(02:00) Serenity's statement is a joke on how the fans of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! series have romantically paired Joey and Yugi together.

(01:08) The song that plays when Grandpa hangs the 'Do not Disturb' sign over his room is 'Sexual Healing' by Marvin Gaye.

All are unable to speak, with the exception of saying their own name. Over the course of the episode, Mokuba mentions three Pokemon: Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Mr.Mime.

(00:38) Mokuba thinking that he is a Pokemon is possibly a reference to Episode 27 of Pokemon, where all of the children were hypnotized to believe that they were Pokemon themselves.

(00:20) Luke's hand was cut off by Darth Vader at the end of 'Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back' and replaced by a prosthetic which was more or less indistinguishable from his real hand.

(Title) This is a reference to Pokemon, in which there were short breaks before and after commercials asking, ' Who's that Pokemon?'.

Yami soundly defeats the Rare Hunter, causing Marik, who was controlling the Rare Hunter, to talk to Yami through the Rare Hunter, revealing who he is and what he wants, which is Yugi's screen time. Joey runs into the Rare Hunter who 'stole' his Red Eyes, but before he can rechallenge the Rare Hunter to a duel, Yugi steps in to duel for him. In this episode, Kaiba's new duel tournament officially begins.

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