Notes

Season 1 Notes

• This episode reveals that Mikey graduated high school before looking for an acting job.
• Lily is known for her "OMG" line. Since this episode is the first in the story line, it reveals that Mitsuki rather than Lily was actually the first person in the show to say it.
• Mikey's chase sequence is reminiscent of the famous scene from The Beatles' A Hard Day's Night. The music playing, called 'Feels So Good', is composed in the style of the Beatles' songs.
• During the touring montage, Mikey and his friends mimic the strange faces made by tanuki statues. Tanukis are animals in Japanese folklore, and statues of them are seen all over their country.
• It is revealed that the limousine driver is the original Speed Racer
• One of the tourists in the airport looks similar to Kakashi Hatake from Naruto.
• One of the tourists in the airport looks similar to Hoshigaki Kisame from Naruto.
• One of the characters at the airport looks similar to Mega Man X.
• One of the people in the air port is Shippo from Inuyasha he also shows up in "The Fugi-Kid" at Mikey's hearing.
• One of the auditions for the show is based on Astro Boy.
• Although this is the Pilot episode, it was not the very first aired. Thus the title The "Lost" Pilot.

• There is a little bit of fore-shadowing in this episode as the crew talk about their rooms in Lily Mu towers, because of Guano being very secretive about his room.

• While everyone is shouting that they are Mikey, one shouts at random "I'm Spartacus!" a spoof of the movie Spartacus.
• In the same sequence, one of the costumed fans has a very similar appearance to Zangief of Street Fighter fame.
• When Mikey was chasing people for the videogame, one of the people he was chasing looks like Chun-Li from Street Fighter.
• When Mikey and Guano crash their boat at a giant iceberg, this is a possible reference to Titanic.

• Dr. Katashi's appearance is a homage to Kakashi Hatake from Naruto.
• Socky is accompanied by three dancers in his television ad who look similar to Kagome Higurashi from Inuyasha, Rei Ayanami from Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Shampoo from Ranma 1/2. His bodyguard resembles Batou from Ghost In The Shell.
• Scoop Suzuki, the editor of the tabloid, has a similar appearance to J.J. Jameson from Spider-Man.

• Agent Yoshida is almost identical to Commander Amarao from the anime FLCL.

• When Mikey owes Mr. Tatami 20 million yen, he says that he has 24 hours to deliver the money. Then a countdown clock appears in the middle of the screen and four split screens appear which is similar to the one feautred on the TV Show 24. Later Mikey sees that he has 22 hours and hits the timer at the bottom of the screen and alters it to 11 hours.
• The ending LilyMu scene is similar to the ending of Back to the Future Part II where Marty falls of the roof and rises back up stading of the DeLorean.

• The recycling song closely resembles The Beatles's song When I'm sixty-four.

• This episode reveals that Mitsuki has only one kidney, because she donated one to Lily.
• Kello is a spoof of the pokemon Skitty and Hello Kitty.

• The whole episode is a spoof on the story formula utilized in the Japanese film Rashomon.
• Mitsuki is afraid that Ozu will feed the Jade Tigerfish to Yesman, and Yesman holds up a rice bowl and says, "I haven't eaten in WEEKS!!!" However, during Mitsuki's story, Yesman is shown eating popcorn with Gonard.

• The first episode in which Mikey uses his catchphrase, "W'ever".

• This episode premiered on Nickelodeon first. It was also the show's debut start on Nickelodeon.
• The title of the episode is an obvious spoof of "Lost In Translation", a movie starring Bill Murray that takes place in Japan.
• It was also Mitsuki's birthday, but it seems that everyone forgot about her.
• When Mikey attempts to escape his trouble with the Chums by dancing is a parody of Pee Wee Herman dealing with bikers in the movie Pee Wee's Big Adventure.
• The song that plays during the montage with Mikeyu and the Chums hanging out bears great similarity to Steppenwolf's "Born to Be Wild".

• The title is inspired by the John Carpenter's 1986 film Big Trouble in Little China.
• This is the thirteenth episode aired, keeping within the theme of the number 13 (It was the number of the secret room and considered an unlucky number).

• Nicktoons Network only airs this episode during the Halloween season, probably because they think it's a Halloween special. Some may consider this the "fake" halloween special.

• This episode has a spoof of Yu-gi-oh! character Atem as a similar character with over sized hair.
• Ori and Yori are a direct spoof of Puffy AmiYumi from Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, and appear to be animated in the style of Magical DoReMi.
• The reporter looks similar to Yubaba/Zaneba from Spirited Away.
• The magician mentioned in Gonards's flashback (about Ozu being tricked) is the same one from The Switch.
• Mostly all the guitars in this episode are blue Rickenbacker Model 4003 basses, similar to Haruko's bass guitar in FLCL.

• This episode spoofs the storyline of the classic French play La Cage Aux Folles, and the subsequent 1996 film The Birdcage.
• When Mikey wacks the orb with the retractable hammer, the handle of the hammer is designed just like Mace Windu's Lightsaber from the First Star Wars Movie.

• The reality show is an obvious parody of the show The Real World.
• Gonard's very short dance sequence is reminiscent of the movie, Flashdance

• One of the Kappa Mikey fans resembles Kabuto Yakushi from the Naruto.
• Based on production order, this is apparently the first time that they made it through a shot without anything going wrong, and the only time the episode began and ended with the same taping of the show, only slightly shortened.

• The LilyMu sequence at the beginning and end of the show is similar to the climax of The Matrix.

• This episode makes reference to the fact that some dubbing companies, such as 4kids Entertainment, edit nationally distributed anime series heavily. The American title of the show is a reference to Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, a similar heavily altered adaptation of a Japanese show.
• Gonard says "My kingdom for a Guano" this is a reference to Shakespeare's play Richard III.
• Mikey's horse on the Lilymu sequence is named Sea Cookie, which is a spoof off of Seabiscuit, an American movie.

• While walking Guano, Mikey can be heard whistling the Kappa Mikey theme song.
• In "Mikey Impossible", Mitsuki said she has been on the show for five years. Mitsuki's final spy mission was also five years ago. It is likely Mitsuki started acting straight after she quit being a spy.
• When Mikey offers Mitsuki movie tickets, the latter's inner self is similar to that of Sakura Haruno from the manga/anime series, Naruto.

• It is revealed that Yesman doesn't use the bathroom.
• For some reason, the summary to this ep is listed on some sources as "Mikey finds out Mitsuki has a crush on him; Gonard and Guano visit a candy factory'

• Nicktoons Network aired a second version of the same episode, with about a minute and a half of footage that was not seen on Nickelodeon.
• In the Christmas party Mikey and Mitsuki talk below the mistletoe, and after Mikey notices where they were he is, he kissed Mitsuki on the cheek.
• The Super Gonard balloon from "Ship of Fools" can be seen above LilyMu studios at the very end.
• Guano is revealed to actually be Ozu's lost son in an animal suit.