Near the end of the episode, the Maximal leader appears saying "look who's back!" In the next episode "Power Surge", the Predacon leader would appear at the end of that episode with the same words.
The debut episode of Rhinox's famed "Chaingun of Doom", also perhaps the episode that started Waspinatorn's infamous habit of getting destroyed at every chance.
In Japan, the episode was known as "Kieta Convoy," or "Convoy Disappeared." Convoy was the Japanese name given to any leader with the name of Optimus.
The episode features shadows, which were incredibly rare in the series, due to the difficulty of animating them correctly.