Written by Craig Bartlett, Joseph Purdy
Storyboard Direction by Carson Kugler
Animation Direction by Frank Weiss
Storyboard Artists: Caesar Martinez, Diane Kredensor, Kelly James
Assistant Storyboard Artists: Louis C. Gallegos, Elyse Whittaker-Paek, Jason Sellin
Cast:
Arnold - Spencer Klein
Grandpa, Jolly Olly Ice Cream man, Ivana, Marv - Dan Castellaneta
Grandma, car show announcer - Tress MacNeille
Ned (radio DJ), policeman - Craig Bartlett
Vic, Morrie - John Mariano
Leichliter - Tim Curry
Rex Smythe-Higgins - Tony Jay
* If the name Ivana Divanacevic sounds familiar: Danica Ivancevic is a writer (and occasional voice) on the show.
* Even at the car show, Grandpa is called "Steely Phil".
* Leichliter is right; the entire "Ring of the Nieblung" series (four operas) lasts about 17 hours! (Actually, these are some of the longest operas regularly performed; most last less than three hours.)
* There were a number of references to detective stories:
o Grandma was "Spade" - Sam Spade was a private detective, best known for The Maltese Falcon.
o Arnold was "Marlowe" - Philip Marlowe was another private detetive, probably best known for The Big Sleep.
o Grandma carried around a lollipop, a reference to the TV series Kojak.
o The two streets mentioned were Hammett Avenue and Chandler Street; authors Dashell Hammett and Raymond Chandler created Spade and Marlowe, respectively.
o Also, Marv of "Marv's Scarves" looked and sounded like actor Peter Lorre, who was in the movie version of The Maltese Falcon that starred Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade. (In the Bogart version of The Big Sleep, two of the characters are named Peter and Sidney, named for Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet, who usually appeared together in Bogart films.)
Written by Michelle Lamoreaux, Steve Viksten
Storyboard Direction by Tim Parsons
Animation Direction by Christine Kolosov
Storyboard Artists: Caesar Martinez, Diane Kredensor, Kelly James
Assistant Storyboard Artists: Louis C. Gallegos, Elyse Whittaker-Paek, Jason Sellin
Cast:
Arnold - Spencer Klein
Helga - Francesca Smith
Phoebe - Anndi McAfee
Harold - Justin Shenkarow
Rhonda - Olivia Hack
Sid - Sam Gifaldi
Stinky - Christopher Walberg
Brainy - Craig Bartlett
Mr. Simmons - Dan Butler
Principal Wartz - David Wohl
Kyo Heyerdahl (Phoebe's father) - George Takei
Reba Heyerdahl (Phoebe's mother) - Jean Smart
Lunch lady - Danica Ivancevic
* The award Phoebe receives spells her last name "Heyerdahl", although an earlier episode spelled it "Hyerdahl" on her school record.
* Speaking of the award, it says that Phoebe received it in July and August...when the school is closed for the summer.
* Phoebe hasn't missed a school day in years? Not even when she broke her leg in "Phoebe Breaks A Leg"?
* In the scene with everybody in Phoebe's house, it almost looks like Phoebe's mother is in a wheelchair, but if you look closely, the "wheels" on the chair are only half-wheels - it's just the way the wooden chair is designed. (Besides, she could walk just fine in "Parents Day" and "Phoebe Cheats".)