Seth MacFarlane has a cameo role as Fry's dog Seymour, parodying his role as Brian in Family Guy (1999).
Fry's mom watches the 2000 Rose Bowl, with Wisconsin beating Stanford 17 to 9. The 2000 Rose Bowl, played on January 1, 2000, ended with Wisconsin beating Stanford 17 to 9.
This episode takes place from December 31, 1999 to January 1, 2000 and in 3013.
Features Fry's on and off girlfriend from 1999, Michelle. However in "Space Pilot 3000", Michelle was voiced by Kath Soucie.
In "The Cryonic Woman", the character was recast with Sarah Silverman taking over voicing the roll of Michelle. She voiced Michelle in the series since the pilot.
The scene where Fry sees her in a cab has been rerecorded using Sarah Silverman's voice.
In "The Cryonic Woman", the character was recast with Sarah Silverman taking over voicing the roll of Michelle. She voiced Michelle in the series since the pilot.
The scene where Fry sees her in a cab has been rerecorded using Sarah Silverman's voice.
The part of the plot regarding the alien ship with the tones trying to communicate with Earth is a reference to the main plot of 'Close encounters of the third kind' (Steven Spielberg, 1977)