Hasbro decided to make a toy of Prowl's sidecar/armor after watching the episode; a marked contrast to Hasbro making toys that later appear in the show.
The episode title is a homage to the Western A Fistful of Dollars (1964); other homages include Lockdown wearing a poncho and the Mexican standoff scene in the warehouse. The Western was also an adapatation of the samurai film Yojimbo (1961), which is fitting since Prowl acts as a samurai in this episode.
The Starscream clones appear to be a in-joke on Transformers history. The Starscream toy mold in every toy line has consistently been repainted into other Decepticon characters, forming the "Seeker" group led by Starscream. The names of the other Seekers are usually Thundercraker and Skywarp.
This episode was first aired in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.