The first portrayal of Robin's origin outside of the comic book series.
Bruce Timm often said that the scene where Dick Grayson says goodbye to his circus friends before leaving for Wayne Manor has made him cry several times.
Batman's costume in the flashback sequence was a cross between the original Bob Kane design and the Batman: Year One design.
It won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less).
In a flashback, Jim Gordon appears as a detective with red hair, referenced later in Gordon's appearance in Batman: Year One (2011).