In his 2019 autobiography, "Baby Don't Hurt Me", Chris Kattan revealed the four different sources which inspired his Mango character:
- A girl he met in Russia as a teenager on a community theater exchange trip.
- Winni, the Dalmation dog his family own during his childhood.
- A real-life female stripper named Mango he saw perform once.
- The song "Missing" (Todd Terry Club Mix) by Everything But The Girl.
During a fight scene in the Xena: Warrior Princess (1995) spoof, Molly Shannon accidentally pulled off Brendan Fraser's wig. Both broke up and continued to giggle for most of the remainder of the sketch.