This was the first episode of any Anime to be broadcast in stereo.
The fifth episode produced and animated by Studio Telecom.
This episode and "The Wolf Saw an Angel" are the only two episodes that play Opening 3 with sound effects included.
This episode ranked #6 in the Lupin III Best Selection rerun of favorite episodes, as chosen by Japanese fans.
Series debut of Lupin's yellow Fiat 500, which made its first appearance in Miyazaki's 'The Castle of Cagliostro'. In Part 1 Lupin and his gang occasionally drove a Fiat; Fujiko drove a white one in 'Which of the Third Generation Will Win' and Lupin drove a green one in 'Rescue the Tomboy'.