Horses have appeared on the show before now, but James Baxter is the first one to actually look like a horse. Previous horses have just had big round heads and bodies as in "The Eyes" or "Princess Cookie."
James Baxter is voiced by and named after the guest animator who created him. Baxter was the supervising animator for Belle in 'Beauty and the Beast,' Rafiki in 'The Lion King,' Tulio in 'The Road to El Dorado' and the title character from 'Spirit: Stallion of the Cimmaron' among his many other credits.
This is the first episode to feature an alternate animation over the end credits, utilizing sketch animatics of James Baxter the Horse.
Series debut of James Baxter.