Writer:	Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko
Director:	Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko
Star:	Dante Basco (Prince Zuko),  Dee Bradley Baker (Appa/Momo/Various Others),  Jack DeSena (Sokka)
Guest Star:	Bryan Konietzko (Fire Nation Soldier),  Mitchel Musso (Aang),  Mae Whitman (Kya)

In this pilot episode, everyone refers to momo as 'peach', which is the japanese translation of momo. (edit) In this episode, the standard Fire Nation uniforms are different than that commonly seen throughout the main series. The creators in the commentary revealed that the change in design for the Fire Nation uniforms was not so much that the design was bad, the spikes were too inconvenient for some bending moves. (edit) In this pilot, Kya (Katara) and Aang do not seem to express quite the same type of relationship they do in the main series, Kya treats Aang more rationally and is considerably less trustful in her abilities than in the series as Katara. (edit) The scene between Momo and Zuko's pet Hawk was CG-based. According to the creators, it was the last time they did anything like that in the show because all the fire had to be animated by hand by Bryan. (edit) In this episode, Aang actually throws himself into danger in order to enter the Avatar state, a tactic he would never so impulsively execute in the series. Here, he utilizes it simply as a quick power up, whereas the concept of Avatar state was altered to have much more complexity within the series. (edit)

Sokka: Kya, quit playing.
Kya (Katara): For the last time, waterbending is NOT playing. Braiding my doll's hair - now THAT'S playing.
Sokka: (blushing) I was six! (edit) Sokka: Hmm... (eats some berries) Bleh! (walks out of the bushes and sees a rhino) AH! (edit) Aang (while fleeing from Zuko): Woo hoo!
Sokka: You idiot! We're about to die! (edit) Kya: Aang, focus. (edit) Aang: You sure about that? (edit)

The statue of Ozai being built in the city is referenced in the 203, Return to Omashu, with the massive structure of Ozai being constructed in the upper level of the city, and it is where Aang and Azula start off their fight. (edit) When Aang first fights Zuko's flame daggers, his collar turns red. (edit) In this episode, Sokka calls waterbending playing, and Kya tells him "for the last time, waterbending is not playing." This line may have inspired Sokka calling waterbending "magic" in The Boy In The Iceberg. (edit) In this episode, Zuko has a pet dragon hawk. This seems to be the inspiration for Sokka getting a messenger hawk in the episode The Runaway. (edit) The serpent from Serpents Pass and The Awakening appears. (edit)

The original Fire Nation soldier uniform resembles Japanese samurai armor. This Japanese samurai armor is also similar to the ones in Heroes, in which Takezo Kensei dons. (edit)