This cartoon was first aired as part of episode 46 which featured the cartoons "Leggo My Ego" and "Big In Japan". The gag credit for episode 46 is: Linonophobia - fear of string. [edit]
The scene where Brain has his eyes held open and was forced to watch a film is a nod to the famous scene in the Stanley Kubrick film A Clockwork Orange. [edit]
During the flashback when Brain asks the chef "Please, sir, can I have some more?", this is a nod to the famous scene from the Charles Dickens novel, and its various film adaptations, Oliver Twist. [edit]
Sigmund Freud was a famous psychologist who first developed a number of psychological theories and fields of study, such as psychoanalysis and unconscious desires. [edit]