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*The hand shown in episodes 5 and 6 is actually the hand of the director. The movement was captured on film and then spliced digitally into the animation.
*In episode 4 the original idea was for Naota to hit his father in the head with the bat instead of the TV. But due to a string of kids beating their parents to death with metal baseball bats hitting Japanese news around production time, Naota attacks the TV instead.
*In episode 5, a ''[[South Park]]'' animation style is used. The decision to do so was made once again by the art team. Much of the Japanese audience, according to the director, was unable to understand the reference; ''South Park'' never caught on in Japan due to too many American [[pop culture]] references. In the American release of ''FLCL'', however, it was easily recognized and greeted with both applause and groans. Also in Episode 3 Miyaji Junko’s car has a Kenny key chain in it.
*Episode 5 contains a reference to the opening credits of [[Lupin III]], as Naota's dad pounces out of his red suit and into Haruko's bed (who pulls a blanket over her chest as a spring-loaded boxing glove flies out and hits him). Lupin III started its run on Adult Swim around the same time.
*In late 2003, one of the Adult Swim [[commercial bumper|bumper sequences]] listed some of the favorite shows of Adult Swim's staff. ''FLCL'' was among them.
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