* {{Blooper}}: When Applejack says "Yeah, just go ahead and eat up!", her mouth stops moving before the line is finished.
* FandomNod: Unconfirmed, but Dash's ninja suit is effectively a hoodie (the drawstrings are shown several times), which itself is an art fad among MLPFIM artists.
** Two of the episode's main Aesops could be seen as nods to the fandom, "Don't knock it till you've tried it" and "Don't be ashamed of what you like"
* FirstAppearance: Through the book covers and fantasies, of Daring Do.
* WorkingTitle: [[http://mutatingraven.deviantart.com/journal/MLP-216-quot-Read-It-and-Weep-quot-282956344 Apparently "Reading Rainbow" was the working title early on.]]
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