!!Tropes:

* FakeBrit: Creator/MonaMarshall as Duchess Dire and Creator/FrankWelker as Dr. Lawrence.
* NoExportForYou: The original Japanese version of ''Spiral Zone'' got some [[SpinOff spin-off]]s that never appeared anywhere else, including a {{manga}} and a "[[https://www.discogs.com/Toshiyuki-Watanabe-Tomoko-Aran-Hyper-Image-Album-Spiral-Zone/master/1380175 hyper image]]" soundtrack album that was released by the local branch of Creator/WarnerBrosRecords. Averted otherwise with the American show, which even got a full dub in Japanese (with some releases retaining the original theme).
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Several local stations in the US dropped the show after a few months due to disappointing ratings.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The Spiral Force promo initially called the Zone Riders as the ''Spiral Force'' and the Black Widows as ''Zone Commanders''.
** The Tonka toyline would have included toys for Katarina, Ned, Ben, Crook, Rawmeat, a BW Zone Generator, a Back Whip/Kopterpack/Stun Action Weapon Pack

!!Production:

* Creator/JMichaelStraczynski wrote the pilot episode, "Mission Into Evil", then left the show after a dispute with the producers. "Mission Into Evil" was credited to [[AlanSmithee the pseudonym]] "Fettes Gray".