- Absurdly Short Production Time: Asimov wrote it while on a TV show, although he later admitted he anticipated a request to do so, and so considered ideas in advance.
- Publisher-Chosen Title:
- When it was printed in the French version of Fantasy and Science Fiction, it was renamed "Suivez les Instructions" (Follow the Instructions).
- When it was printed in German, it was renamed "Die Gebrauchsanweisung" (The Instructions).
- Referenced by...:
- In the afterword to "The Matter Of God" (found in Allenthology), B Morris Allen admits that he took inspiration from "Insert Knob A in Hole B".
- In Isaac Asimov The Foundations Of Science Fiction, James Gunn summarizes "Insert Knob A in Hole B".
- Write Who You Know: Since the audience he was writing for could see fellow panelists John Hansen and David O Woodbury, Dr Asimov didn't have to describe the protagonists of his story, since they were doing much the same thing; complaining about illogical assembly instructions, "composed by an idiot".
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