- Acting for Two: Robert Downey Jr. plays 4 characters: CIA agent Claude, filmmaker Niko, Professor Hammer and Congressman Ned Godwin. While the characters are kept separate for the most part, the third episode reveals that they all know each other and they meet up at a restaurant to introduce the Captain to Niko since Claude wants him to serve as a consultant on Niko's upcoming film.
- And Starring: The trailers for the show parody this, with Robert Downey Jr., who plays multiple characters, having four simultaneous credits.
- California Doubling: The Vietnam scenes were filmed in Thailand, since the Vietnamese government denied the filmmakers' attempts to get a filming permit there.
- Fake American: While the Captain isn't technically American, he still speaks English with an American accent due to having gone to college in California. He's played by Hoa Xuande, who's Australian.
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