Sagwa: The Movie/Trivia

Also, no cartoon characters were harmed in the making of this film, however Fu-Fu crashed into a tree whilst leaving principal photography and Yeh-Yeh stubbed his pawnail on a lightstand."
 * Gag credits:
 * The AHA disclaimer reads:
 * "Animal interaction was monitored by the American Humane Association with on set supervision by Humane Society International Latin America and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Hong Kong). No animals were harmed in the making of this film.
 * A comedic disclaimer reads "The views and opinions expressed by Wing-Wing in the film that real cats are cats who eat mice are solely his own and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of RKO Holdings or the filmmakers. Neither RKO Holdings nor the filmmakers make any representation of the accuracy of any such views and opinions."
 * The copyright disclaimer reads "This motion picture is protected under the laws of the United States and other countries and its unauthorized duplication, distribution or exhibition may result in civil liability and criminal prosecution at the order of the Magistrate."
 * This was meant to be the series finale due to Sesame Workshop cutting funding for the series to make room for extended Sesame Street episodes.
 * Stevie Nicks re-recorded "Every Day" in much of the languages the film was dubbed into.
 * The film was dedicated to Leonardo Hizon, a Argentine stuntman originally from the Phillipines, who died filming a stunt for the live-action bits in a park in Córdoba, Argentina. The television edit, when it aired on PBS stations on September 16, 2003, was dedicated to Shei-Hu's voice actor Jaclyn Linetsky, who died days before in a car crash.
 * The dedications read:
 * "In Memory of Leonardo Hizon."
 * and
 * "For Jaclyn. Ik 'em Halvhym."
 * The latter bit of Jaclyn's dedication means "Go with God" in Hebrew.
 * According to former RKO Pictures head Mason Vee, the writers added the words "Darn", "D**n", "H*ll", and references to Chinese folk religion to bump the rating up to PG and to get the regular fans of Amy Tan's work to attend screenings. Dongwa saying "Holy sh**!" and Felipe's line "Work d**n it, work!" were also added to further the PG rating. On the PBS Kids and PBS Kids Sprout airings, these words and lines were changed to: "D'oh!", "Darn!", "Heck", "Oh no!", and "Work ya hunk of junk, work!", although the Chinese folk religion references were left in.