In "An Ed is Born", there is a Barry White and Tom Jones record in Eddy's room.
'An Ed is Born' hints heavily that Eddy's brother used to beat up Eddy. This is confirmed in 'Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show'.
One of the series' few references to a real-life living person - Steven Spielberg - which also helps to pin down what period of time the series takes place in (1970s-forward).
This episode was originally aired on February 15, but was later rerun on November 1, 2002 after the ninth episode.
Despite being originally aired on February 15, 2002, this episode has a 2001 copyright. This was changed that it has a 2002 copyright which was aired on November 1 as part of the episode's reruns.