This was most likely because they didn't want Gabby in the scene where Stripes, Zeg and Watts were lifted into the air by balloons tied to them by the Treat Thief, as it was riskier for a human.
This episode also acts very similar to the Season 3 episode "Light Riders".
Both of these episodes' plots involve a thief who is constantly stealing stuff around Axle City, and Blaze must stop the thief.
Both involve a female bandit. The one in the Season 3 episode was the Light Thief, and in this episode, it's a Treat Thief.
Both thieves speak in rhyme.
Unlike the Light Thief, the Treat Thief always speaks in rhyme, while the Light Thief stops rhyming when she's caught.
When the Treat Thief reforms, Blaze, AJ and Anna speak in rhyme with her.
First time a mouse appears.
The Light Thief reforming at the end of the episode after Blaze does something nice to her, and returning the stolen stuff. The same goes for the Treat Thief.
This is the second time (third if "Blazing Amazing Stories" is counted) where Blaze turns into a police car.
Blaze and AJ turn into police officers jumping in the air similar to how they turned into ninjas in "Ninja Soup".
Ironically, both of these episodes were sequels to Season 4 episodes. This episode was the sequel to "Officer Blaze", while Ninja Soup is the sequel to "Ninja Blaze".
Jimmy and Kimmy the rabbits from "Babysitting Heroes" reappear in this episode along with their father.
This is the last episode to use the 2D WildBrain logo.
This is also the last episode where Stefan Seslija served as the sound effects editor and re-recording mixer at WildBrain Studios (formerly DHX Media) before moving to Bergium Audio Post as the sound designer and re-recording mixer starting with "Big Rig to the Rescue!".
This is one of the several episodes where Crusher and Pickle play a minor role.
This is because of the fact that the Treat Thief takes Crusher's role as the antagonist.
This is also one of the few post-Season 1 episodes without a subplot.
This is the only episode to date where Crusher doesn't cry after an item is stolen from him; instead, he freaks out in panic.