Several reports were made of parents claiming that the show was "too entertaining" to be truly educational. However, this was soon disproved by viewers' mastering the concepts taught in the show at school.
"The Following Program" was considered for the show's title, but deemed too confusing.
Officer Sam and Officer Steve from "Mathnet" were played by real-life LAPD officers Sam Salazar and Steve Fellman.
The original title was "That's Mathematics", with Tom Lehrer's song of the same name as the theme. The song was dropped when the show's title changed.
Phil Hartman auditioned for the role of George Frankly of "Mathnet", a role that instead went to Joe Howard.