The character Dr. Erika Lane was named after producer Lou Scheimer's two children, Lane Scheimer and Erika Scheimer. Lou later used the name as a pseudonym for himself whenever he was credited as a composer on one of his productions.
The series varies from the film it is based on in three ways. 1. The miniaturization lasts 12 hours as opposed to 1 hour in the film. 2. The "Voyager" is an amphibious aircraft where as the "Proteus" in the film is a submarine only. 3. In the movie CMDF was an acronym for Combined Miniature Deterrent Force. In this series it was for Combined Miniature Defense Force.