and "The Cham-Cham" had gone overbudget and overschedule, the writing team reworked the next episode to feature a large amount of recycled footage, thus limiting the need for new scenes and making up for the extra time and money spent on the previous two instalments.
As a result of "The Cham-Cham" running over budget and behind schedule, the writing team employed a strategy of reusing existing material in the following episode to minimize additional production requirements.