The Act One, Scene Four title card, "Take That, Alfalfa," refers to actor Carl Switzer, who played the character Alfalfa in the Our Gang comedies of the 1930s. One of his most memorable scenes comes from the 1936 short, "The Pinch Singer," in which he sings "I'm in the Mood for Love" (by Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields) at a radio contest.
The plot of this episode bears a striking resemblance to the Season 3 episode Leapin' Lizards (1995).
As Frasier takes over for Carlos and the Chicken, he tells his listeners that he will fill the time with his own "particular brand of zany antics," and starts to describe a "fabulous cartoon" in the recent New Yorker magazine. The New Yorker is an American weekly magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. Although its reviews and events listings often focus on the cultural life of New York City, The New Yorker has a wide audience outside New York and is read internationally.
After "Carlos and the Chicken" pull their initial prank, Daphne (Jane Leeves) suggests that it might even become the "bit of the day", implying that she's familiar with their show. However, it's later said that this was their first day.