This episode is a reaction to the Elian Gonzalez controversy. The episode was put together within a week of the news that Elian was taken back to his father in Cuba.
The classical music tracks that Kenny was humming when in Romania would be heard on the fictional Double Cleff FM radio station in the video game classic Grand Theft Auto III which came out one year after Quintuplets 2000 aired on Comedy Central.
The fur is murder protester bears a strong resemblance to Butters' Dad.