In this episode it's stated that Monroe went to grad school at Brown University, as did Silas Weir Mitchell, the actor who plays Monroe.
In this episode, Angelina, a Blutbad, mentions being with someone named Adam Hauptman. Adam Hauptman is the name of an alpha werewolf from the Mercedes Thompson series written by Patricia Briggs.
The opening quote, "Little pig, little pig, let me come in,' said the wolf to the pig. 'Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin,' said the pig to the wolf." is from the story "The Three Little Pigs"; which also forms the basis for the episode.
The piggy arson investigator is Paul Orson, a nod to the Latin taxonomic term "porcine," meaning pig.
Paul Orson, the last of three "pig" brothers lives in a brick house.