The episode's title comes from Camille Saint-Saëns piece of music by the same name. It is also played by the musicians in the story.
The basis for this episode and the opening quote come from "Pied Piper of Hamelin."
The German family name Geiger means fiddler in English.
the name of the school the students attend is "Van Hamelin" as in the tale "the Pied Piper of Hamelin". Though the article "Van" would make the founders of the school Dutch. The German article of "of" would be "Von".
First appearance of Bud, the Eisbiber who would later become a frequent ally of Nick's.