The name of Toony's space hero character, Fish Gordon, is a parody of Flash Gordon, the sci-fi hero famously portrayed (as Mr. Quizzer points out) by human actor Buster Crabbe.
Toony casts himself in a fish-centric parody of DC Comics' Justice League superhero team. Toony is Grouperman (based on Superman) and fellow "Justice Lake" members are Green Lamprey (based on Green Lantern), Bassman (based on Batman), and The Flish (based on The Flash).
Toony's debonair British secret agent "Double-O Salmon" stars in a series of fish-centric James Bond parodies - "From Roughy with Love" (a parody of Moscou Contra 007 (1963)), "On Her Majesty's Secret Shellfish" (a parody of 007 - A Serviço Secreto de Sua Majestade (1969)), and "Swim and Let Die" (a parody of Com 007 Viva e Deixe Morrer (1973)).
At the time of this episode's broadcast, A Pizza Tweety-Pie (1958) had not yet been released on DVD or Blu-ray in the United States, though it had been released on DVD in Japan and was available to watch in the U.S. on the HBO Max streaming service.
The "vintage" 1970s Mr. Quizzer action figure is made by "Yougo", a spoof of vintage action figure company Mego.