While tunneling underground for petroleum oil, Leela exclaims that she is "setting Bachman-Turners to overdrive!" This is an obvious reference to the famous Canadian rock-band Bachman–Turner Overdrive.
At the end of all three acts, the Planet Express Crew dies (with the exception of Bender in the second act).
In the Kwanzaa scene, Kwanzaabot bursts through a wall in a manner similar to the grand entrances made by the Kool Aid Man in his iconic television advertisements. Dwight even says "Kool Aid's Here!".
This episode and That's Lobstertainment! from the FOX episodes are considered by fans to be the worst episodes of the show.