The name "Porkykarkus" is a reference to Parkyakarkas the Greek, a character played by Harry Einstein on the radio show "The Chase & Sanborn Hour" hosted by Eddie Cantor from 1931 through 1940.
The Three Stooges make a brief appearance, as do Robert Clampett, Chuck Jones, Lu Guarnier, Robert Cannon, John Carey and Ernest Gee, as a human picket fence.