The character Bubble is drawn very similarly to Super Mario's enemy named Chain Chomps.
At the end when everyone is sitting at the table this is a reference to The Last Supper painting.
"I have no Mouth but i must scream" is listed as something which inspired the show besides "I Spy".
Kaufmo was originally called "Kaufman", likely a reference to surrealist screenwriter Charlie Kaufman.
After the Gloink Queen spits out Zooble's head, Kinger asks Zooble if she experienced a "game show" while inside the Queen's stomach. This is a reference to the "Elain the Bounty Hunter" and "Little Runmo", two previous animated shorts by the creator Gooseworx, which feature their respective main characters experiencing game shows after being swallowed alive.