Dewey's robot companion in this episode that later turned against him is named DT-87, a reference to when the Original DuckTales (1987) premiered.
Dewey says "cool cool cool cool." This was a frequent phrase used by Abed on Community (2009), who was played by Danny Pudi, who voices Huey.
3rd episode of the DuckTales (2017) Reboot that Scrooge himself doesn't appear in, matching the number of absences he had in the Original DuckTales (1987) where he was absent from 3 episodes ("Sir Gyro-de-Gearloose", "Launchpad's Civil War" and "Superdoo!").
Doofus Drake was changed from the kind-hearted character in DuckTales (1987) to a more creepy and antagonistic character. Francisco Angones cites Antony, the super-powered child in It's a Good Life (1961), as an influence on Doofus, feeling that Doofus was too nice in the original show. Doofus was also intended to serve as a foil for Louie to what would happen when too much greed for money would destroy a person when left unchecked, hence why Louie is the only one of the triplets to get involved with Doofus due to their similar personalities.