Boris Badenov's alias as movie actor Spencer Traceback is a spoof of Hollywood actor Spencer Tracy, specifically his role as a fisherman in The Old Man and the Sea (1958).
In the "Aesop and Son" segment, "The Fox and the Rabbit", Foxini the Great invokes the magic words "Helen Twelvetrees and Ricardo Cortez". Helen Twelvetrees and Ricardo Cortez were movie stars of the 1930s, and starred together in three films: Her Man (1930), Bad Company (1931), and Is My Face Red? (1932).
Later, Foxini uses the magic words "Roger Pryor and Aileen Pringle". Roger Pryor was an actor in the 1930s and 1940s. Aileen Pringle was an actress in the silent and sound eras, most active in the 1920s and 1930s.
Later, Foxini uses the magic words "Roger Pryor and Aileen Pringle". Roger Pryor was an actor in the 1930s and 1940s. Aileen Pringle was an actress in the silent and sound eras, most active in the 1920s and 1930s.
The lake in the story is called Lake Salle de Bain. "Salle de bain" is the French term for "bathroom".