Dr. Prankenstein insists that his name is pronounced "Pronken-steen" rather than "Prank-ehn-styn". This is a tribute to Frederick Frankenstein in the classic comedy Young Frankenstein (1974), who insists his name is pronounced "Fronken-steen" rather than "Frank-ehn-styn".
The montage when Muscle Man assembles the "team" is a parody of the opening titles to the 1980s TV show The A-Team (1983).