- The convicts escape through a tunnel behind a Shawshank Redemption poster, a reference to the end of that film.
- Steve's teacher robots sing a parody homage to Billy Rae Cyrus & Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road".
- Steve's 'Skerchers' sneakers are a parody of the brand Sketchers.
- Roger's disguise is based on David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust.
- Principal Lewis quotes from John Steinbeck's East of Eden, "And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good," but thinks it's from Sherm Steinbeck, his dentist.
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