Among the television programs parodied are You Bet Your Life starring Groucho Marx, You Are There with Walter Cronkite, and The Liberace Show, starring Liberace.
The television station manager is modeled after Frank Nelson, a regular on the Jack Benny Show. The manager's voice is provided by Mel Blanc, another Benny regular.
The television station's name is QTTV, just like in People Are Bunny.