Melissa Disney who appears in this episode is a distant relative of Walt Disney.
In the Food Fight competition with the Ricky Flame, The iCarly team garnishes their Spaghetti Tacos with "Peruvian Puff Peppers." Peruvian Puff Peppers were the secret ingredient in a salsa from the salsa competition show of Drake & Josh (2004).
When Sam opens her locker she has a Gary Coleman grill inside. In an episode of Drake & Josh (2004) they were selling Gary Coleman grills.
Ricky Flame is named after Ricky Ricardo from I Love Lucy (1951). And Ricky Nelson from The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952).