Professor Wernher von Beige's name is a spoof of renowned rocket scientist Wernher von Braun (whose last name is pronounced "brown").
Explaining the distinction between von Beige and von Braun, Captain Peachfuzz says, "This one bleached out a little."
The pin-up photographs Rocky and Bullwinkle take with them to help melt the ice at the new North Pole are pictures of Gina Lollapalooza, a spoof of Italian sex symbol Gina Lollobrigida.
In the "Aesop and Son" segment, "The Fox and the Hound", talent agent M.C.A. offers casting suggestions to big-time Hollywood producers named C.B. (Selznick), Darryl, and Dore. These are likely references to real-life Hollywood producers Cecil B. DeMille (long associated with Paramount Pictures), David O. Selznick, Darryl F. Zanuck (head of 20th Century-Fox), and Dore Schary (RKO and MGM).