*The title is a parody of Jif peanut butter's old slogan, "Choosy moms choose Jif".
* Roger attempts to escape from the island by tying a bunch of seagulls together like James and the insects from James and the Giant Peach only to fail miserably.
* Stan mentions Ritchie Valens' plane, and "how he would have survived if his plane had just been a little smaller" a reference to the fact that Valens was the final person to board the ill-fated flight that killed additional music legends Buddy Holly and "The Big Bopper".http://ultimateclassicrock.com/buddy-holly-richie-valens-big-bopper-killed-in-plane-crash/.
* Roger makes a reference to Curious George, wondering if "The Man in the Yellow Hat" would violate him with a banana.