This episode provides examples of:
- Brick Joke: After Cody's animal ray turns Joseph into a squirrel, Joseph decides to touch a power line, thinking Squirrels don't get electrocuted. At the end of the episode, the power goes out and Brooklyn T. Guy brings Junior and Cody Squirrel Joseph's carcass.
- Fun with Acronyms:
- When Cody builds his animal ray, Junior asks him what the white stuff is in the tank. Cody calls it "Every Jungle Animal Converted Unpredictably Like Any Thursday Immediately Or Now."
- Near the end of the episode, Cody builds a machine to turn Ken back to normal, calling it the "Bring Us Together To Help Others Love Everything".
- Oh, Crap!: Chef Pee Pee is this as the fire is burning in the kitchen.
- Shout-Out: After Cody turns Junior's remote into a hedgehog, Junior and Joseph name the hedgehog "Sonic" after the restaurant, saying they're the first people to name a hedgehog that. Upon hearing this, Cody says, "Yeah, it's really original. You should try copyrighting that." Afterwards, Junior says the name sounds like a video game.
- Sluggish Sloths: When Junior zaps Chef Pee Pee with Cody's animal ray, the ray turns him into a sloth, causing him to talk incredibly slow.Sloth Chef Pee Pee: Jun...ior! What... did... you... do... to... me?!
