The paintings which Salmoneus sells in the prologue were first displayed in If I Had a Hammer (1998). As they were destroyed at the end of that earlier episode, these must be forgeries.
At about 38 minutes in, Autolycus says "I'm the Sultan of Swat" which was also the nickname of baseball legend Babe Ruth.
The episode's title is a play on "Lions & Tigers & Bears, oh my" which is a song from The Wizard of Oz (1939). This is the second consecutive episode with a reference to The Wizard of Oz.
This is the first episode with extras wearing shallow conical hats as worn in China.
Falafel returns to the series after an extended absence. He appears to recognize Autolycus from The End of the Beginning (1997).