One Bad Apple

• In a scene during the Babs Seed song, the gala dresses from Season 1 make a return, along with a number of the Nightmare Night costumes from Luna Eclipsed.
• Scootaloo's comment about the Dark Side is a reference to Star Wars.
• When the Cutie Mark Crusaders are building the float to get back at Babs, a version of The A-Team theme plays.
• The "Babs Seed" sequence is reminiscent of early 1970s cartoon shows like Josie and The Pussycats with its chase scenes and bubblegum pop melody.
• The movie scene is a reference to Let's All Go to the Lobby.
• The costumes the Cutie Mark Crusaders wore during the musical number is a reference to The Three Little Pigs with Babs wearing the wolf costume.
• The float the Cutie Mark Crusaders built is an allusion to the Golden Apple, a recurring object in Greek and Norse mythology.
• Babs Seed speaks with a noticeable Brooklyn accent, alluding to her coming from Manehatten.
• During the parade, a few scenes show that Time Turner is dressed up as a pear. Ironically, the 10th Doctor from Doctor Who (where Time Turner's fan name Doctor Whooves is based off) hates pears.