The character of "Jake" (played by Nick Purcell) is named after Max Burnett's (one of the creators of the Troop) son.
Victoria justice and Daniella Monet play two monsters sisters named eris Fairie , they had already played two sisters in the series Victorius.
The Ice Ghoul appears as a minor character in the first episode of the second season to finally become the final antagonist of the series.
During the second season it is notable that Jake mentions Jimmy Madigan's "Fire & Ice" band in the True Jackson VP series.
In the episode "Don't Talk to Dr. Cranius" we are presented to the evil Dr. Cranius a fearsome and intelligent sponge monster which is a parody of the Spongebob character of the animated series of the same name, SpongeBob is good, innocent and silly while Dr. Cranius is evil, destructive and intelligent.