The actors that are playing the flying monkeys say the phrase "Hey, hey, we're the monkeys" as Mitch answers the door. This is an obvious reference to the theme song to The Monkees (1965), but what makes it strange is that the episode aired the exact same day band member Davy Jones died.
Aired Febuary 29, 2012 also known as Leap Day.
The Dutch national soccer team did actually play a match on Feb 29, 2012, but not against Colombia. They played England. They also won the game 3-2 in this episode however Jay says the game ended in a tie. Colombia also played a match on Feb 29 2012, against Mexico. which they won 2-0.
John DiMaggio, who plays the ship's captain, is the voice of Bender on "Futurama". Phil Hendrie, who played Booker Bell in Se3 Ep14, "Me? Jealous?", is also a voice actor, who's work has appeared on "Futurama" and "The Midnight Gospel", among others. "Modern Family" features many actors who do voice work in animation, including series lead, Jesse Tyler Ferguson.