The Short Kid's voice is performed by Hernan Sanchez, the voice actor for the infamous "Mortal Kombat" series of video games.
The bird clanking the 3 soda bottles together, and whistling, is a nod to the film 'The Warriors'.
Anders Holm from "workaholics" is a voice actor in this episode.
Martin is expelled for fighting in the beginning of the episode, but later principal Lewis says everyone gets three fights.