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  • Mr. Turner's hatred and jealousy of Mr. Dinkleberg is similar to Homer Simpson, another moronic cartoon dad, and his hatred of Ned Flanders and his family from The Simpsons, which Butch Hartman is a big fan of that show. However, the Dinklebergs don't have any children while Flanders has two sons.
    • A parody of Ned Flanders appears on The Fairly OddParents episode, "Channel Chasers", in The Feldmans, which is a parody of The Simpsons.
    • Although Homer started hating Flanders since the moment he met him in a flashback in the episode "Lisa's First Word", it's never explained how or why Mr. Turner's hatred of Mr. Dinkleberg started.
  • Sheldon Dinkleberg could also be a reference to the late Stephen Hillenburg, creator of SpongeBob SquarePants, who is Butch Hartman's "rival" on the network. The show's antagonist Plankton is also called Sheldon.
  • The Dinkleberg's name was said to be a reference to D.I.N.K., meaning Dual Income No Kids, which refers to married couples like the Dinklebergs who have large amounts of money due to not spending it raising kids. However, Butch later confirmed that is not the case.
    • The "D.I.N.K" joke had previously been used in the 1991 Nickelodeon cartoon Doug, via the next door neighbor character Buddy Dink. Similar to Sheldon Dinkleberg, Buddy Dink was often seen demonstrating high-end, technologically advanced items due to not having to pay to raise children of his own but was never portrayed in an antagonistic fashion.
  • In later seasons, Sheldon Dinkleberg appeared to have adopted the mannerisms of actor and comedian Ed McMahon, in particular his habit of declaring "Heigh-ho".
  • Even though Sheldon Dinkleberg doesn't seem to want children, he is willing to be involved with them as evidenced by the fact he is the coach of the pee-wee soccer team named the Dinkle Ducks. He even once gave Timmy a bike and money out of kindness.
  • As 2010 "Dinkleberg..." has achieved memetic status. The meme consists of an image of Mr. Turner from "Miss Dimmsdale" blaming Dinkleberg for either something irrelevant or a world problem.
  • It is revealed that Mr. Dinkleberg is allergic to dust and lobster, although in one episode he is seen eating a lobster.
  • In I Dream of Cosmo, it is revealed if Dinkleberg doesn't exist, Mrs. Turner would be a two-headed fire breathing monster.
  • Dinkleberg doesn't make any physical appearances in the show's sixth season but is mentioned a few times.
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