The "Good Old Days!"/References

Template:TabR

Trivia

• This is one of the few episodes where Vicky doesn't babysit Timmy.
• This episode reveals how Timmy got his buck teeth in the first place.
• Cartoon parodies:
  • In the old cartoon world, two street signs that intersect at named "Ube" and "Iwerks," a reference to the famous animator, Ub Iwerks, a famous who spent of his career working for Walt Disney and developed famous "Disney-style" pictures.
  • Captain Green and the Eco-Teens and Poke Eye the Longshore Man are obvious parodies of Captain Planet and the Planeteers (a cartoon series from the 1990s) and Popeye the Sailor Man respectively.
    • Also, Popeye's girlfriend, Olive Oyl, made a cameo appearance in this episode.
  • This is the 4th title card to appear in black and white.
  • The ending title card parodies the ones in old Mickey Mouse cartoons.
  • Peg-Foot Vicky is a parody of the Disney character Peg-Leg Pete, an"old cartoon" version of Pete.
  • Cosmo and Wanda's "old cartoon" appearance is similar to Foxy and Roxy, a pair of cartoon foxes featured in Warner Bros-cartoons from the 1930s.
  • When Timmy wished for everything to not be cartoon-related anymore, a POOF! sign appears saying So Long, Folks. This bears a striking reference of the famous and classic Merrie Melodies/Looney Tunes closing slogan, That's All, Folks!, which is also referenced in Channel Chasers. Template:TabR-end
• This episode was ranked #14 in the 100 Greatest Nicktoon Episodes countdown.
• Pappy was born in the 1930s, so that means he's somewhere in his seventies. Also, he has a vast amount of old cartoons since he tells his grandson, Timmy, a lot of things that normally happened in old cartoons.