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Trivia
- Fairly Odd Parents and Danny Phantom may have a shared universe
- Before Chet Ubetcha and his mob drove them from Dimmsdale, Mom and Dad's aliases as the Poltergeeks were Barnaby and Mom, respectively.
- Dinkleberg makes a return in the episode.
- Timmy's parents were apparently ghost hunters before Timmy was born.
- Timmy's hair changes different shades of brown in this episode.
- It is revealed that at some point, Timmy saw a court-ordered a psychiatrist.
- First time we see Mr. Bickles in the 1980s.
- Second time we see Mr. Turner and Mrs. Turner in the 1980s.
- The monster that appeared in Nectar of the Odds appear in this episode, but instead of red it appeared brown.
- This shows Chet Ubetcha when he was in the 80s.
Allusions
Danny Phantom and the Pac-Man ghosts cameo.
- Poltergeeks - The episode' title and the title card are a reference to the 1982 horror movie, Poltergeist.
- Ghostbusters - The plot of Mr. and Mrs. Turner busting ghosts is akin of the plot of the movie.
- Danny Phantom - Danny Phantom makes a briefly appearance cameo on one of the screens of Mr. and Mrs. Turner' lair.
- Pac-Man - Pac-Man ghosts make a briefly appearance cameo on one of the screens of Mr. and Mrs. Turner' lair.
1980s Chet Ubetcha
- Michael Jackson - Chet Ubetcha's suit back in the 1980s closely resembles the Concert attire that the late Michael Jackson was known for.
- Luigi's Mansion - Mr. Turner & Mrs. Turner' poltergeeks resembles Luigi' Poltergust 5000.
- Lego - When Cosmo, Wanda and Poof go out of the ghost-catching box, they are Lego-shaped.
- The Amazing World of Gumball - When the boar jumps out of the window by itself, it makes a reference to episode ,The Party, where Jamie was about to throw the TV out of the house, and then the TV said "Please, Allow me!" and all by itself threw out the window.
- The X-Files - By the end, it is revealed that Mr. and Mrs. Turner were also alien hunters at some point of their adolescence, which is a possible reference to Mulder and Scully.
Goofs
- After Cosmo and Wanda get in the ghost-catching box, Timmy's mom picks it up, yet Timmy still has it.
- Mr. and Mrs. Turner's room does not have the wall paper it does in Dread 'N' Breakfast.
- In this episode, Mr. and Mrs. Turner's room has two lamps, but in Dread 'N' Breakfast there is only one lamp.
Running Gags
- Mr. Turner throwing money at people.
- Timmy being called crazy, and then someone saying, "Not according to the court-ordered psychiatrist!"
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