The show were influence from kids' art, outsider art, Tex Avery, Bob Clampett, Fleischer Studios, Looney Tunes, Robert Crumb, Sally Cruikshank, Gary Panter, Mad, The Muppets, ''Weird Al'' Yankovic, underground comics, Sesame Street, Schoolhouse Rock!, Vince Collins, Pee-Wee's Playhouse, The Simpsons and Spongebob Squarepants.