Kermit the Frog asks the Wizard of Oz if he has met Frank Oz, one of The Muppets' founding fathers.

At a certain point in the movie, Toto the Prawn says that the viewer should start listening to Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon album, joking about a popular coincidence relating to The Wizard of Oz (1939): certain songs from the album are said to match perfectly with images from the movie.

The movie pays several homages The Wiz (1978): Dorothy is African-American, Oz is depicted as a modern city, the Flying Monkeys are a biker gang and the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion are tortured in a similar fashion.

The final Muppets production produced by The Jim Henson Company.

Kermit, Fozzie and Gonzo play the same Wizard of Oz roles they did in By the Book (1985).

Steve Whitmire, Dave Goelz: In the diner at the end of the film.