The story, in which Steven is stuck in midair and asks the Gems to keep him company while he slowly falls, is similar to the A. A. Milne story in which Winnie the Pooh gets stuck in Rabbit's door and asks his friends to keep him company while they wait for him to slim down. At the end of the episode, Steven even says "Oh, bother!" just like Pooh Bear.
This is the first official episode of the summer long event known as "Steven's Summer Adventures!".