The snack that Buster is given, Corrodeos, is reminiscent of Doritos snack food, and the snack that Schemee is given, Lime Time Slime, resembles a modified jar of Skippy Peanut Butter. This was likely done to avoid product placement from those snack companies.
Canadian actor Ira Glasner, who played Buster in Bully for Mr. Conductor (1993), reprises his role in this short.