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== '''Season One:''' ==▼
[[Shout-Out]]s in ''[[{{TOPLEVELPAGE}}]]'' include:
== Cartman Gets An Anal Probe ==▼
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* The 'School Days' song was a hit in 1907 and 1908.
* Stan's humongous smile and floating hearts when he sees Wendy is very reminiscent of Charlie Brown's when he sees the little red-haired girl.
* "Cows on a people train" references an obscure [[Dr. Seuss]] book entitled ''In A People House'', which he wrote under the pseudonym "Theo LeSeig"
* The song "I Love to Singa" is from the 1936 [[Tex Avery]] [[I Love to Singa|cartoon of the same name]]. One of the characters is a 'tasteless' crooning owl named Owl Jolson, one of four hatchlings born to the parent owls.
* Kyle tells Ike, "Do your impersonation of David Caruso's career" referring to his career after
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* Mr. Hat's [[Exorcist Head|spinning head]] echoes that from the movie
* Kathie Lee's song is the one she sang for Carnival Cruise lines. The song is originally from
* Garrison and Mr. Hat arguing is a likely parody of the film
* When Cartman says "Beefcake - beefCAAKE!" it sounds like Torrence from
* Mr. Garrison's "Are you talking to me?" line is from
* As Mr. Garrison walks down the street with his new purchase, everyone calls out "Nice gun". This is similar to a scene in
* "It is…too late for me, young Wendy." was paraphrased from Darth Vader in
* An oft-repeated line in
* Cartman appears on ''
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* Cartman's mention of
* The episode as a whole is [[Word of God|said]] to be a rip on the eruption disaster movies that were coming out around that time; specifically
* Cartman's mention of Danforth could easily be a shout-out to
* The ''Lava and You'' film is a clear parody of 1950s nuclear safety films, which suggested "duck and cover" as an effective tactic when under nuclear attack.
* Scuzzlebutt's sounds exactly like Ludo from
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* "Would you like some toasted cheese sandwiches?" is an homage to one of the
* When Stan and Sparky are leaving Big Gay Al's, Al says "When you get back to town, tell them about us, will you? Tell them there are gay animals here who need homes, desperately." This is the same thing the Winged Lion says about the Misfit Toys to Rudolph and the Dentist Elf, in the
* Big Gay Al's departure is a spoof of Dr. Lao's disappearance at the end of
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* Shelley's particular style of headgear likely comes from the
* Mephisto and his assistant Kevin are homages to Dr. Moreau and his assistant Majal from the film
* Pip, who's full name is Philip Pirrup, is from the novel
* The part where Terrence yells, "Daddy, Nooooooooo!" when his dad shoots the genetic clone of Stan comes from
* The end line, "That'll do, pig." is a reference to
==
* The music played by Grandpa Marsh to show Stan his pain is a clear (or actually, kinda muffled) parody of [[Enya]]'s ''Orinoco Flow''.
* There are specific mentions of
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* The whole episode is very
* Stan's costume, as mentioned, is Raggedy Andy. Everyone else is Chewbacca from
* The doctor's intonation is very like [[Jimmy Stewart]].
* Puffy the Bear, who looks exactly like
* Chef trying to explain to the doctor that everyone is turning to zombies could be a reference to the novel,
* Chef performs a dead-on parody of
* Stan faced with having to kill his zombie girlfriend could be a nod to
* The last shot, with the little bunch of flowers and the arm coming out of the grave was a likely homage to the end of
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* Cartman and Wendy quote a passage from
* The canned food drive based on
* The end battle spoofs
* Kyle mentions both
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* Stan's speech is directly from
* With his stylized eyes, white gloves, and high voice, Mr. Hanky is reminiscent of [[Mickey Mouse]].
* Mackey calls Kyle a "sick little monkey," an oft-used line from
* Kyle carrying Mr. Hanky in a box and his initial inactivity in the presence of others causing Kyle to be put in an asylum is similar to plot devices around Michigan J. Frog from
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* The whole episode has myriad references to
* The Megaman toys are based on
* Stan quotes
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* Wendy does herself up like Olivia Newton-John at the end of
* "We just got a call in the office: your grandma just died." is from
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* [[
* Barbra Streisand's father is said to be an insurance salesman, and her mother a jackal. In
* The Japanese princesses in the shell are the ones whom Mothra has to rescue in Tokyo in his first film.
* Barbra Streisand becomes Mecha Barbura Sturaisanda, a reference to Mecha
** Leonard Maltin becomes Ultura Lenardu Marutin, referencing ''
** Sidney Poitier becomes Megara Poatia, his design based on
** Robert Smith becomes Robartu Smitu, his design based on ''
*** And they all have their own song, just as the Japanese monsters do.
* Stan says, "My mom always said there were no monsters, but there are, aren't there, Chef?" - a paraphrase of Newt's comment to Ripley in
==
* The 'Throbbing Star' song is a parody of ''My Heart Will Go On'' from
* Cartman's afro is based on Kid from
* America's Stupidest Home Videos is an obvious parody of
==
==
* Title is a reference to the film (and book)
* The Canadian love of Kraft Dinner is likely from the [[
* Saddam Hussein and Scott paraphrase Darth Vader and Lando in
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* Chef states he used to watch
* Kenny's journey to the 'backup generator' and the mention of 'velociraptors' reference
* Kenny completing the circuit with his hands is similar to current running through Doc in
* Cannibalism under extreme conditions was the subject of the movie
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* The rainbow motif on the Booktastic Bus is likely a reference to
* Barbrady and Cartman are both seen filming episodes of
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* Garrison is watching
* Mackey is snatched by
* Dr. Schwartz paraphrases Luke from
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* Cartman makes reference to
* The picture of conjoined twins is not of conjoined twins, but members of the musical group [[The Monkees (
* When Pip throws his final throw against the Chinese team, the way he spins, throws the ball, then slowly stops spinning, is reminiscent of the Death Blossom scene in
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* Episode title could easily be based on the [[Mark Twain]] short story
* "A question a child might ask, but not a childish question." - Garrison's line comes from a commercial for the ''History of the Vietnam War'' book series. In the commercial, a man and his son stand before the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. The son looks up, and asks "Daddy, what's Vietnam?" A voiceover somberly intones "A question a child might ask - but not a childish question."
* "…but Pony Boy was beat up pretty bad. He kept saying, 'stay gold.'" - this is from Chapter 9 of
* Jesus and Pals becomes a parody of
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* The little kid who is killed by the monster is a
* The roofies truck driver bears a resemblance to [[
* The scene of the bus breaking in half and the boy falling out through the rear window is partially derived from
* The video made by the parents echoes ''[[We Are the World]].''
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* Garrison gets a [[Peanuts
* [[Song of the South|Uncle Remus]] is mentioned in place of Uncle Sam.
* Garrison goes to see [[Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist]].
* When the boys pick up their instruments and begin playing (as the snake is destroying South Park) is reminiscent of the musicians on the deck of the
* Everyone being covered with ash at the end might have been a reference to the final scene of
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* Cartman makes mention of
* Mr. Hanky echoes [[Star Wars
* The flashback segment where Kyle remembers all he and Mr. Hanky did together is similar to the one in
* The ''Mr. Hanky and Me'' film parodies
* The segment beginning with the medic who scoops Mr. Hanky up and ending when Mr. Hanky is revived by Chef's chocolate salty balls comes from
* "
* Mr. Hanky working his magic on the town comes from
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* Cartman's sleeping bag features Steve Urkel from
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* Much of this episode is taken from the
* The Latin phrase in the planetarium "Me transmitte sursum, Caledoni!" roughly translates as "Bring me up, Scotsman," an allusion to the phrase "Beam me up, Scotty".
* The Cheesy Poofs talent search is much like those of Oscar Mayer.
* "Don't pick your nose, hon." - This and Cartman's responses are taken from
* The poor little girl with the windswept hair at the Cheesy Poof callback auditions is Cosette, from
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* The opening music is a variation of the theme music from
* Fat Abbott's line "You Punk Ass Blasphemous Dope Fiend Bitch!" is taken from the film
==
* Cartman's lines as the Vietnamese prostitute Ming Li are from
==
* The way Mr. Twig was boiled comes from the bunny in a boiling pot in
* "And what happened then? Well in South Park they say, that Johnny's Cochran's heart grew three sizes that day." - a near-direct quote from
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* Clear reference to the
* Sharon's reactions to Stan's supposed murder spree references
* Evil Cartman refers to his mom as Mother, as Norman Bates referred to his mom in
* The way Stan deals with his spooky goldfish comes from
* The spinning [[
* The [[Indian Burial Ground]] pet store references
* Stan's statement, "I never thought it was such a bad little squash, it just needs some tender loving care" is a paraphrase from
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* The theater's name in
* 'The Grinchy Poo' is shot for shot
* "Merry Christmas, Charlie Manson!" and the singing of ''Hark! The Herald Angels Sing'' is straight out of
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* The film ''
* The scene depicted in the Gnomes' underpants mining operation comes from the [[Looney Tunes
* The Harbucks Rep dresses up like Joe Camel and passes out coffee giving a speech that would be reminiscent of a cigarette ad.
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* Cartman's imprecise recap of a movie where a caveman is frozen and these people thaw him out and make him their caveman friend may be referring to the plot of
* Steve Irwin, the [[Crocodile Hunter]], is caricatured here.
* Cartman's line, "Be vewy vewy quiet. I'm hunting cwocodiles," parodies Elmer Fudd from classic
==
==
* Miss Stevens strung up between two trees and the giant Yanogapa rising from the brush is an homage to
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* The two lines spoken right after crucified Cartman is taken out of the church come from
* "Up your ass with broken glass!" is reminiscent of
* Randy's statue is Michelangelo's ''David.''
* The sequence in which Chef appears to Cartman and tells him the rescue was a dream comes from a scene in
* Stan does the [[Star Trek
* The song ''You and Me, Girl'' is reminiscent of
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* Cartman was called "Piggy" by the Optometrist. In
* Cartman in his glasses is mistaken for Jonathan Lipnicki in ''[[
* The wedding of Chef and Veronica is similar to that of Prince Eric and Vanessa (the sea witch Ursula in disguise) in Disney's
* King Jimmy's Buffet. [[
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* The horn music before the first fight is definite
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* Junjun talks like a [[Star Wars
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* Gerald's commercials come straight from the Larry H. Parker commercials seen in Southern California: Bebe's spot comes from the commercial in which this man sits proudly on his motorcycle as he says "Larry H. Parker got me 2.1 million." (These sorts of lawyer commercials can actually be seen all over the country)
* The Island of Misfit Mascots commune is essentially [[Rudolph the Red
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* The obvious reference is to
* Another clear shout-out is to
* The Wild Animal World segment Kitty watches on TV is the same one used in
* "Charade you are!" is from the [[
* "Hurry, kitty, you're my only hope." - likely a reference to Leia's plea to Obi-Wan in
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* There is, of course,
* The song both the ATF and Mr. Mackey play is a garbled version of [[
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* Elder Schwartz wears a diamond design with a Star of David in it, similar to the [[
* Moses' appearance is derived from that of the Master Control Program in
* "It's a trap!" is generally considered to be Admiral Ackbar's catchphrase; it's possible this phrase appearing is a reference to
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* The obvious reference is of course to
** There were reports of a Pokémon episode, ''Electric Porygon Soldier'', causing seizures in some children. As a result, [[Missing Episode|the episode never aired in the United States]]. Kenny's seizure is a reference to this.
* The scene in which Sharon tells Mr. Garrison to "Get on the wire to every parent around the country and tell them how to bring those sons of bitches down!" is derived from
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* The wormhole is right out of
* Sally Struthers appears here as [[Star Wars
* The bridge of the Christian Ship resembles that of the [[Star Trek
* The appearance of the Marklars is similar to the Kanamits from
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* The main homage here is to
* There is also a reference to [[
* Kenny's costume is an Enforcement Droid 209 from
* Cleo Broflovski looks like the corpse of Norman Bates' mother in
* The end credits are interrupted by a scene of Kenny's ED-209 being taken down in a fashion similar to the AT-ATs on Hoth in
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* "You got some kind of John Travolta disease?" references
* The interaction between Kyle and Rebecca, from "Rebecca, don't you ever… look at the town?" to their kiss, mirrors that between [[Star Trek
* Rebecca Cotswolds is based on Rebecca A. Sealfon, a Brooklyn girl who won the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee Championship. Her major quirk was whispering the letters of a word into her hands before saying them aloud.
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* The title is a spoof of a Civil War novelette,
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* The "fight the frizzies" anchorman is a reference to one of the tapes of
* The mailman is derived from Special Delivery Kluger, from
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* The title is a reference to the novel
* Stan dropping the bottle and thunder crashing seems very [[Jekyll and Hyde]].
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* Cartman mentions
* Garrison's directions of "Second star to the right, and straight on 'til morning." reference the directions to Never Never Land from
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* The song ''Mountain Town'' contains shots straight out of
* Ike being hidden in the attic could be a reference to
▲* The song ''Mountain Town'' contains shots straight out of '''[[Beauty and The Beast (Disney)|Beauty and The Beast]]''' albeit with more police brutality and dead fetuses.
* Satan's "Up There" number is thematically similar to and ends with the same shot as ''Part of Your World'' from
▲* Ike being hidden in the attic could be a reference to '''[[The Diary of Anne Frank (Theatre)|The Diary of Anne Frank]]'''.
* The demonstration of the V-chip and the effectiveness of negative association conditioning references
▲* Satan's "Up There" number is thematically similar to and ends with the same shot as ''Part of Your World'' from '''[[The Little Mermaid (Disney)|The Little Mermaid]]'''.
* Stan's encounter with the clitoris is nearly identical to Atreyu's encounter with the giant turtle Morla in
▲* The demonstration of the V-chip and the effectiveness of negative association conditioning references '''[[A Clockwork Orange (Film)|A Clockwork Orange]]'''.
▲* Stan's encounter with the clitoris is nearly identical to Atreyu's encounter with the giant turtle Morla in '''[[The Neverending Story (Film)|The Neverending Story]]'''.
* Satan throwing Saddam into the pit of hell mirrors Darth Vader throwing the Emperor into the maintenance shaft in
▲* Cartman's battle with Saddam Hussein parodies '''[[Dragonball Z]]'''.
▲* Satan throwing Saddam into the pit of hell mirrors Darth Vader throwing the Emperor into the maintenance shaft in '''[[Return of the Jedi]]'''.
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* Loogie is clearly patterned after Vito Corleone in
* The line, "I want those South Park kids dead, I want their families dead, I want their houses burnt to the ground!" is an Al Capone quote from
* "Just off Arapahoe road on Emporia street" is the location given in radio commercials for The Shane Company, a diamond store in Denver.
* The computer in the van makes some
* The scene where Kyle's fetus floats against the starry sky comes from the last scene in
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* They use music from
* Gruffy Bear is likely another reference to Smokey.
* No. 24601 is the number assigned to Jean Valjean when he arrived at Toulon Prison after being sentenced to five years of hard labor for breaking in and stealing a loaf of bread from a bakery in
* The name of Cartman's cell mate, Romper Stomper, is a likely reference to the Australian film
* The teardrop tattoo, such as Romper has, is a sign that the inmate has killed someone. [[Johnny Depp]] wore one under his left eye in
* The televised attempt by Cartman to evade the police in Kenny's Go Go Action Bronco is a parody when O.J. Simpson did the same in a white Bronco.
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* [[Phil Collins]] talks and acts in a manner similar to the Gumbies from
* The song that [[Phil Collins]] sings at the opening to the Lalapalalapaza festival is a parody of his 1985 single ''Sussudio.''
* Collins is depicted as perpetually clutching an [[Academy Award|Oscar]]. This was in retaliation for Collins' victory in the category for Best Song three weeks prior to this episode's airing. ''You'll Be in My Heart'' beat the nominated ''Blame Canada'' from
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* The Cirque du Cheville references [[Cirque Du Soleil]].
* "Poofters" may come from the "Bruce" sketch on
* The storyline references the events surrounding Elián Gonzáles, and the Dionne Quintuplets of Canada.
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* The nightmare Kenny has about his impending sibling is a spoof on
* The members of the National Association of Marlon Brando Look-Alikes are (unsurprisingly) nearly all dressed as characters played by [[Marlon Brando]].
* The 'musical rooms' chase through the hallway is reminiscent of those on the [[Hanna-Barbera]] cartoons such as
* The sounds of the screaming people on The John Denver Experience are the screams heard on the computer game
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* When Cartman refuses to donate a kidney to Kyle, he sings "no" to the tune of ''Comedy Tonight'' from
* The Native American/Mexicans are [[Cheech and Chong]].
* Garrison's book In The Valley Of Penises spoofs
* When Cartman wakes up to find his kidney missing, his bed is covered in blood and the Kidney Blocker 2000 ripped off his body. This scene is much like the death of Khartoum in
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* One KKK member lifts up his robe to reveal a pair of bird feet, similar to that of [[Sesame Street
* When Wendy kisses Cartman, his reaction is similar to that of Luke Skywalker in
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* The obvious parody here is of [[Boy Band|boy bands]], particularly <nowiki>N*SYNC</nowiki> and the [[
* The boy playing the piano at the auditions is Schroeder, the Beethoven aficionado from
* Randy's fit of rage, ending in him smashing the glass doors of the living room cabinet and shouting "No! Nooo!!" is very similar to a scene in
* During Randy's flashback, the manager of his band closely resembles J. Jonah Jameson from
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* Guest shown in Hell include [[Conan O
* The 'Hukilau' song is a real Hawaiian song about the traditional event of net-casting.
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* During the "[["Previously On..."]]" recap at the beginning of the episode, a reference is made to the
* The repeated line throughout this episode, "Yeah, well, where was I going to go? Detroit?" was from the cult film
* [[Peanuts
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* "Charade you are!" is from the [[
* Timmy's chair not being able to go under 5 or it will explode is a parody of ''[[
* Garrison and Choksondik have an exchange that echoes Luke and Yoda in
* The response to Cartman's taunts of "Suck my balls" with "Present them," references a portion of the book ''
* "Spirit, haunt me no longer!" is a reference to
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* "Bill Cosby," VSM471, is a compilation of movie references:
** He and his plotline are a spoof on
* During the retelling of future events, other than references to the
* The Cartman-shaped bio-mechanical blob monster is a reference to the anime film
* The line "We are Trapper Keeper" is a reference to the Borg of
* When Kyle is sucked into the mutated Cartman, the room where the Trapper Keeper's CPU is located looks exactly like HAL's CPU racks in
* When Cartman crashes the police cruiser into Cosby, he says "Book 'em, Barbrady," A reference to the line "Book 'em, Danno," of the show
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* The scenes in which Butters runs down the hallway to the auditorium come straight out of
* Timmy picking out his turkey is like Charlie Brown picking the pathetic little tree in
* The visions Cartman sees when he closes his eyes are a tribute to
* The way Timmy abandons his beloved pet turkey is very similar to a scene in
* The turkey mass slaughter scene "Our turkeys are killed humanely" comes from
* Timmy performs a feat right out of
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*
* The basic plot is indeed that of the [[
* One of the blacksmith's creations is a "metal orange", a nod to Malcolm McDowell ("The Narrator" in this episode), who is most famous for his portrayal of Alex DeLarge in the Stanley Kubrick film,
* The Genesis Device is lifted from
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* The line "healthy and clean" may be a reference to [[
* James Taylor's ''Your Smiling Face'' is parodied.
* Cartman escaping and being returned to camp until he's done his time seems to come from
* Kenny's stunts are similar to those performed on
* Kenny eating dog crap is a possible reference to the infamous ending of
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* The song sung by Kyle heard while he writes Castro resembles ''Blue Christmas'', which was the song heard as Santa read a young girl’s letter in
* Kyle dancing in his underwear is straight out of
* The scene when the kids were standing in the town alone when they first figured out the parents were all gone comes from
* The town taken over by kids was a reference to
* "We already played with our parents. Now we wanna play with you," is a paraphrase of a child in
* The splitting into two tribes could be a reference to
* Craig is referred to as Spaceman Spiff, a shout-out to
* There are many references to
* The reference to 'Carousel' comes from
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*
*
* Schroeder, from
* ''Even a Miracle Needs a Hand'' comes from the Rankin/Bass animated TV film,
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* The show everyone is talking about is likely referencing
* Mr. Garrison's song parodies
* The red haired man at Excalibur looked like Eric Idle and the wizard there looked like Tim from
* The dragon, Geldon, bears a certain resemblance to [http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20101222025309/disney/images/4/4f/Maleficent_Dragon_-Wallpaper-_copy.jpg Maleficent] of
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* The fight between Timmy and Jimmy is nearly shot-for-shot the fight scene between [[Roddy Piper]] and [[Keith David]] in [[John Carpenter]]'s
* The Mountain Scouts' branding as a hate group is a reference to the Boy Scouts of America v. Dale case in 2000. [[Steven Spielberg]] said at the time that he was no longer proud to be a Scout.
* Jimmy's impressions include [[Jimmy Stewart]] in
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* The Super Best Friends themselves are an homage to the [[Justice League of America]].
* The boys going door-to-door is very similar to Mormon missionaries in Parker and Stone's film
* The Blaintology headquarters are modeled after the site of the mass cult suicide in Waco, Texas. The bed covers on the bunks are purple, a possible reference to Heaven's Gate, the cult that committed suicide when the Hale-Bopp comet came around.
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* The plot of this episode contains elements of Shakespeare's
* As in "Cat Orgy" and "4th Grade", Cartman quotes Pink Floyd's song ''Pigs (Three Different Ones'') by taunting "Ha ha, charade you are!"
* Cartman's gathering the other kids in his basement and telling them about his plan to get rid of Scott Tenorman is based on Pee Wee's speech to an uninterested crowd about the theft of his bike in
* "You may take our pride, but you'll never take my Goddamned sixteen dollars and twelve cents" is a
* Kenny dying in this episode is similar to the way the Weasels die in
* When Cartman arrives in Ft. Collins a boy delivers a box to him. Cartman opens the box and is horrified to find more pubes. This is a reference to the end of
* Cartman's "That's all Folks!" parody of [[Porky Pig]] at the end of the episode is [[Fridge Brilliance|possibly a reference to an earlier event in the episode in which Cartman gets on his knees and sings "I'm a little piggy, here's my snout..." to the tune of "I'm a Little Teapot".]]
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* The most obvious reference is the parody of [[VH-1]]'s
* The heads of the Earth Day Brainwashing organization waving their forearms in an arc are a reference to the Jedi masters in the
* "Who Farted?" is a spoof of the [[
* The
* The Terrance & Phillip Saturday morning cartoon is a parody of
* Kenny being chopped up piece by piece references the decimation of the Black Knight in
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* Cartman's rant about lines, lines, lines is almost shot-for-shot from the animated
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* The girls' fortress and the stand-off is a reference to
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* The idea of high-tech, important towels seems to reference
* Cartman says a few lines from the movie
* The way Towelie says, "Wanna get high?" harkens to the [[Cheech and Chong]] movie
* One of the soldiers wanting to capture Towelie suggests that the four boys "may have a telepathic link with Towelie, like in Steven Spielberg's
* When Towelie gets high we hear the music played in
* The failed Towelie clone that they discover at the military base is a reference to the failed Ripley Clone from
* Kenny's death by lava and the new, buffed-up Towelie reference
* Kyle reaching for the Game Sphere while hanging above magma is a reference to
* The soldiers in this episode aren't so much a reference to the HECU soldiers from
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* Cartman makes a reference to "Sand People," though the characters shown are actually closer to ''Jawas''. Both are from
* The majority of the homages in this episode came from old [[Bugs Bunny]] cartoons:
** "What's up doc?" and the various Osama/Elmer Fudd take-offs. Both Bugs and Daffy regularly delighted in crossdressing for and kissing their opponents. Cartman's smart-ass [[Aside Glance]] to the camera while Bin Laden dined with the camel is something Bugs would do quite often under the direction of [[Chuck Jones]]. The signs ("screw-ball", etc) Cartman holds up at one point can be found often in these cartoons, although they never got quite as vulgar. The "Tiny, Isn't It" gag was a standard in director [[Bob Clampett]]'s cartoons. In a series of MGM cartoons directed by [[Tex Avery]], a wolf would lose control over a sexy redhead and go off in a series of wild poses called "takes". The takes of Bin Laden when he sees a dolled-up Cartman are direct parodies of this.
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*** In "Herr Meets Hare" (1945) a Nazi soldier battles Bugs Bunny. At one point Bugs arrives in drag as Brunhilde, riding a horse. Cartman's entrance in drag astride a camel could be a take-off of this. Bugs did the identical gimmick in the "Ride of the Valkyrie" cartoon.
*** One gag was taken from a Bob Clampett cartoon titled "Russian Rhapsody", which dealt with Adolf Hitler. In this cartoon, the plane he is piloting is attacked by an army of small Russian gremlins, who proceed to demolish the plane, plummeting Hitler to his grave. His last line in the cartoon is, "Nutzies in de cwaziest people." Bin Laden's last line in this episode is an echo of this.
* Stan putting his jacket around the base of the flag is much like Linus putting his blanket around the bottom of the Christmas tree in the ''
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* The hair sticking up on Butters' head is reminiscent of Alfalfa from
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* The scene with the two old ladies at the Grand Canyon with the narrator asking them how they got there is a reference to Hoveround wheelchair commercials in which two old ladies got to the Grand Canyon with them.
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* [[Will Smith]] saying he could finally live like a cowboy was a rip on his film
* Aslan is from
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* "I love Kenny McCormick and... I want you to love him too." refers to a similar line from
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* The scene at the restaurant, where Simpson, the Ramseys, and Condit start chanting, "One of us, one of us, gooble gobble, gooble gobble", is a homage to a famous scene in the horror film,
* The old man that tells Butters about the walk back to South Park is based on old man Jud from
* As Butters begins to walk down the dark road, the trees take on an appearance reminiscent of
* The events of the episode parallel the well-publicized case of Susan Smith, who drowned her children and claimed they'd been abducted by a black guy.
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* When Jared is fired he's seen walking around town with a parody of Bruce Springstein's ''Streets of Philadelphia'' playing in the background, an homage to
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* The "hangout in danger of being closed" scene was lifted from
* The Jud Crandall homage to
* The girl who helped the boys out had two dying Kuatos, from
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* When Cartman is trying to convince his mother to go on the Maury Povich show with him, he says "I have such a pretty mother, such a wonderful mother..." These quotes and this tone were often used by Rhoda, the sadistic little girl in
* In the crowd of strikers, you can see characters modeled after Roy L. "Rocky" Dennis, the subject of the movie
* The "True Freak Label" video that the freaks make is a shot-by-shot parody of the 'Look for the Union Label' commercial from the 70s, which showed the International Ladies Garment Workers Union singing.
* When Cartman appears on the Maury show and is arguing with the other out of control child about who's badder, he states he "ran for Congress, won, and then had sex with an intern, killed her, and hid her body." This is a reference to the Gary Condit scandal, referenced in the previous season finale.
* The scene where a man tells Maury that "the ratings have just started to plummet" is a play on
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* Stan's break-in to the veal ranch echoes the
* Butters says good night to the calves the way
* There are parallels between this episode and
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* The theme song for [[Russell Crowe]]'s show is a parody of ''The Lumberjack Song'' by [[Monty Python]].
* Shelly Marsh insists on access to the television to watch [[
* The Russell Crowe show spoofs
* The TV robot's laser gun noises (along with the screams that accompany it) are taken from the computer game
* The TV robot resembles ED-209 from
* The torrent of blood flowing out of the door references
* The trailer for Asses of Fire II: Attack of the Cramps itself parallels the trailer for
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* Butter’s evil alter-ego is similar to the Marvel comics character [[Doctor Doom]] and dons a costume akin to X-Men supervillain [[Magneto]]. His behavior in class is reminiscent of [[Calvin and Hobbes
* The song played during the contest is a spoof of the
* The competition used to find a fourth friend and the use of roses to show who stays is a parody of
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* In Cartman's "Sea People" song, the castle shown is similar to the castle in Disney's
* References to
** Scheme to block out the sun comes from "Who Shot Mr. Burns?"
** Scheme to cut off the head of the town statue comes from "The Telltale Head"
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** Scheme to shake up beer cans as to cause a massive explosion comes from "So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show"
** Forget world domination and just run away and join the circus - "Homerpalooza" and "Bart Carny."
* Professor Chaos notes this plot was done with the Treehouse of Horror short "The Genesis Tub". Chef acknowledges
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* The 'Catholic Boat' sequence lampoons
* The name Priest Maxi is a reversal of [[Reggae|Maxi Priest]], an English reggae singer.
* The great queen spider worshiped by the Catholics is a reference to the 1970s ''
* The old monk in the St. Peter's catacombs, and especially the line "What is your quest, Father?" is a reference to
* Priest Maxi's adventures through the catacombs after the Holy Document is a trip through
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* When [[George Lucas]] doesn't give the boys the negative, he says "It is... too late for me, boys." This echoes Darth Vader's words to Luke in
* When Spielberg arrives with his guards, their guns are walkie-talkies. This is because Spielberg really did change the guns in
* In the fake commercial for the remastered South Park pilot, the Visitor's ship is straight out of the Spielberg film
* Most of the last six or so minutes of the episode parodies
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* The main plot of this episode parallels the movie
* Cartman plays a game called "Lambs" that is simply a scene out of
*
* Stan, while in his caveman persona, calls boobs "ahta", a word meaning "fire" in the language of the characters of
* The scene of Bebe's boobs conspiring while she's asleep is a parody of a similar scene involving hands in
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* The Ghost of Human Kindness is very like the Ghost of Christmas Present in
* "And I would have gotten with it again if it weren't for you meddling policemen" references the common line in
* The ram's horn and the way the children left the town is a bit like the Israelites leaving Egypt in
* The sound effects when the Mongolians are attacking the city wall are the same sounds used when swordsmen attack buildings and walls in
* When Mr. Lu Kim pulls out his heat seeker, he says, "Say herro to my ritter friend!" This is a reference to
* When the 'Sweet and Sour Pork' falls on top of Mr. Lu Kim from the Trojan Mongolian Horse, he says "I am gonna get you Mongorians, if it's the rast thing I do." This is a reference to Gargamel from
* When Stan's father, thinking Stan has forgotten his identity, slowly says to him "Stan, your name is Stan," it is another South Park nod to
* When the Mayor commands Mr. Lu Kim to "tear down this wall", it is a reference to Reagan's challenge to Mikhail Gorbachev.
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* When Cartman sees things through Kenny's eyes, the scenes are similar to scenes in
* The song being sung by the people gathered around the ladder is strikingly similar to the one sung by the Whos in
* When the boys build the ladder to reach above the clouds Cartman is annoyed that they haven't seen Cloud City from
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* The episode is of course ''about''
** To start with, the boys cower under a tree's roots in order to hide from the 6th graders, who try to sniff them out, exactly like the Hobbits’ first encounter with the Ringwraiths in ''
** In the scene when the 6th graders meet on their bikes, a building in the background can be seen which says “More Doors Doors” (Mordor’s Doors.)
** At Clyde's house, Cartman echoes Gandalf at the Gates of Moria, saying "Mellyn" to make the door open.
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** The Butters knowses where the store is, just as the Smegol knowses how to get to Mordor.
** Butters falling down the chute after the tape mirrors Golumn's fall into the Cracks of Doom after the Ring.
* The boys pass by another group of kids who are playing
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* The Lemmiwinks subplot is a parody of the
* The death camp of tolerance itself parodies
* The song Mr. Garrison is humming when he rides in on Mr. Slave is "On The Trail" from the Grand Canyon Suite by Ferde Grofé.
* After Mr. Garrison's angry outburst, a character responds "But the museum tells us to be tolerant." This character and event is a reference to
* There is an actual Museum of Tolerance at the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a museum in Los Angeles which focuses "on the dynamics of racism and prejudice in America" (this quote is used in the episode) and the history of the Holocaust.
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* After Chef's mother exorcises Kenny's soul from Cartman's body, she says "this child is clean." This is a reference to
* The Intergalactic BDIU Committee's ship bears a passing resemblance to the Vulcan ship from
* The ship where The Biggest Douche in the Universe awards show is held looks strikingly similar to Boddole Zer's command station ship from
* The music played just before the Biggest Douche in the Universe Award Ceremony, is a sample played in the
* The song in the closing credits is a parody of the song played for the winner of the Miss America pageant.
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* The electrical storms created for the 'time travel' effect is a probable homage to
* The montage of young Stan and future Stan doing stuff together spoofs
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* Santa's Fortress of Solitude is from
* The title and some of the plot of this episode is from the film,
* The torture scene involving electrodes is a spoof of the torture scene involving [[
* The two Iraqi children with large eyes are spoofs on the Rankin/Bass Christmas specials. At the end of the episode, the faces of Stan, Kyle, and Cartman also briefly reflect this style.
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* In the
* The scientist, named Jeff, who helps Chef and the boys looks like a South Park version of [[Jeff Goldblum]]. In a reference to
* The opening of the decrypted alien reality-TV show resembles the initial opening of
* "Reversing the polarity" is a phrase from
* Chef driving the boys away from the aliens and performing stunts with his station wagon while an announcer comments on the action is a
* The children wake up aboard the alien ship, sealed into cubicles with a slimy substance. This is likely a reference to the
* The alien appearing as Randy references
** The other forms that Najix takes on are: [[Santa Claus]], [[Michael Jordan]] (in his Chicago Bulls uniform), Don King, Mr. Roarke and Tattoo of
* The clip where people are running scared across a bridge is from the Danish monster horror movie
* The plot where aliens are using earth as a reality TV show and decide to destroy it in the season finale was previously done in Robert Rankin's Armageddon.
* The scene where the Joozians suck on the phallic extensions on their shoulders is a reference to the Mugwumps of the movie
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* The Legion of Doom was the counter to the [[Justice League of America]], which Superman was of course a member of.
* The appearance of Gene Hackman as Reeve's nemesis was a reference to early Superman films in which he played [[Lex Luthor]].
* The film
* The Junkyard Band the gangs form is a ''[[Fat Albert and
* At the end of the episode, Christopher Reeve is trapped inside the Phantom Zone, a square that is floating in space. This is a reference to the fate of Jor-El's enemies General Zod, Ursa, and Non.
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* When the boys arrive at Mrs. Dreibel's house, Kyle says "We didn't say nothin' about no kids, man," a reference to Tony Montana in
* The scene in which the boys toilet paper Mrs. Dreibel's house while ''Adagio for Strings'' by Samuel Barber plays in the background is a reference to the film
* Josh, locked up for toilet papering houses, talks and behaves like Hannibal Lecter throughout the episode. His dialogue with Barbrady, his restraints, and his escape are all homages to
* The boat scenes are homages to the demise of Fredo Corleone in
* Kyle's nightmares reference Nancy Kerrigan when she's being treated by medics after being attacked in 1994. In the second dream sequence is real footage of the skater crying, "Why!? Why!?"
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* The main parody is of the Donny and Marie song
* Skeeter's "Did you forget" part spoofs
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* The character of Ms. Lopez is based on the characters of "Johnny" and "Pedro" in the ventriloquism of Señor Wences.
* The scene at the mall, where Cartman has Ms. Lopez kiss Kyle, is taken directly from the 1979 movie
* The last spoken line of Cartman's hand ("I wonder, will I dream?") was an homage to
* The man working with [[
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* Stan's clothing may be a reference to Detective Ray Nicolette from
* The scenes playing while the boys discuss the crime scenario reference
* The scenes and music which have the boys interact with the lieutenant and his men are a tribute to
* The scene in which the boys go into the strip club and the accompanying music are taken from
* The Peppermint Hippo strip club is a spoof of the Spearmint Rhino Gentlemen's Club, an actual place.
* The term "five-oh" for cops comes from the program
* Kenny's "Pakew! Pakew!" sound effect is likely a reference to the phasers in
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* "You had me at 'free blanket,'" is paraphrased from
* The first time the Chief is moving into the town and the boys standing in his way is a reference to the famous incident in Tiananmen Square, in which one man stood in front of a line of tanks.
* Shock and Awe was a catchphrase used for the strategies employed during the operation to invade Iraq, which had begun when the episode originally aired.
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* The makeover scenes mirror the opening credits of ''
* Kyle's look after he gets his makeover is very similar to that of recording artist Mick Hucknall of
* The crab people could be based on the huge alien crabs in
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* Token's bass is fashioned after the bass Rudy played in the
* The tour of wealthy musicians is done in a similar style to the tour given Scrooge by the Ghost of Christmas Present in
* Cartman on the bus writing lyrics on his palm is taken from
* The Faith Records building matches the Capitol Records building almost exactly; the main change was the cross at the summit.
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* Cartman says "Mostly hippies go to farmer's markets... mostly". This is a reference to the character Newt from
* The title of this episode and many of its scenes are a parody of
* The scene where an elderly couple kills a fisherman is a parody of
* The music that accompanies the cars in the sequence where the boys and Stan's dad try to escape the elderly is a parody of John Carpenter's theme from the film
* The scene in the abandoned house, as well as the elderly people's attempts to get into Country Kitchen Buffet, are satires of zombie movies, specifically
* The topical reference of this show is George Russell Weller's fatal car accident at the Santa Monica farmer's market in July 2003, in which he killed 10 people. The car Weller drove, a Buick LeSabre from 1992, is also featured in the episode, as the car which killed a man who was fishing when the car was driven of a bridge.
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* "Meteor the size of Wyoming" is a probable reference to
*
* Butters' new society is modeled after the one in
* Cartman's dive off the cliff as police are closing in on him pays homage to the dam jump in
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* Sharon's mention of "Clubber Lange" references [[Mr. T]]'s character in
* "Alas poor Yorick," is a clear quote from
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* The depiction of the workers in the cigarette factory is a reference to
* Rob Reiner tells the tobacco company "You've just been Reiner'd!", a reference to
* Cartman's commercial was a spoof of one starring Yul Brynner, who died from lung cancer. The commercial aired after his death and had this line: "I'm Yul Brynner, and I'm dead now ... 'cause I smoked cigarettes."
* The man who first tells Cartman to eat the cupcake greatly resembles [[The Lord of the Rings (
* Reiner's cry of "My goo! My precious goo!" is reminiscent of Oogie Boogie's final words in [[Tim Burton]]'s
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* In one scene during the montage of Stan grieving over lost love, he is seen standing on a brick bridge looking into the water below. This resembles a commonly used scenario on
* Stan's holding up his boombox while he stands under Wendy's window playing a [[Peter Gabriel]] song is from
* Goth!Stan is seen wearing an [[Edgar Allan Poe]] shirt. His Goth name is 'Raven,' clear reference to the famous poem by Poe.
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* The scenes in Canada [[Off to See
** The initial encounter with the Canadians emerging shyly from hiding is very close to Dorothy's first encounter with the Munchkins, and the arrival of Scott garners a similar reaction to the arrival of the wicked witch.
** After this is a song about following the road, closely aping ''Follow the Yellow Brick Road.''
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** The door guard and the sobbing plea for entry to see the Prime Minister echoes Dorothy's encounter and sadness at the gates of the Emerald City.
** The boys discover that the apparent Wizard/Prime Minister is actually just an illusion being controlled by someone hidden behind a curtain next to where they are standing. In this case, "don't mind that guy hiding in the spider hole" references both the film and the fact that a spider hole is where the US forces found Saddam Hussein in December 2003.
** ''Ding Dong, They Caught Saddam! ''is similar to the song
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* Amongst the weapons being sold at the weapons stand is a [[Star Trek
* The boys crying over their "dead parents" could come from the film
* The announcer recapping the episode and introducing the next one is a technique utilized in Japanese anime series, particularly
* The various designs of the boys' ninja forms are drawn largely from characters of the
* Cartman refers to [[
* As Kyle struggles to throw away his weapons down a well, Cartman attempts to dissuade him and uses the words, "You know this to be true." This echoes Darth Vader in
* The idea to take Butters to a blind Veterinarian parodies a similar idea in the movie
* The boys hiding Butters in an abandoned stove is reminiscent of the tv-movie
* The anime-styled scenes with the characters seen as shadows against a monochrome background may come from the opening credits of
* This episode aired a month and a half after [[Janet Jackson]]'s "[[Wardrobe Malfunction]]" at [[Super Bowl]] XXXVIII. At the end of the episode, the townspeople are enraged that their children saw Cartman naked, rather than being angry at Butters having a shuriken lodged in his eye.
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* The title is a play on ''
* Jimmy's storyline parallels
* When Jimmy beats up his mother and girlfriend, it plays "Adagio for Strings" then goes to a shot where he punches his wall, falls to the ground, and the camera zooms away in a spiral shot. This is taken from the film ''
* Cartman working on his handicapped act at the Special Olympics uses ''Push it to the Limit,'' the montage song from
* The scene when Jimmy's father asks Jimmy if he was masturbating is reminiscent of a scene in the comedy film,
* Note: Cartman's storyline could appear to be an homage to
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* The boys play
* The clearest [[Shout-Out]] is to
* [[
** "Two days ago, I saw a vehicle that would haul that tanker. You want to get out of here? You talk to me." is a quote from
** When the boys find Gibson's wallet, he is heard to yell "Freedom!" offscreen while looking for them - a reference to
** Gibson is heard saying "Gimme back my money", which is a reference to an often-used quote from the movie
* Gibson's blocking of doorways in different costumes and jumping around is reminiscent of a classic [[Daffy Duck]] cartoon titled ''Yankee Doodle Daffy.''
* The eagle symbol that Cartman uses for his podium is the same one the US censors used to [http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t62/PRbackup/randomprojects/replace.jpg cover swastikas] in the NES game
* [[
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* This episode lampoons the 2004 movie,
* When the Goths dance, it's just a slower version of the dance one of the
* The name of the arcade, Flynn's Sinistarcade references
* The 'something in my front pocket' song bears a resemblance to the thermos song [[Steve Martin]] sings in
* The deaths in Butters' flashback are similar to the deaths shown in several films:
* The song the farmer sings to his duck is a parody of ''The Crawdad Song.''
* The final lines of the episode where Butters is screaming "No, no...!" whilst being praised, is similar to the final scene in
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* The 'Robot Pal' song is a play on the theme to ''
* Cartman/Awesom-o being taken by the government and Butters crying out after them is similar to
* "Program the memories of some eight-year-old boy who doesn't exist, and make the robot think he's real!" is a reference to
* The scene in which "robot"-Cartman, bound to an upright operating table, asserts to the military that he is human is reminiscent of a similar scene involving the Puppet Master from the film
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* Cartman's reference to not wanting any Austrians in town could well be a reference to
* Mr. 'Jefferson' sings two songs to the tune of actual [[
* The train and other rides in the backyard are taken directly from Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch. Dangling Blanket out the window is also directly from an incident in which Michael Jackson yelled at reporters out a window with his infant son hanging precariously from his arm.
* Mr. Jefferson is seen at the end of the episode wearing a red jacket, shambling, with plastic surgery falling off his face: a nod to Zombie!Michael Jackson from the ''Thriller'' video.
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* The appearance of the "time border" with the lighting storm immediately before its appearance and the growing sphere closely resemble the special effects used to show characters arriving from the future in the
* A reference is made to the film
* When the "time border" gets wider and many "time immigrants" come through, it resembles a scene from
* The hovercar looks
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* Stan placed, bound and battered with a bucket over his head, on a mule and sent off into the wilderness like a scapegoat, is a pastiche of
* The PETA Animal Sanctuary has some resemblance to
* The accented line, "Open the gate!" comes from Arthur, King of the Britons in
* The hybrid child of a person and an ostrich says "Kill me." This is a nod to a similar scene in the movie
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* In the movie
* When the Wall-Mart is "talking" to Cartman, there's a box of 'golden ticket' chocolate bars in front of him, a reference to
* When the boys infiltrate the Wall-Mart to get to the heart, Stan's father approaches the boys with an ax to show them the bargain price of it. This shot of Randy is reminiscent of [[Jack Nicholson]] in [[Stanley Kubrick]]'s
* The confrontation with the Wall-Mart mirrors Neo's confrontation with the Architect in the second [[The Matrix
* The way the Wall-Mart collapses in on itself is taken from the movie
* When the people find out Wall-Mart's weak point, Chef says, "Spread the word to other towns" to a telegraph operator in a parody of the end of
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* Little Butters carries a blue blankie, a likely reference to Linus from
* The 'playing firemen' scene in which Miss Claridge gets burned is likely a reference to a horror film called
* Trent Boyett's release from prison mimics Joliet Jake Blues' release from prison in
* Trent's character and quest for revenge are references to the film
* Miss Claridge's condition and wheelchair are based on that of the character Christopher Pike from the
* In order to make the photograph of breasts, the boys consult ''Sex'' by [[
* The "Little Gas Shack" into which Miss Claridge's out-of-control wheelchair crashes sells "Propane and Propane Accessories", a reference to Hank Hill's job at Strickland Propane in the animated series
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* The music in Craig's show is a variation of the one used in
* Parts of the boys' trip scene, especially the fish-eye lens and distorted music, are an homage to the film
* The monsters Stan sees in his cough syrup trip include Frank from
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* While Butters digs the coal mine, he's singing a song that resembles ''Sixteen Tons,'' using a combination of the original lyrics and his own. ("You work eighteen hours/What do you get?/Your parents sell you/to Paris Hilton.")
* The Stupid Spoiled Whore Video Playset is made by Letcher-Price, a play on Fisher-Price.
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* The Greek myth of
* Cartman having an accident, waking from a coma with psychic powers, walking around in a long coat/robe with a cane, and assisting the police with investigations comes from
* The crime scene with Mrs. Crabtree's body looks like a scene in
* Cartman and the other psychics mimic the music accompanying the use of powers in the movie
* The killer kidnapping Cartman, tying him to a wheelchair, making him watch slideshow, and the line "Do you see!?!?" all come from
* The character design of the killer, Mr. Deets, is based on Ed Gein, who collected body parts from his victims. His reference to his mother and having her corpse comes from
* The police montage with techno music directly parodies
* Kyle blowing out the lights with his anger is a likely reference to
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* The voiceovers are written in the style of [[Dr. Seuss]], closely resembling
* The premise is said in the [[Word of God|commentary]] to be based on
* Mousey Mouse comes directly from
* The death of the mountain lion echoes that of Mufasa after Scar throws him to his death in
*
* When the animals use their Satanic powers, ''Ave Satani'' from
* When Santa Claus draws a shotgun and begins firing on the critters, the music of "Adrenaline Horror" from the
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* "Jews can't play basketball!" could be a reference to ''
* After becoming a woman, Mrs. Garrison flashes the cameras from the ''Girls Gone Wild'' pornography franchise.
* The song played when Mrs. Garrison and Kyle's dad are searching for Kyle is called ''Hunter Incoming,'' a track off the
* Dr. Biber's name is a reference to Stanley Biber, a pioneer of sex reassignment surgery, who in 1954 was working at the United Mine Workers clinic in Trinidad, Colorado. His more ridiculous traits may be a reference to Dr. John Ronald Brown, who performed several slapdash sex changes.
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* Cartman's hippy-busting gear resembles the gear worn by the characters in
* "Did you eat their brownies? DID YOU EAT THEIR BROWNIES?!" is a direct reference to
* Cartman barging in on a council meeting to talk about the hippie problem references
* The scenes involving the plan constructed by Cartman to use a drill to reach the center of the music festival is a parody on the film style of
* The drill machine itself bears strong resemblance to the Gotengo warship from the Japanese movies
* The term "little Eichmanns," which the neo-hippies often use in the episode, is a reference to the controversy over University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill's article titled "Some People Push Back" in which Churchill referred to the people who worked at the World Trade Center in New York City as "little Eichmanns."
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* The Chinese Mafia leader bears a strong resemblance to Kenji Kasen, from
* There are several references to
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* The premise of a video game being used as a training device for a battle is very reminiscent of
* The line, "Open the gate!" is said when reinforcements arrive at Helm's Deep in
* The line, "Basically, Kenny, you... are [[Keanu Reeves]]." references the back-to-back messianic roles Reeves had played, especially his role in ''[[
* "No, there is another," is said by Yoda in
* Kevin, the hooded, hissing figure advising (and apparently dating) Satan bore a strong resemblance to both Emperor Palpatine from
* There are also some parallels with [[Kevin Smith]]'s
* Heaven's army celebrates winning the war by cheering in a manner not unlike the moment of "much rejoicing" in
* The story parallels a high-profile case of a feeding tube being pulled from a vegetative woman named Terri Schaivo, who was almost entirely braindead. Her parents opposed her husband in taking her off life support, claiming she was aware, and President Bush signed legislation designed to keep her alive, hence Kevin's whispering to him in this episode.
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* The song playing during the playoffs is Joe Esposito's ''You're The Best'' from
* There are numerous references to the
* In the scene where Randy wakes up early and has some eggs (scrambled rather than raw, as Rocky drank them) the appearance of his alarm clock, the time shown on it and the commentary of the newspeople are a parody of ''[[
* The pitcher on the Denver team (with the mustache) resembles Danny Almonte, the fourteen year old kid who pitched a perfect Little League game (and was found to be too old to play in Little League.)
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* The first part of this episode bears a resemblance to
* When Butters begins to believe he sees dead people, he is cowering under the kitchen sink with a flashlight. This is inspired by a scene from the movie
* Much of the plot could have been based on the film
* The scene where Butters and Cartman go to the fortune-teller and the psychic freaks out, realizing she can see him, is a reference to
* The scene where Cartman walks into the fields to "Rest in peace" is a reference to
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* "Have you seen this? Have you heard about this?" - Questions Jay Leno always asks when presenting a news item to lampoon in his monologues.
* "Like a white
* When Jimmy imagines everyone laughing at him on stage, the kaleidoscopic views resemble the scene in
* The establishing scene at Colfax Point alludes to ''Hookers at the Point,'' a documentary about prostitutes working the streets of Hunt's Point in the Bronx.
* "Let's get to r-r-rammin'!" is a line directly from the [[
* For the talent show, Cartman does a select reading from
* The song playing when Jimmy takes Nut Gobbler to the Ho-Tel room is Joe Cocker's ''Up Where We Belong''. The scene comes from
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* The title and plot of the episode lampoons the film
** The townspeople running from Global Warming (especially when the doors to the gym are closed as the camera approaches) is a reference to the scene where the superfreezing followed characters through the city, into the library and was stopped by the doors being closed.
** Stan calling his father on the phone while the water level rises is a reference to a similar scene where Sam calls his father while trying to outlast the fatal coldness.
* The jammed road leading out of the town while people try to evacuate is highly reminiscent of
* The scene where Cartman forces Kyle to hand over his "Jew-gold" at gunpoint is very similar to the finale of
* The final scene where everyone says "I broke the dam" is likely a reference to
* There are several references to the response to Hurricane Katrina, particularly the various ad hoc explanations for the increased level of suffering from the hurricane and its aftermath and the anger and unwillingness to negotiate between all the parties in the Katrina relief effort, the media coverage that occurred during the hurricane's aftermath, and the Houston mass evacuation during Hurricane Rita.
* When the people conclude that George Bush was the cause of the beaver dam being broken, someone says "George Bush doesn't care about beavers!" in a parody of [[
* The man with the shopping cart full of beer is a parody of the man seen wading through the flood after Hurricane Katrina with a bucket full of beer. He's known as the "Beer Looter Dude" and the "Looter Guy, Hurricane Hero."
* The giant penis Randy Marsh draws on the map of America is most likely based on a real [http://www.snopes.com/photos/risque/weathermap.asp National Weather Service wind distribution map for Hurricane Rita], which bore a resemblance to a giant penis.
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* Reference is made to the film ''
* The scene with hazardous material suits and the quarantine shower spoofs
* Much of the storyline involving the Stotches is a reference to
* The scene when Butters comes to his parent's door after he gets the device is an allusion to a part in a short story called
* The last scene when Butters's parents lure a woman to the basement and hit her with a shovel to kill her, and then giving her corpse to Butters to feed him is directly inspired by the cult horror movie
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* The song Mrs. Garrison sings on love near the beginning of the show sounds very similar to ''Love Changes Everything,'' the theme song from [[
* When Stan is sitting at the coffee table and then at the kitchen table, his arms are drawn similarly to those of Linus and Charlie Brown from
* The scene in which Kyle reveals he had hidden the real egg and replaces the one "killed" by the assassin references
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* "Daywalker" is a term used in [[Blade]] to describe Blade himself, who had the powers of a vampire with the ability to walk in the sunlight.
* The entire ginger convention in the Sunset Room at the Airport Hilton was a reference to the [[Roald Dahl]] book
* The scene with Stan and Kyle are in the barn is an homage to
* The scene in which the ginger kids abduct non-gingers is a parody of a scene found in the mini-series
* When the little ginger girl is standing outside another child's house, she is singing the opening theme of
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* The "alien souls" seen in Xenu's brainwash cycle resemble the Tholian race from
* John Travolta's voice is in the style of his character from
*
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* The episode's title and general concept are a parody of
* There's a reference to singer Lance Bass, who was in the news as training for a trip to space at the time. He didn't end up going.
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* The main point of this episode is to compare twelve step programs to cults and religions, and to state that alcoholism isn't a disease. [[Penn & Teller]] have made a similar point in their show,
* In the dojo, Cartman is wearing a Japanese 'rising sun' bandana, similar to Daniel-san's in
* The sound effects used as the Pope inches closer to the bleeding statue and his [[Aside Glance]] are definitely from
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* When the boys learn that Chef has been brainwashed by The Super Adventure Club, the chords that play are sampled from the
* The decor of the Super Adventure Club headquarters seems to be based on [[Disney Theme Parks|Disney World]]'s Adventurer's Club, a club with a 1937 safari setting ([[L. Ron Hubbard]] once belonged to the Adventurer's Club).
* The scene in which Chef gets killed resembles the rope bridge scene from
* The rebirth of Chef into Darth Chef is a parody of Darth Vader's transformation at the end of
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* The smug cloud from [[George Clooney|Clooney]]'s [[Academy
* Stan's song, ''People Now'' is reminiscent of ''Get Together'', an oft-recorded protest song from the sixties. The most well-known version is by The Youngbloods.
* The appearance of a radio DJ as a mouth and jaw may be a reference to
* The concept of storms colliding is taken from the movie
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* The end of Kyle's dream is similar to Sarah Connor's dream in
* The big wheel chase scene contains elements similar to the freeway chase scene in
* Burying one's head in the sand is a behavior commonly attributed to the ostrich while feeding, and is typically used as a metaphor for hiding from reality.
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* Cartman's "Let this be our final battle" line to Kyle before their fight references
* During Cartman and Kyle's fight, they pass a sign for
* The kid Cartman encounters at Fox studios is Bart Simpson, who tells the story of stealing the head off a statue from
* When about to pull the episode, the network president begins his approval code with, "Zero, zero, destruct." This is a portion of Captain Kirk's self-destruct code for the Enterprise in the ''[[
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* Part of this episode addresses a controversy over a book titled
* The voices of Mingey and Gary can be compared to certain voices commonly used by [[Terry Jones]] and [[Eric Idle]] of
* [[Geraldo Rivera]] falsely reporting from Afghanistan is briefly lampooned here.
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* The music played when [[Al Gore]] approaches the children dressed as ManBearPig is from
* Gore frequently exits scenes exclaiming "Excelsior!" in reference to [[Stan Lee]] using it at the end of every "Bullpen Bulletins" column in the [[Marvel Comics]].
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* Cartman's statement that he is "sorry he chained Billy Turner's ankle to a flag pole, told Billy his lunch milk had been poisoned, then gave him a hacksaw and told him that the only way he could reach the antidote in time would be to cut through his ankle," is likely a reference to the
* The shows lampooning of
* Cartman's line "Yes! Let the anger come! Strike me down while you can!" is a paraphrase of Emperor Palpatine in
* The first part of the transformation Cartman goes through, where ghost-like images of his face appear and say his next line before he does, is a reference to
* The camera slowly zooming into Cartman's smiling face while the song ''Ave Satani'' plays is directly from the last scene of
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* The French phrase Cartman throws at Clyde is directly from the song
* Clyde reading from a
* When Randy carjacks a passerby, it is choreographed similarly to the carjacking animation from
* The in-game scenes were all shot [[World of Warcraft
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* The Hardly Boys are a spoof on the
* The conspiracy theorist has some [[Alice's Restaurant (
* "He died like a pig" is a line from
* The Chicago scene was reminiscent of a scene in the 1989 movie
* Cheney's lousy marksmanship is a probable reference to a hunting accident he had, in which he shot someone in the face with buckshot.
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* The song Cartman sings when he becomes "Dawg the Hallway Monitor" is a similar theme song with similar lyrics to the opening credits of
* "The [[
* The premise was based on some high-profile cases of blonde, female teachers sleeping with their teenage students. The most likely candidates are Debra Lafave, Mary Kay LeTourneau, and Cara Dickey.
** Debra Lafave blamed bipolar disorder for her behavior, much as Miss Stephenson claimed alcohol was to blame.
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* Satan's giant floating head appears to his minions much as the holographic wizard in
* Satan's behavior was, as stated, based on the girls from
* The interactions and title card 'Three Murderers' was an homage to
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* Freezing Cartman bears a certain resemblance to [[Jack Nicholson]] at the end of
* The [[
* The opening credits to
* The machine visible screen left when Cartman is revived bears a resemblance to Max from
* When Cartman is unfrozen, one of the people is hovering upside down. In
* The conversation between [[Richard Dawkins]] and Mrs. Garrison about changing the future is almost identical in terms of music and style to the mental-conversations between Baltar and Number Six in the new series of
* The crates in the battle between the UAL and the UAA seem to come straight out of the DOOM games, and the laser gunfight seems to come out of the opening shootout from
* "So, it begins." is from
* The various fronts such as the Unified Atheist Alliance, Allied Atheist Allegiance and so on, which should really be on the same side, are reminiscent of the warring rebellious fronts in
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* The opening credits spoof
* The army of ostrich-riding otters, along with the horn-blast music, references the ape cavalry in
* The New New Hampshire Museum of Technology resembles the ruined Delphi Museum in the
* The uniform Cartman wears while stealing the Crank Prank Time-Phone resembles the uniform worn by the electrical engineers in the sci-fi movie
* The use of the timephone, and the effect that shows its impact on the future, is strikingly similar to
* Some of the evolved sea otters are seen in hovering thrones resembling those of the
*
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* This episode parodies
* The outfits that Stan and Adams County Team's coach wear, as well as the hair styles, are reminiscent of the outfits of the "Miracle on Ice" coaches Herb Brooks and Viktor Tikhonov at the time of the 1980 Winter Olympics.
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* The way in which Michael Richards scolds Randy about being "just another damn nigger guy" is a reference to a scene from the movie
* Cartman wanting the dwarf to say "Carol Anne, don't go into the light!" is a reference to
* The comedy club in this episode, ''The Laugh Factory'', is the same place where Michael Richards made his infamous racial slur.
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* Bradley, Butters' accountabilibuddy, resembles Billy Bibbit from
* A homosexual re-education camp with clearly homosexual camp councilors is the setting of
* The suicides at the camp may have been a reference to Stuart Matis, instructed by his church to undergo 'reparative therapy' for his homosexuality. His suicide note said he hoped the Church of Latter Day Saints would learn to accept homosexuals.
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* Travis running through the forest of hair may be a reference to
* Travis' attempts to warn the other lice is similar to Dennis Quaid's character in
* The initial scenes with the shampoo are highly reminiscent of
* The half-dissolved louse falling on Travis and begging for help is directly from
* The "Forbidden Zone" is a reference to
* While performing his test for lice, Cartman wears a jacket similar to the one worn by the character R.J. MacReady in
* "If we find anything, we'll try to send help for the rest of you." is a line from
* It is initially implied that Kenny will be punished by a soap and sock beating, an allusion to
* The scene in which Travis is rescued by the fly is a direct parody of a scene in
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* This episode is a direct parody of the show
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* Stan discovering his father wearing bunny ears is a parody of the scene in
* The episode parodies
** The Hare Club for Men is a parody of the secret society Priory of Sion.
** Professor Teabag is a parody of Sir Leigh Teabing, and the way he introduces the conspiracy of St. Peter is very similar to the way The Last Supper is presented in both the film and book versions of
** When the ninjas are seen breaking into Professor Teabag's mansion, it is most likely a parody of Silas, who breaks into Sir Leigh Teabing's mansion.
* The scene where the ninjas attack Snowball resembles a similar strike against Katsumoto in
* When the rabbits are captured, the scene in which Randy asks another rabbit how he is comes from part of the opening scene in
* The scene in which Professor Teabag watches his "bomb" detonate, as well as the manner in which the detonation is shown, is a direct parody of the beginning of the
** A microwave is used as a bomb in
* Jesus's escape from prison by resurrecting elsewhere after Kyle reluctantly kills him is similar to the episode "Rapture" from
* The weapon that Jesus throws at Donohue is a reference to the Glaive weapon from
* The pseudo-Latin hymn the Hares sing is a loose, faux-Latin translation of ''[[Here Comes Peter Cottontail]].''
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* Garrison uses the insult, "Sugar tits," referencing [[
* The bar's street number is 13280 which is "lezbo" in [[Leet Lingo]].
* The conversation between Garrison and Allison in the bathroom references
* This episode heavily parodies
** During the first parley, Mrs. Garrison echoes the lines and actions of King Leonidas. Mrs. Garrison says, "Choose your next words wisely, Persian", to which the persian replies "This is crazy!", which is then followed by "No, this isn't crazy. This! Is! Les Bos!" She then kicks the Persian messenger — though, instead of kicking him in the chest as Leonidas does in the movie, Garrison [[Groin Attack|kicks the messenger in the groin]].
** Many scenes alternate between slow-motion and speed-up action, accompanied with heavy rock music. A narrative voice describes the current action.
** Sepia-toned cloudy skies hover over the Les Bos bar, defended by 30 lesbians; the Hot Gates were defended by 300 Spartans.
** The character of Club Owner Xerxes was lifted from ''
** In Les Bos, Mrs. Garrison can be seen sitting and thinking in the same style King Leonidas does in
** Towards the end, Mrs. Garrison and Xerxes have one final parley. Like the movie, Xerxes places his hands on Mrs. Garrison's shoulders while offering riches in exchange for surrender.
** The film
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* A good deal of this episode has been [[Word of God|credited]] to the remake of
* The basement lab of the town's homeless expert is reminiscent of Dr. Logan's zombie experiment lab in
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* Cartman sings, "I've got a golden ticket! I've got a golden twinkle in my eye!" which are lyrics from a song in
* When Kyle is forced to apologize to Cartman. Cartman cocks his head and blinks his eyes (with accompanying sound effects) in a manner similar to [[Bugs Bunny]].
* The tics of the spokesman for Tourette's might be taken from the internet's Tourettes Guy.
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* This episode takes story elements from the docudrama
* When Bono answers the phone, he sings, "Hello! Hello!" in a manner identical to the chorus of the [[
* The "bitty" reference was based on the British sketch comedy show
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* A [[Long List]] could be made of all the Imaginary characters alone.<ref>(such a list is in the works)</ref>
* The Mayor is based on Dreamfinder from EPCOT's Imagination pavilion.
* The scene in which Stan is crouched under the giant mushroom is an almost shot-by-shot recreation of a scene from
* The mountain constantly in view is crooked in an identical manner to [[The Lord of the Rings (
* "They are coming." was a statement of doom in a journal of Moria in
* The last scene before the credits was from
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* The Mayor is obviously attacked by [[Alien (
* Cartman's description of his dream is reminiscent of Sarah Connor's description of hers in
* The Mayor's line about Butters tapping his heels together three times is from
* The imagination doorway is a
* The path through the gumdrop forest looks like the board for
* Castle Sunshine is [[The Lord of the Rings (
* Cartman reviving Kyle is the resuscitation scene in
* The way the evil imaginary characters of Imaginationland poked out [[
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* [[The Chronicles of Narnia|Aslan]]'s speech is similar to King Theoden's in
* The scene in which Kyle is sitting in front of the Lincoln memorial questioning his ability to stop the military from nuking Imaginationland is an allusion to a similar scene from
* Perseus, Zeus, and Icarus are modeled after their characters in
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* Charles Kincaid, the manager for Stan and Kyle bears a rather striking resemblance to Reuben Kincaid, the manager of [[The Partridge Family]] band on the TV series of the same name.
* Thad sings "I quit. I quit, I quit, I quit." similar to Jonathan Schaech's character in
* The "sex and coke" party scene is a reference to "The Real Party" at Don Roritor's house in
* The owner of the bowling alley, Mick, bears a strong similarity to the Coach from the
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* There are numerous "ugly duckling" movies that have a girl get a makeover and become a total babe; [[The Glasses Gotta Go|the first step is usually to get rid of her glasses]]. Notably,
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* Cartman's outfit after he's diagnosed with HIV comes from
* "Two brave little buddies who against all odds have journeyed across America to find a cure for AIDS; all they have is each other in a race against time." is an allusion to the 1995 Brad Renfro film,
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* Some of the plot of this episode comes from the short story
* When the boys are attempting to sneak [[
* The episode alludes to the animated television special
* The haunting melodic chant sung by the Britney stalkers is similar to ''Ave Satani'' from Jerry Goldsmith's Oscar-winning score to the 1976 film
* There was once [https://web.archive.org/web/20130307204219/http://www.miketheheadlesschicken.org/story.php a chicken who survived without much of its head], similar to the Britney Spears character here.
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* This episode draws heavy inspiration from
** The songs ''Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride)'' by Don Felder, ''Heavy Metal'' by Sammy Hagar, and ''Radar Rider'' by Riggs are played when Kenny and Gerald are high. These songs were all on the soundtrack to the movie.
** Kenny drives a car in a barren landscape just as the astronaut does in the film's opening credits sequence.
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** A statue supporting the breasts of the girl that Kenny and Gerald are fighting for is referred to as the Loc-Nar, the same name as the green stone that plays a role in each of the segments in the film.
** The original film had numerous hidden breasts drawn into scenery like clouds. This episode satirizes this by having virtually all of the structures, inhabitants, and geography of the fantasy world sport breasts.
* Cartman hiding Mister Kitty in his attic references
* Gerald taking part in a practice that he was publicly fighting against, followed by his sorrowful speech with his annoyed wife at his side, is a reference to disgraced former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer. During his time as New York's Attorney General Spitzer openly and vehemently fought against prostitution rings; in 2008, it was discovered that Spitzer himself was a client of such a ring.
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* Some [[Charlie and
* All the 'internet stars' were based on actual internet stars:
** Butters' video was a parody of a real [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbGkxcY7YFU What What (In the Butt)] song on youtube.
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* Cartman's story is taken from
* The body parts grown on mice is a reference to a picture on the Internet of a mouse with an ear on its back. The photo was a fake.
* References to Bill Belichick and the Patriots are from an actual cheating scandal that year; the Patriots were found to have videotaped signals of another team.
* The character of Melita has a tattoo of [[
* The sketch of Garrison's penis by the police is a drawing of [[Mickey Mouse]] circa 1920s with a large erection.
* The duet between mouse and penis is a parody of a scene in
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* The Marsh family's drive to "Californee," shown in black and white and accompanied by banjo music, the transient camp, and the song Randy sings all reference
* The first reveal of the Internet is a reference to the shot in
* The scientist trying to communicate with the Internet via music keyboard takes the tonal communication sequence from
* The end speech by Randy is inspired by the one [[Steven Seagal]] delivered about oil usage at the end of
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* The robbers are all characters from
* The logo and decor of Super Phun Thyme is much like [[Nickelodeon]] slime; it may be fashioned after the Nickelodeon Blast Zone at [[Universal Studios]] Hollywood.
* Cartman's song is a version of Sigue Sigue Sputnik's ''Love Missile F1-11'' with different lyrics. The song was featured in
* When Cartman tells Butters he has to chill, it's an homage to one of the most popular quotations from
* When Cartman and Butters are riding the motorcycle ride in the Super Phun Thyme it mimics the way [[Pierce Brosnan]] and [[Michelle Yeoh]] ride a motorcycle whilst handcuffed in ''[[
* When the park intercom system comes on with an announcement, the opening jingle is the popular 3 toned jingle from [[NBC]].
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* Cartman's dream reproduces part of the opening ceremony for the [[Olympic Games]] in Beijing.
* The scenes in which Indiana Jones is raped reference
* The episode repeatedly references
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* Many details leading up to the fight, including Wendy's intimidation of Cartman, the focus on the clock, and Cartman's efforts to avoid the fight are references to the movie
* The music in the fight scene between Wendy and Cartman is taken directly from
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* The Florida internment camp is drawn from a setting in
* The monsters destroying the city is a reference to
* The Director of Homeland Security says, "I really thought you had me at Miami," a quote from
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* The two pilots who fly the boys to Peru bear a striking resemblance to Maverick and Goose in
* The temple with rope bridges and waterfalls is similar to settings in
* When Randy and the survivors are in the grocery store, this references the film
* The drawing on the cave wall of Craig parodies the film
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* When the McCain supporters are reacting to his loss, Mr. Mackey paraphrases a line from
* The heist plot and characterizations are similar to
* McCain supporters rioting for a place in a bunker alludes to
* The speeches for this episode are pulled exactly from actual speeches from election night, 23 hours prior to the episode's airing.
* The identification pages for the candidates that Ike marks as "Deceased" are identical to those appearing in
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* The obvious parody of this episode is of
** The character of Bridon is modeled on Troy Bolton from the films.
** The song the boys find the school singing when they arrive is a parody of ''We're All In This Together.''
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* The game the class is playing as Mr. Mackey gives them unrelated directions is
* The poem Vampir is reading is "The Vampyre" by John Stagg.
* One of the vampire kids claims to be like Bella from
* Butters yells "The power of Christ compels you!" at the vampire kids, a famous line from
* Some elements of the plot are references to Stephen King's vampire novel and the film
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* Obviously, [[
** "The Jonas Brothers 3D Concert Spectacular!" is a reference to the Jonas Brothers film,
* There's a mention of Mickey Mouse feeding and slumbering in Valhalla, a reference to [[Norse Mythology]].
* "Now we know." "And knowing is half the battle." is a reference to
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* The opening shots of this episode are directly from
* "The city calls out for me to save her," is likely from
* There are numerous references to
* The fight at the construction building is similar to
* The man with the gold teeth and blue hat comes from a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nda_OSWeyn8&feature=player_detailpage#t=25s news report of a leprechaun in Mobile, Alabama.] He's shown saying, "To me, it looked like a leprechaun to me. Who else seen the leprechaun? Say yeah!"
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* The scene of multiple preachers in the town square is reminiscent of
* Kyle is portrayed as a Jesus-like savior who makes a tremendous sacrifice to save the economy and pay off everyone's debt. A dinner he has with his friends is portrayed as the Last Supper. Cartman takes on the role of Judas, the disciple who betrayed Jesus, while some of the South Park residents form a council.
* When Randy's group wants to get the "Jew," Cartman scratches the chalkboard much like the shark catcher, played by Robert Shaw, in
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* The title and design of the Queef Sisters' book is taken from
* The "Road Warrior" queef is indeed almost directly from the film.
* The vineyard tour Terrance & Phillip take with the Queef sisters is reminiscent of
* The song 'Queef Free' parodies ''Born Free'' and ''I Am Woman.''
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* The whiteboard Kanye used for analysis is easily a
* Talk show hosts Jimmy Kimmel, [[David Letterman]], [[Conan O
* Carlos Mencia's death scene, as well as his claims that he uses a catheter to relieve himself, are a reference to Lalin, a character in the crime film,
* Cartman's fantasy sequence involves him turning into the Human Torch of [[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|Fantastic Four]] fame.
* The Gay Fish song is a parody of the Kanye West song, ''Heartless.''
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* While stealing the superconducting magnet, Randy dresses like Princess Leia Organa from the
* A reporter wonders whether the first contact with alien life forms will be like the films
* Baby Fark McGee-zax talks in a similar way to Edward G. Robinson, an actor known for such 1930s and 1940s gangster films as ''[[
* The planet encased in a cube refers to
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* Many times throughout the episode, Cartman can be heard imitating Robert Newton, who played Long John Silver in the film
* Ike indicates he will vomit if he has to hear more about Susan Boyle, the Scottish singer who gained worldwide attention around the time of the episode for her performance of "I Dreamed a Dream" from
* When they decide to become pirates, Ike can be seen to be wearing the same outfit Jack Sparrow did in
* Kevin wields a toy [[Star Wars
* The main plot is based on real-life piracy in Somalia, which began receiving increasing international media attention in 2008. The ending, in which the pirates are each shot to death by American snipers, reflects the resolution of the pirate hijacking of the MV Maersk Alabama in April 2009, where U.S. Navy SEALs rescued the captain after three snipers simultaneously killed three pirates with one shot each.
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* Ike's scene in the psychiatrist's office and his whispered confession of seeing dead celebrities is an allusion to
* The [[
* Dr. Tangina Phillips is a direct parody of Tangina Barrons from
* The description of limbo referenced an incident when a plane sat on the tarmac for more than a day, not taking off and not allowing anyone to leave.
* Michael Jackson!Ike sings a song to the tune of Jackson's ''You Are Not Alone.''
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* The pimp convention includes references to
* The Player's Ball has been a Chicago tradition since 1974, when it was first held as a birthday party for Don Juan, now known as Bishop Don Magic Juan. He is represented here by a pimp Butters talks to - the pimp's belt buckle reads "BISHOP."
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* Various aspects of [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] are featured in this episode. [[John Cena]] and [[Edge]], professional wrestlers who both work for the WWE, appear in a match against each other for the opening scene. The boys host a "W.T.F. Smackdown" event, a reference to the
** Token's W.T.F attire is resembled to the attire of WWE wrestler [[Ron Killings|R-Truth]]. Cartman's Rad Russian could be a take on the Mad Russian, who turned face later on and became the Happy Russion. Stan's costume resembles that of [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]], and there is a wrestler called Stan the Man. Kyle's costuming is similar to [[Batista]]. Butters is costumed as [[The Miz]]. Jimmy takes after [[Mick Foley|Mankind]]. Kenny, opting for a Mexican mask, is modeled after [[Rey Mysterio, Jr.]].
* The wrestling try-out resembles scenes from the Broadway musical
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* During one scene, Stan frightens off a group of Japanese whalers by uncovering a large statue of [[Godzilla]].
* Cartman sings a [[
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* Featured in the episode is Emmanuel Lewis, an actor who is portrayed as the head editor of the dictionary. This is a reference to Webster's Dictionary and Lewis' most famous role, the title character in the sitcom,
* The music during Butters' speech comes from the film ''
* During one scene, a television reporter repeatedly refers to a Harley biker as a "fag" until he attacks the camera. This is a reference to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOVxitMy47c an on-air confrontation] between NFL quarterback Jim Everett and sports talk show host Jim Rome, whom Everett attacked for calling him 'Chris.'
* Father Maxi holding up a poster saying "GOD HATES FAGS" is a reference to Fred Phelps and his GOD HATES FAGS campaign.
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* Casey Miller and the way he speaks is a reference to [[Casey Kasem]], a radio host of ''America's Top Forty.''
* Of course,
* The video announcements that Cartman makes in the morning have an identical opening to the
* When Wendy resigns as student body president, she announces the publication of her book, Going Rogue on the Smurfs. This is a reference to Going Rogue: An American Life, the autobiography of former United States Vice President candidate [[Sarah Palin]], who had recently announced her resignation as Governor of Alaska.
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* Much of the plot satirizes
*
* Randy holding a red shoe while coming to rescue Stan in the helicopter is a reference to
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* Specific celebrities undergoing "sexual addiction" therapy:
** Tiger Woods
** [[David Duchovny]]
** [[Bill Clinton]]
** [[Charlie Sheen]]
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** Kobe Bryant
** Eliot Spitzer
** [[Michael Douglas]]
** [[Billy Bob Thornton]]
** [[Michael Jordan]]
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* Shout-outs and references to the controversial novel,
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* Cartman's plotline heavily references the plot of
* Randy gives a shout-out to the ''[[Battlestar Galactica
* Cartman's references to the Pope come from then-recent reports that a priest who had molested 200 deaf boys was given sanctuary by the vatican.
* [[Jamie Oliver]] is a chef and TV personality who is now campaigning for healthier food choices in schools in his show
* The song playing whilst the group of men bounce around on their enlarged testicles is ''Chicken on the Rocks,'' by Jean Jacques Perrey and Dana Countryman.
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* Cartman's podcast, Mad Friends, is a parody of a segment from the financial show
* Kip Drordy bears a certain resemblance to Rocky from
* When Stan attempts to delete his profile, it responds, "I'm afraid I can't let you do that Stan Marsh," and that it is "going to have to put you on the game grid"; both lines are direct references to sentient computer programs HAL 9000 from
* The world of Facebook Stan is sucked into is a replica of the inner computer world of
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* Mecha Streisand's new look mirrors the second rebuilt Mecha Godzilla.
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* The scenes between Cartman and Scott Tenorman closely mirror a scene in the Joker's lair from the 1988 graphic novel
* The "stage Jesus built" is [http://www.redrocksonline.com/ Red Rocks Amphitheatre.]
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* The opening and title cards throughout the episode directly parody
* ''Are you ready for the good times?'' is from the movie
* Many of the campers at Lake Tardicaca are parodies of characters from the cartoon series
** The ukulele sequence, in which a potential victim's failure to set off an explosive musical instrument infuriates his enemy into showing him how to play it, thus setting off the explosion himself is a variation of a sequence seen in several Warner Brothers cartoons, usually involving a [[Xylophone Gag]] and the song ''Believe Me, if All Those Endearing Young Charms.''
* The episode ends with a reference to 'Restore Stephen Baldwin,' a real-life website seeking to restore actor Stephen Baldwin's career and solicit donations to repay his $2.3 million debt. The joke compares Towelie's addiction and rehabilitation to that of Baldwin, who had a history of drug abuse before becoming a born-again Christian.
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* Characters in this episode are based off
* Kyle's transformation to becoming a Jerseyite is a reference to
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* This episode begins as a spoof of
* The plot of extracting ideas/memories, the multiple dream levels, and many of the characters are based off
* Randy Marsh becoming a butterfly is a reference to the anime film
* The scene in which Freddy Krueger is visited by Dr. Chinstrap at his cabin is a parody of a similar scene from
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* The Coon's slow-motion attack on members of his gang to the ''Overture of the Thieving Magpie'' is straight out of
* Cthulhu and the other monstrous abominations are drawn from the works of horror/science fiction author [[
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* The question marks flitting around and the appearance of the episode title is a direct homage to the opening credits of
* Like Cthulhu, [[Public Domain Artifact|the Necronomicon]] is from the works of [[
* The reference to a "retroactive spider" contributing to Captain Hindsight's powers is a shout-out to [[Spider-Man]] and his radioactive spider bite.
* The interaction between the Coon and Cthulhu in which Cartman climbs up a sleeping Cthulhu's belly and talks to him is a shot-for-shot reference to
* The name "Mysterion" may be a reference to the 1968 marionette TV series
* The Coon riding a flying Cthulhu with both arms over his head mirrors Bastion riding Falcor in
* The 'What Should I Do?' sequence is a direct parody of a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdtejCR413c Nike commercial] starring LeBron James.
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* There's a minor shout-out to the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQSNhk5ICTI Double Rainbow] viral video meme.
* Cartman kneading Cthulhu's back comes from Marc Antony the dog and Pussyfoot the cat from
* Mintberry Crunch's origin bears a strong resemblance to that of [[
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* The theme song to Randy's cooking show is a parody of the ''Trololo'' song performed by Eduard Khil.
* The scene with Sharon and the Shake Weight sitting on beach chairs bears a striking resemblance to a series of [http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t62/PRbackup/tycoon/beach.jpg Corona] commercials.
* Cooking shows referenced include,
* The [[Word of God|commentary]] mentions Michael Landon during the final scene where Shake Weight says goodbye, likely a reference to his part in
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* The hideous contraption Kyle is made part of is a direct reference to
* The Genius' 'Quickening' comes from
* The Apple genius' line "Kali fi!" comes from the
* "I've even been to me" refers to the song ''Never Been To Me,'' by Charlene.
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* Funnybot shares several characteristics with the Daleks, a villain species from the long-running BBC television series
* Funnybot is also partially based on the space probe called Nomad from
* Funnybot's search mode for picking audience members to target resembles that of the [[Terminator (
* Bits of funnybot also come from
* Funnybot playing all the roles in a family is a reference to [[Eddie Murphy]]'s
* [[Tyler Perry]] spends the majority of the episode in his Madea character.
* [[Charlie Sheen]]'s predicament is referenced with a poster outside Funnybot's dressing room for
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* The song in Garrison's math lesson is Bibbiti-Bobbiti-Boo from Disney's
* The tiny mushroom people of Novia Scotia are reminiscent of Toad from the
* The play bears an uncanny resemblance to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyDdjYCTv5E Bert's Tooth Decay] from
* Ugly Bob's hideousness turning the monster to stone comes from the myth of [[Medusa]].
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* T.M.I. spoofs B.M.I. or body Mass Index, which has a semi-complicated formula. (This may also be a reference to the complex and nonsensical formula used by Harold Camping to predict the rapture.)
* In the beginning of the episode Butters is talking about the new [[Terminator (
* The full name of a minor character named "Leroy" was revealed to be [[Leeroy Jenkins]].
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* The [[
* Cartman's scheming is a nod to
* Cartman giving his middle initial as 'P' (when his middle name is Theodore) is a likely nod to
* Cartman in a hot tub of gravy, eating his french fry, is reminiscent of [[Scarface
* The ending is a direct parody of the end of
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* One of the lines Dr. Janus spouts is from
* The name of Dr. [[Meaningful Name|Janus]] himself comes from the Roman deity Janus Bifrons, most often depicted with two faces or heads. Other depictions of this sort are called 'Janus figures.' While the symbology is of looking towards the future and the past at once, it's also come to represent two-facedness or multiple personalities.
* The time-lapse tape Butters sets up looks very similar to something from
* The "wouldn't even hurt a fly" ending is a direct reference to the ending of
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* Stevie Nicks gets a namedrop, and her song ''Landslide'' is used at the end.
* The arcade game ''Custer's Revenge'' is in the bowling alley where Randy performs.
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* ''
* Cartman sings ''Heart Light'' by Neil Diamond.
* The Secret Society of Cynics has several expies from
* The fighting to reveal the illusion of "alien brainwaves" to everyone could come from
* Stan goes to see [[Adam Sandler]]'s
* The mention of "rock creatures" is a likely reference to
* The annoying morning DJs talk about the new season of
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* The episode title, and its appearance in the episode, was of course a nod to
* Randy's [[Big No]] was a soundbite lifted from
* Butters waking up naked, throwing the wooden doors open, and being greeted by an unexpected crowd of admirers was a shot-for-shot scene from
* The scenes at the border were a riff on
* The chase commentary on the radio was done in the style of a soccer (or, as they would call it, 'futball') match.
* When Cartman joins the border patrol in Texas, he refers to himself as [[Smokey and
** It should be noted that his (longstanding) full name ''is'' Eric Theodore Cartman, so the name in and of itself may not be a shout-out.
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* The Eavesdropper website and the drama it causes in the school is basically the plot of
* The rat, Wikileaks, has hair resembling Julian Assange's.
* The return of Lemmiwinks means a return of music akin to the animated
* Minor references are made to
* The two rodents in a [[Cain and Abel]] situation, as well as as the pressure from the other talking animal characters, has led to some comparisons to be made with
* Wikileaks is [[Captain Obvious|referring to wikileaks and the giant scandal behind that where American secrets were published.]]
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* Broadway shows seen or mentioned by Randy and Sharon include
* Shelley and Larry play
* [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] actually has a musical entitled [[wikipedia:The Woman in White
* Randy "putting an end to Broadway" in a Spider-Man costume is a rip on
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* Muscleman Mark bears a striking resemblance to fashion designer [http://i.imgur.com/L8t1n.jpg Marc Jacobs]. (check for the Rumpertumpkin and Clyde Frog tattoos on Mark's arm.)
* The 99% vs 1% protest storyline is a [[Ripped from the Headlines]] take on the Occupy Wall Street movement.
* Muscleman Mark boiling on the stove recreates the famous scene from
* The multiple personalities, ventriloquism, and violence could be drawn from the film
* The line, "Say hello to the sunrise for me" could be a reference to
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* The beginning of this episode heavily lampoons
* The main parody running through the Miles Standish storyline is of
* Nobody really cares about the [[
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* ''White Trash in Trouble'' parodies programs like
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* The scene where workers are quietly telling Betsy Donovan's husband that releasing her will kill her is reminiscent of
* Ghosts being summoned in court? Sounds more than a little bit
▲== Cash for Gold ==
* Stan telling Home Shopping people to kill themselves is reminescent of what [[Bill Hicks]] used to say about advertisers.
* In a pile of gold ready to be melted down, there's an Oscar for Sean Penn's role in
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* [[
* [[
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=964uCtgsDoE: The "Oh Long Johnson" cat.]
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* Cartman's creature is based partly on legends of the [[Chupacabra]]. Of course, it goes from drinking goat blood to child blood fairly quickly in his rendition.
* The "bigfoot hunters" are a parody of [[Animal Planet]]'s
* Cartman's hallucination stems from ''Exodus'' in
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* There's at least some commentary about the 2012 documentary entitled
* Stan's video is a likely take-off on Lip Dub videos some High Schools and Universities have created to promote their schools. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=waAqJ6727Hk#t=36s This one] in particular.
* Butters flips out on
* Stan's nude dance in San Diego references
* The premise is a parody of ''
=== Cartman Finds Love ===
▲== I Should Have Never Gone Ziplining ==
▲* The premise is a parody of '''I Shouldn't Be Alive''', including the narrator from the show, and a crappy reenactment of events.
▲* Medical animations were once a staple on '''[[House (TV)|House]]'''.
▲** As well on [[A Thousand Ways to Die]].
== Season
== Season Eightteen ==
▲* Mr. Garrison has a lesson on the history of [[Game of Thrones (TV)|Westoros]].
== Season Nineteen ==
== Season Twenty ==
== Season Twenty-one ==
== Season Twenty-two ==
== Season Twenty-three ==
== Season Twenty-four ==
== Season Twenty-five ==
== Season Twenty-six ==
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