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* Sharon's reactions to Stan's supposed murder spree references '''[[The Bad Seed]]''', in which an eight-year-old girl is a killer. Carol McCormick also has reactions from the film when her son dies.
* Evil Cartman refers to his mom as Mother, as Norman Bates referred to his mom in '''[[Psycho]]'''.
* The way Stan deals with his spooky goldfish comes from '''[[Poltergeist (film series)
* The spinning [[Barbra Streisand]] transitions are a reference to old 1960s hero shows like Batman and Robin.
* The [[Indian Burial Ground]] pet store references '''[[Pet Sematary]]''', in which pets buried there come back evil.
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== The Biggest Douche In The Universe ==
* After Chef's mother exorcises Kenny's soul from Cartman's body, she says "this child is clean." This is a reference to '''[[Poltergeist (film series)
* The Intergalactic BDIU Committee's ship bears a passing resemblance to the Vulcan ship from '''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]'''.
* The ship where The Biggest Douche in the Universe awards show is held looks strikingly similar to Boddole Zer's command station ship from '''[[Super Dimension Fortress Macross]]'''.
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* The name of the arcade, Flynn's Sinistarcade references '''[[Tron]]''' and a video game called '''[[Sinistar]]'''.
* The 'something in my front pocket' song bears a resemblance to the thermos song [[Steve Martin]] sings in '''[[The Jerk]]'''.
* The deaths in Butters' flashback are similar to the deaths shown in several films: '''[[Ghost Ship (2002 film)
* 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 '''[[Evil Dead]] II''', complete with the "Raimi-Cam" shot into Butters' mouth.
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* 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 Shining]]'''.
* The confrontation with the Wall-Mart mirrors Neo's confrontation with the Architect in the second [[The Matrix|Matrix]] film.
* The way the Wall-Mart collapses in on itself is taken from the movie '''[[Poltergeist (film series)
* 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 '''[[Independence Day]]'''.
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== Mystery Of The Urinal Deuce ==
* The Hardly Boys are a spoof on the '''[[Hardy Boys]]''', a pair of detectives whose exploits were shown in the Hardy Boy/[[Nancy Drew]] mystery novels and TV series.
* The conspiracy theorist has some [[Alice's Restaurant (music)
* "He died like a pig" is a line from '''[[The Untouchables]]'''.
* The Chicago scene was reminiscent of a scene in the 1989 movie '''[[The Wizard (film)]]'''.
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== With Apologies To Jesse Jackson ==
* The way in which Michael Richards scolds Randy about being "just another damn nigger guy" is a reference to a scene from the movie '''[[Glory]]'''.
* Cartman wanting the dwarf to say "Carol Anne, don't go into the light!" is a reference to '''[[Poltergeist (film series)
* 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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* Ike's scene in the psychiatrist's office and his whispered confession of seeing dead celebrities is an allusion to '''[[The Sixth Sense]]'''.
* The [[Ghost Hunters]] make an appearance.
* Dr. Tangina Phillips is a direct parody of Tangina Barrons from '''[[Poltergeist (film series)
* 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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== WTF ==
* 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 '''[[WWE Smackdown]]''' television program.
** 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 '''[[A Chorus Line]]'''. One of the people trying out sings a musical number about why he wants to be a wrestler, which parodies the song "Nothing" from '''[[A Chorus Line]]'''. There are also likely references to the musical '''[[Fame]]''', and the film '''Waiting for Guffman.'''
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