Funny / OverSimplified - The Cold War

• The episode opens up with an Imperial German commander sending a soldier out to find Vladimir Lenin. The soldier complies, but comes back with John Lennon instead.
  German commander: Wha-who-NO! Not LennON, LenIN! The Russian communist! WHAT!? Why would I need a Beatle!? Lenin! The Russian communist! He was exiled to Switzerland! You know what? I'll do it myself...
  (Cut to Lenin sitting in a coffee shop, calmly reading and sipping coffee. He looks up as a hole gets blasted through the wall)
  German Commander: WHO WANTS TO START A REVOLUTION?!
  • The book Lenin is reading is Crapitalism by Karl Marx.
• This gem of a line from Stalin when Truman shows him the Big A-Bomb:
  Stalin: Does the "A" stand for "atomic", or "ass"?
• Stalin seems delighted at the poor conditions in Russia:
  Stalin: The more they suffer, the more likely it is they'll turn to Communism!
  Communist official: Dude, you're really messed up. What's wrong with you?
  Stalin: My father used to punish me severely.
• A man from East Berlin decides to take a little trip to the west side of the city, only to return home to a displeased Stalin. The whole scene plays out like a jealous housewife confronting her adulterous husband.
  Stalin: You're home late...
  Man: Oh, Stalin! I was just out with my friends.
  Stalin: "Friends"?! You stink of capitalism! You were out engaging in imperialist debauchery again! I swear, Ivan, I can't keep doing this!
• Khrushchev making an alliance with Castro.
  Castro: Hey, I'm a communist who hates America, you're a communist who hates America. You know what that means?
  Khrushchev: We should fall in love!
  Castro: Uh, I was gonna suggest that you set your missiles up in Cuba.
  Khrushchev: Oh, no, no you're right. That's a better idea. (To himself) Be still, my beating heart...
• Brezhnev was a kisser and promptly kissed Carter after signing the SALT II. Later, some conservative dignitaries are angry at Carter because he "let" Brezhnev kiss him.
  • The mere fact that Brezhnev is depicted as having eternally puckered lips.
• And of course, the Chinese welcome sign for the American ping pong team which reads: "WE LOVE YOU, AMERICAN PIGS!"