In a parody of The Matrix, Penny is introduced to online music piracy.
This episode provides examples of:
- Aesop Amnesia: Many EZ-Jacks are undaunted by Penny’s arrest and continue to join the free music movement.
- From Bad to Worse: Summarized in the news broadcast of the episode’s climax, in which Marsha Mitsubishi reports that an undaunted number of EZ-Jacks are enjoying the free music movement, causing once-populated areas to become closed or empty. The global economy and several businesses, even Proud Snacks, are also effected.
- What Happened to the Mouse?: Most likely averted. If Penny flying off to the sky at the end is any indication, EZ-Jackster has been shut down for good as it is not mentioned ever again, but this can also be a case of Status Quo Is God.
- Whole-Plot Reference: This episode is based off The Matrix.
