History ShoutOut / SouthParkSeasons6To10

* Santa's Fortress of Solitude is from ''Film/{{Superman}}''.

* 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 ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs''.

* 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 ''Film/TheCore'' and ''Film/{{Armageddon}}''. Both films have numerous references throughout the episode, such as the uniforms worn by the team, the drilling through the layers of hippies to reach the 'core' of the festival, which was the stage, the mention of nuclear weapons, and someone having to climb outside to fix the equipment.

* "Meteor the size of Wyoming" is a probable reference to ''Film/{{Armageddon}}'', in which an "asteroid the size of Texas" is set to hit Earth.

* 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 ''Film/{{Ghost}}''.

* The ram's horn and the way the children left the town is a bit like the Israelites leaving Egypt in ''Film/TheTenCommandments''.

* The montage of young Stan and future Stan doing stuff together spoofs ''Series/SilverSpoons'', in which a 12 year old moves in with his wealthy, childish father after being brought up by his mother and spending time at a military school. The line in the little song, "One of them's messy, the other one clean!" is from ''Theatre/TheOddCouple''.

[[ShoutOut/SouthParkSeasons1To5 Seasons 1 To 5]] | ''Seasons 6 To 10'' | [[ShoutOut/SouthParkSeasons11To17 Seasons 11 To 20]]

[[ShoutOut/SouthParkSeasons1To5 Seasons 1 To 5]] | '''Seasons 6 To 10''' | [[ShoutOut/SouthParkSeasons11To17 Seasons 11 To 20]]

[[WMG: '''Season Six:''']]

* 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 '''Film/{{Philadelphia}}''', in which a man is fired for having HIV.

* The "hangout in danger of being closed" scene was lifted from '''Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo.''' The whole plot of the episode took off on several 80s ski movies such as '''Film/OneCrazySummer''' and '''Film/BetterOffDead'''.
* The Jud Crandall homage to '''Literature/PetSematary''' makes another appearance.
* The girl who helped the boys out had two dying Kuatos, from '''Film/TotalRecall1990''', under her sweater: In '''Total Recall''' Kuato said "Quaid... Start the Reactor..." to make oxygen on Mars.

* When Cartman is trying to convince his mother to go on the [[Series/{{Maury}} 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 '''Literature/TheBadSeed''' to win favor from her mother.
* In the crowd of strikers, you can see characters modeled after Roy L. "Rocky" Dennis, the subject of '''Film/{{Mask|1985}},''' and Sloth from '''Film/TheGoonies'''.

* The scene where a man tells Maury that "the ratings have just started to plummet" is a play on '''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''', where crew members often viewed computer displays in such a way.

* Stan's break-in to the veal ranch echoes '''Film/MissionImpossible''', using the appropriate playset.
* Butters says good night to the calves the way '''Series/TheWaltons''' did to each other in the show of the same name.
* There are parallels between this episode and '''Film/DogDayAfternoon''', including the airport sequence at the end, and Cartman's talks on the phone with the negotiator.

* The Russell Crowe show spoofs '''WesternAnimation/SteamboatWillie''' (Russell spinning the ship's wheel), '''Series/CrocodileHunter''' (as he observed his next fight), '''ComicStrip/{{Popeye}}''' cartoons during the fights, '''Teletubbies''' (in its graphics showing rays of sunlight behind a globe), '''WesternAnimation/TheodoreTugboat''', and Crowe's own controversies.
* The TV robot's laser gun noises (along with the screams that accompany it) are taken from the computer game '''VideoGame/EmpireEarth'''.
* The TV robot resembles ED-209 from '''Franchise/{{Robocop}}''', an image used more than once in South Park.
* The torrent of blood flowing out of the door references '''Literature/TheShining'''.
* The trailer for Asses of Fire II: Attack of the Cramps itself parallels the trailer for '''Star Wars Episode II: Film/AttackOfTheClones'''.

* The song played during the contest is a spoof of the '''Series/{{Friends}}''' theme.
* The competition used to find a fourth friend and the use of roses to show who stays is a parody of '''Series/TheBachelor'''.

* In Cartman's "Sea People" song, the castle shown is similar to the castle in Disney's '''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'''. Riding sea horses might also be taken from the Little Mermaid animated series.
* References to '''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''':

* Professor Chaos notes this plot was done with the Treehouse of Horror short "The Genesis Tub". Chef acknowledges '''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''' got that from '''Series/TheTwilightZone1959''' episode "The Little People".

* The 'Catholic Boat' sequence lampoons '''Series/TheLoveBoat'''.

* The great queen spider worshiped by the Catholics is a reference to the 1970s '''Doctor Who''' serial ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E5PlanetOfTheSpiders Planet of the Spiders]].''
* The old monk in the St. Peter's catacombs, and especially the line "What is your quest, Father?" is a reference to '''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'''.
* Priest Maxi's adventures through the catacombs after the Holy Document is a trip through '''VideoGame/{{Pitfall}}'''.

* When Creator/GeorgeLucas 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 '''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'''.
* When Spielberg arrives with his guards, their guns are walkie-talkies. This is because Spielberg really did change the guns in '''[[Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial E.T.]]''' to walkie-talkies.
* In the fake commercial for the remastered South Park pilot, the Visitor's ship is straight out of the Spielberg film '''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind'''.
* Most of the last six or so minutes of the episode parodies '''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''', with many lines being taken almost directly from the movie. The deaths of Creator/StevenSpielberg, Creator/GeorgeLucas, and Creator/FrancisFordCoppola parody those of the three main villains in the film. (Coppola's head shrivels up like Colonel Dietrich, Lucas' head melts down to a bloody skull like Agent Toht, and Spielberg's head explodes like Rene Belloq.)

* The main plot of this episode parallels the movie '''Film/SlumsOfBeverlyHills''', in which the protagonist grows breasts and gains a new level of popularity among the male crowd, and attempts to get breast reduction surgery.
* Cartman plays a game called "Lambs" that is simply a scene out of '''Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs'''.
* '''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey''' is parodied while the boys act like cavemen, particularly the scene where Stan discovers a bone can be used as a weapon. '''Franchise/PlanetOfTheApes''' also gets mention when the space shuttle crashes.
* Stan, while in his caveman persona, calls boobs "ahta", a word meaning "fire" in the language of the characters of '''Film/QuestForFire'''.
* The scene of Bebe's boobs conspiring while she's asleep is a parody of a similar scene involving hands in '''Quicksilver Highway.'''

* The Ghost of Human Kindness is very like the Ghost of Christmas Present in '''Literature/AChristmasCarol'''.
* "And I would have gotten with it again if it weren't for you meddling policemen" references the common line in '''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'''.
* The ram's horn and the way the children left the town is a bit like the Israelites leaving Egypt in '''Film/TheTenCommandments'''.
* The sound effects when the Mongolians are attacking the city wall are the same sounds used when swordsmen attack buildings and walls in '''VideoGame/AgeOfEmpiresII'''.
* When Mr. Lu Kim pulls out his heat seeker, he says, "Say herro to my ritter friend!" This is a reference to '''Film/{{Scarface 1983}}'''.
* 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 '''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'''.
* 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 '''Franchise/StarTrek'''. It parodies a scene from '''Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock''', where Kirk tries to get Spock to remember their shared friendship in the past.

* When Cartman sees things through Kenny's eyes, the scenes are similar to scenes in '''Film/BeingJohnMalkovich'''.
* The song being sung by the people gathered around the ladder is strikingly similar to the one sung by the Whos in '''WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'''.
* When the boys build the ladder to reach above the clouds Cartman is annoyed that they haven't seen Cloud City from '''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''' yet. Stan mentions the lack of the [[Literature/JackAndTheBeanstalk giant.]]

* The episode is of course ''about'' '''Film/TheLordOfTheRings''', but it also pays homage to the film in its plot. As the One Ring must be returned to its place of origin, so must the One Video Tape; it starts out as a game, but the plot eventually parallels. There are specific scenes from the movie that are mirrored throughout:
** 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 '''The Fellowship of the Ring'''.

* The boys pass by another group of kids who are playing '''Literature/HarryPotter'''.

* The Lemmiwinks subplot is a parody of the '''[[WesternAnimation/TheHobbit animated Hobbit]]''', music and all.
* The death camp of tolerance itself parodies '''Film/SchindlersList'''.

* 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 '''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''' episode ''The Apple.''

* After Chef's mother exorcises Kenny's soul from Cartman's body, she says "this child is clean." This is a reference to '''Film/{{Poltergeist|1982}}''', in which the house is declared clean after exorcism.
* The Intergalactic BDIU Committee's ship bears a passing resemblance to the Vulcan ship from '''Film/StarTrekFirstContact'''.
* The ship where The Biggest Douche in the Universe awards show is held looks strikingly similar to Boddole Zer's command station ship from '''Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross'''.
* The music played just before the Biggest Douche in the Universe Award Ceremony, is a sample played in the '''VideoGame/HeroesOfMightAndMagic III''' computer game.

* The electrical storms created for the 'time travel' effect is a probable homage to '''Franchise/{{Terminator}}''', where wind and lightning heralded the arrival of a time travel sphere.
* The montage of young Stan and future Stan doing stuff together spoofs '''Series/SilverSpoons''', in which a 12 year old moves in with his wealthy, childish father after being brought up by his mother and spending time at a military school. The line in the little song, "One of them's messy, the other one clean!" is from '''Theatre/TheOddCouple'''.

* Santa's Fortress of Solitude is from '''Film/{{Superman}}'''.
* The title and some of the plot of this episode is from '''Film/BlackHawkDown'''.
* The torture scene involving electrodes is a spoof of the torture scene involving Creator/MelGibson in '''Film/LethalWeapon''', including several of Santa's lines. It also spoofs the torture scene in '''Film/ThreeKings''', with the torturer saying "My main man" and pouring oil down his throat.

[[WMG: '''Season Seven:''']]

* In the '''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''' episode ''Cause and Effect,'' the crew realize that they are in a temporal loop. In this episode, the boys had the same sort of realization scenes, especially the "and then you said" part of it.
* The scientist, named Jeff, who helps Chef and the boys looks like a South Park version of Jeff Goldblum. In a reference to '''Film/IndependenceDay''', when puzzling out alien technology and action, Jeff follows unlikely chains of thought to come to conclusions that, curiously, turn out to be exactly correct. Eventually he gets to a point about uploading a virus to the alien ships, which is pointed out to be ridiculous by Chef.
* The opening of the decrypted alien reality-TV show resembles the initial opening of '''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''', that was only used during the first and second season.
* "Reversing the polarity" is a phrase from '''Series/DoctorWho''', said more than once by the Third Doctor. The sound of the power shutting down when Jeff tries to reverse the polarity is the sound of opening and closing doors from '''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'''.
* Chef driving the boys away from the aliens and performing stunts with his station wagon while an announcer comments on the action is a '''[[Series/TheDukesOfHazzard Dukes of Hazzard]]''' reference, complete with the car horn playing 'Dixie.' The alien giving chase impersonates the cackling laugh of Sheriff Coltrane.
* The children wake up aboard the alien ship, sealed into cubicles with a slimy substance. This is likely a reference to the '''Franchise/{{Alien}}''' movies. The titular alien also appears for a cameo.
* The alien appearing as Randy references '''Film/{{Contact}}''', as pointed out by Cartman.
** The other forms that Najix takes on are: SantaClaus, UsefulNotes/MichaelJordan (in his Chicago Bulls uniform), Don King, Mr. Roarke and Tattoo of '''Series/FantasyIsland''', George Burns, J.J. Evans of '''Series/GoodTimes''' (complete with "Dy-no-mite!" catchphrase), Saddam Hussein (singing the song from Creator/WarnerBros cartoon '''WesternAnimation/OneFroggyEvening'''), Music/MissyElliott, and finally, Frank Sinatra.
* The clip where people are running scared across a bridge is from the Danish monster horror movie '''Reptilicus.'''
* 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. '''Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''' is referenced when the demolition ball arrives to destroy Earth.
* The scene where the Joozians suck on the phallic extensions on their shoulders is a reference to the Mugwumps of '''Film/NakedLunch''' by David Cronenberg, which is based upon [[Literature/NakedLunch the novel of the same name]] by Creator/WilliamSBurroughs.

* The film '''The Cross and the Switchblade''', about a preacher who moves to the ghettos of New York to turn the young members of several gangs away from drugs and violence against each other, has an ending quite similar to the one in this episode: the gangs are about to fight but are persuaded not to by the preacher's sermon.
* The Junkyard Band the gangs form is a '''{{WesternAnimation/Fat Albert|AndTheCosbyKids}}''' reference.

* 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 '''Film/{{Scarface 1983}}''' saying, "I told you, no f*ckin' kids!"
* 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 '''{{Film/Platoon}}'''.
* 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 '''Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs''' or '''Literature/RedDragon'''.
* The boat scenes are homages to the demise of Fredo Corleone in '''Film/TheGodfather II''', though Cartman using a bat is more reminiscent of '''Film/{{Goodfellas}}'''.

* The scene at the mall, where Cartman has Ms. Lopez kiss Kyle, is taken directly from the 1979 movie '''The In-Laws.'''
* The last spoken line of Cartman's hand ("I wonder, will I dream?") was an homage to '''Film/TwoThousandTenTheYearWeMakeContact''', where the two computers HAL-9000 and SAL-9000 pose the same question when facing shutdown.

* Stan's clothing may be a reference to Detective Ray Nicolette from '''Film/JackieBrown'''. Kyle's' clothing may be a reference to Marge Gunderson from '''{{Film/Fargo}}'''. Cartman's clothing may be a reference to Detective Nicky Dimes from '''Film/TrueRomance'''.
* The scenes playing while the boys discuss the crime scenario reference '''[[Series/{{CSI}} C.S.I.]]'''
* The scenes and music which have the boys interact with the lieutenant and his men are a tribute to '''Series/TheShield'''.
* The scene in which the boys go into the strip club and the accompanying music are taken from '''Film/NewJackCity'''.

* The term "five-oh" for cops comes from the program '''Series/HawaiiFiveO'''.
* Kenny's "Pakew! Pakew!" sound effect is likely a reference to the phasers in '''Franchise/StarTrek'''.

* "You had me at 'free blanket,'" is paraphrased from '''Film/JerryMaguire'''.

* The makeover scenes mirror the opening credits of '''[[Series/QueerEye Queer Eye for the Straight Guy]].''' Randy and Cartman both have looks similar to Queer Eye's Kyan.
* Kyle's look after he gets his makeover is very similar to that of recording artist Mick Hucknall of '''Simply Red.'''
* The crab people could be based on the huge alien crabs in '''Series/DoctorWho''''s ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS4E7TheMacraTerror The Macra Terror]].''

* Token's bass is fashioned after the bass Rudy played in the '''{{WesternAnimation/Fat Albert|AndTheCosbyKids}}''' series.
* The tour of wealthy musicians is done in a similar style to the tour the Ghost of Christmas Present gave Scrooge in '''Literature/AChristmasCarol'''. The comment of an island without an owner is a direct paraphrase.
* Cartman on the bus writing lyrics on his palm is taken from '''Film/EightMile'''. Eminem is shown doing the same thing on his way to a rap-off.

* Cartman says "Mostly hippies go to farmer's markets... mostly". This is a reference to the character Newt from '''Film/{{Aliens}}'''.
* The title of this episode and many of its scenes are a parody of '''Film/RedDawn1984'''. Specific examples include the AARP troops parachuting into the town while Mr. Garrison lectures his class on Genghis Khan and sees them outside the window. Also many of the townspeople rounded up and held inside a prison camp, with Stan's dad talking to the boys through the fence and shouting "Avenge me!"
* The scene where an elderly couple kills a fisherman is a parody of '''Film/{{Jaws}}'''.
* 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 Creator/JohnCarpenter's theme from the film '''Film/{{Christine}}'''. The episode doubly parodies the film in how the cars are shown slowly approaching head on down a long straight road.
* 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 '''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968'''.

* "Meteor the size of Wyoming" is a probable reference to '''Film/{{Armageddon}}''', in which an "asteroid the size of Texas" is set to hit Earth.
* Zombies/radioactive cannibals seems to have a great deal in common with ''' Film/TwentyEightDaysLater'''. The homage is strengthened by Butters emerging and not knowing what's going on, much like Jim waking from a coma to devastation.
* Butters' new society is modeled after the one in '''Film/TheRoadWarrior''', complete with headband, shoulder-pads, and Australian Cattle Dog.
* Cartman's dive off the cliff as police are closing in on him pays homage to the dam jump in '''Film/TheFugitive'''.

* Sharon's mention of "Clubber Lange" references Creator/MrT's character in '''Film/RockyIII'''.
* "Alas poor Yorick," is a clear quote from '''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'''.

* The depiction of the workers in the cigarette factory is a reference to '''Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory'''.
* Rob Reiner tells the tobacco company "You've just been Reiner'd!", a reference to '''Punk'd.'''

* Reiner's cry of "My goo! My precious goo!" is reminiscent of Oogie Boogie's final words in Creator/TimBurton's '''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'''.

* 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 '''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'''. This is further reinforced when a child resembling Pig-Pen is seen briefly in the school hall. The scene where a depressed Stan is visited by friends in his bedroom references a similar scene from ''A Boy Named Charlie Brown'' where Charlie hides in his bedroom for being a failure at the spelling bee.
* Stan's holding up his boombox while he stands under Wendy's window playing a Music/PeterGabriel song is from '''Film/SayAnything''' (but it's "Shock the Monkey" instead of "In Your Eyes," which is what Creator/JohnCusack played in the film.) Later, the movie was referenced again when Stan talked to the goths about hanging out with them after losing his girl. John Cusack did much the same with a group of his peers.

* The scenes in Canada [[OffToSeeTheWizard closely spoof]] '''Film/TheWizardOfOz''' film, starting with "I don't think we're in America anymore."

** ''Ding Dong, They Caught Saddam! ''is similar to the song ''Ding Dong, The Witch Is Dead!''

[[WMG: '''Season Eight:''']]

* The announcer recapping the episode and introducing the next one is a technique utilized in Japanese anime series, particularly '''Anime/DragonballZ'''.
* The various designs of the boys' ninja forms are drawn largely from characters of the '''Franchise/StreetFighter''' series of anime and video games. During their ninja battle, Stan does the same stance as Ryu. Kyle's appearance and pose when he first turns into a ninja is based off Fei Long. Cartman's design is based off many '''Street Fighter''' characters: his body is similar to E. Honda, his boots look just like Zangief's, his wristbands are similar to Chun-Li's, and his long hair is similar to Blanka's. Kenny's appearance is a combination of Ken, and Raiden from Midway's '''Franchise/MortalKombat'''. Butters seems to resemble M. Bison from '''Street Fighter''' or Sigma from '''VideoGame/MegaManX'''.

* 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 '''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''' when he reveals he is Luke Skywalker's father.

* The boys hiding Butters in an abandoned stove is reminiscent of the tv-movie '''J.T.''' in which the title character makes a similar home for a stray cat.
* The anime-styled scenes with the characters seen as shadows against a monochrome background may come from the opening credits of '''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'''.

* The title is a play on '''Literature/UpTheDownStaircase,''' a novel that was made into a film of the same name.
* Jimmy's storyline parallels '''A Body to Die For: the Aaron Henry Story''', a tv movie in which a high school kid wants to be popular and play football, but doesn't have strength, size, or stamina. A guy at the gym "hooks him up" with steroids and, in ten weeks he's buff and angry, smacking around his girlfriend and yelling at his mom. He attempted suicide and suffered two heart attacks, bleeding kidneys, and kidney stones.
* 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 '''Lorenzo's Oil''' in which Francesco hits his mother, played by Susan Surandon, after taking steroids for a rare neurological disease.
* Cartman working on his handicapped act at the Special Olympics uses "Push it to the Limit", the montage song from '''Film/{{Scarface 1983}}'''. The competition montage uses a remixed version of the same song.
* The scene when Jimmy's father asks Jimmy if he was masturbating is reminiscent of a scene in the comedy film, '''Film/AmericanPie''', when one of the main character's father asks his son a similar question.
* Note: Cartman's storyline could appear to be an homage to '''Film/TheRinger''', but this episode aired more than a year before the release of that film.

* The boys play '''Franchise/StarTrek''', and Kyle wears vulcan ears.
* The clearest ShoutOut is to '''Film/ThePassionOfTheChrist'''.

** "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 '''Film/MadMax2TheRoadWarrior.''' (The truck that Mel Gibson is driving in when chasing after Stan and Kenny is also from '''The Road Warrior'''.)
** When the boys find Gibson's wallet, he is heard to yell "Freedom!" offscreen while looking for them - a reference to '''Film/{{Braveheart}}'''.
** Gibson is heard saying "Gimme back my money", which is a reference to an often-used quote from '''Film/{{Ransom}}''' where Mel Gibson's character is heard screaming "Gimme back my son!" into a phone.

* 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 '''VideoGame/BionicCommando'''.

* This episode lampoons the 2004 movie, '''You Got Served,''' as well as elements of '''Save The Last Dance''' (Butters quitting dancing because of the accident he caused, like Creator/JuliaStiles' character quitting ballet because her mom died in a car crash)
* When the Goths dance, it's just a slower version of the dance one of the '''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}''' characters does in '''WesternAnimation/ACharlieBrownChristmas'''.
* The name of the arcade, Flynn's Sinistarcade references '''Film/{{Tron}}''' and a video game called '''{{VideoGame/Sinistar}}'''.
* The 'something in my front pocket' song bears a resemblance to the thermos song Creator/SteveMartin sings in '''Film/TheJerk'''.

-->'''Yao:''' I can't dance without the machine.
* The deaths in Butters' flashback are similar to the deaths shown in several films: '''Film/GhostShip''' (the couple cut in half by a swift-falling cable), '''Film/SavingPrivateRyan''' (the bisected man collecting his organs as he bleeds to death), '''Film/FinalDestination''' (the man getting crushed by the stage light and the woman getting impaled by the rafters), and '''Film/{{Carrie|1976}}''' (the woman getting electrocuted by the stage light that fell on her husband, everyone running and screaming out of the auditorium, a man getting trampled as everyone evacuates, and Butters standing in the center of the stage covered in blood.)

* The final lines of the episode where Butters is screaming "No, no...!" whilst being praised, is similar to the final scene in '''Film/EvilDead2''', complete with the "Raimi-Cam" shot into Butters' mouth.

* The 'Robot Pal' song is a play on the theme to '''The Courtship of Eddie's Father.'''
* Cartman/Awesom-o being taken by the government and Butters crying out after them is similar to '''[[Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial E.T.]]'''
* "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 '''Film/BladeRunner''', in which an android was implanted with the memories of an 8 year old girl and thinks she's real.

* Cartman's reference to not wanting any Austrians in town could well be a reference to '''Theatre/TheSoundOfMusic''', in which an Austrian Captain refuses to join Hitler's army.

* 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 '''Franchise/{{Terminator}}''' series.
* A reference is made to '''Film/TimeriderTheAdventureOfLyleSwann''', in which a young man goes back in time through no discernible method.
* When the "time border" gets wider and many "time immigrants" come through, it resembles a scene from '''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind'''.
* The hovercar looks '''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII'''-esque.

* 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 '''Film/MadMaxBeyondThunderdome'''.
* The PETA Animal Sanctuary has some resemblance to '''Franchise/JurassicPark'''.
* The accented line, "Open the gate!" comes from Arthur, King of the Britons in '''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'''.
* The hybrid child of a person and an ostrich says "Kill me." This is a nod to a similar scene in '''Film/AlienResurrection''' when the mutated Ripley/Queen fetus says the same thing.

* Little Butters carries a blue blankie, a likely reference to Linus from '''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}''', never seen without his blue security blanket.
* The 'playing firemen' scene in which Miss Claridge gets burned is likely a reference to a horror film called '''Film/TheBurning''', where a janitor at summer camp is horrifically burned in a prank that goes wrong.
* Trent Boyett's release from prison mimics Joliet Jake Blues' release from prison in '''Film/TheBluesBrothers''', specifically the mentioning of items returned to him.
* Trent's character and quest for revenge are references to '''Film/CapeFear'''. He may also have a reference to Comicbook/ThePunisher in his skull tattoo.
* Miss Claridge's condition and wheelchair are based on that of the character Christopher Pike from the '''Franchise/StarTrek''' episode, "The Menagerie."

* 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 '''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'''.

* The music in Craig's show is a variation of the one used in '''Series/TheBennyHillShow''', "Yakety Sax" by Boots Randolph.
* Parts of the boys' trip scene, especially the fish-eye lens and distorted music, are an homage to '''Film/EasyRider'''.
* The monsters Stan sees in his cough syrup trip include Frank from '''Film/DonnieDarko''' and Jabba the Hutt from '''Franchise/StarWars'''.

* The Greek myth of '''Icarus''' is mentioned by Cartman before he attempts to fly, and Butters makes an additional reference to Kyle, telling him not to fly too high or his wings will melt off.
* 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 '''Literature/TheDeadZone'''.
* The crime scene with Mrs. Crabtree's body looks like a scene in '''Hero and Terror'''. The quick flashes of the scene may be referencing '''Series/{{CSI}}'''
* Cartman and the other psychics mimic the music accompanying the use of powers in the movie '''Film/{{Firestarter}}'''.
* The killer kidnapping Cartman, tying him to a wheelchair, making him watch slideshow, and the line "Do you see!?!?" all come from '''Film/RedDragon'''.
* 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 '''Film/{{Psycho}}'''. His yellow raincoat was an additional nod to '''Literature/TheDeadZone'''; Frank Dodd wore a yellow slicker when he killed. Other elements of his appearance, character, and death come from '''Film/{{Manhunter}}''' and '''Film/RedDragon'''.
* The police montage with techno music directly parodies '''Series/{{CSI}}'''
* Kyle blowing out the lights with his anger is a likely reference to '''Literature/{{Carrie}}'''.

* The voiceovers are written in the style of Creator/DrSeuss, closely resembling '''Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'''.
* The premise is said in the [[WordOfGod commentary]] to be based on '''John Denver's Critter Christmas.'''
* Mousey Mouse comes directly from '''WesternAnimation/TwasTheNightBeforeChristmas'''.
* The death of the mountain lion echoes that of Mufasa after Scar throws him to his death in '''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'''.
* '''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967''''s Mowgli is called man-cub by Baloo and the other animals. The lion cubs call Stan man-boy.
* When the animals use their Satanic powers, ''Ave Satani'' from '''Film/TheOmen1976''' plays in the background.
* When Santa Claus draws a shotgun and begins firing on the critters, the music of "Adrenaline Horror" from the '''[[VideoGame/HalfLife1 Half-Life]]''' soundtrack plays.

[[WMG: '''Season Nine:''']]

* "Jews can't play basketball!" could be a reference to '''Film/WhiteMenCantJump.''' (could also just be Cartman ripping on Kyle again.)

* The song played when Mrs. Garrison and Kyle's dad are searching for Kyle is called ''Hunter Incoming,'' a track off the '''VideoGame/MetroidPrime''' Hunters soundtrack.

* Cartman's hippy-busting gear resembles the gear worn by the characters in '''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}'''.
* "Did you eat their brownies? DID YOU EAT THEIR BROWNIES?!" is a direct reference to '''Film/TwentyEightDaysLater''', featuring a similarly frantic question; "Did their blood get in your mouth? DID THEIR BLOOD GET IN YOUR MOUTH?!"
* Cartman barging in on a council meeting to talk about the hippie problem references '''Film/TheDayAfterTomorrow''' with the line, "2 hippies are coming here every second" echoing "The temperature drops 10 degrees every second."
* 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 '''Film/TheCore''' and '''Film/{{Armageddon}}'''. Both films have numerous references throughout the episode, such as the uniforms worn by the team, the drilling through the layers of hippies to reach the 'core' of the festival, which was the stage, the mention of nuclear weapons, and someone having to climb outside to fix the equipment.
* The drill machine itself bears strong resemblance to the Gotengo warship from the Japanese movies '''Atragon, The War in Space''', and '''Film/GodzillaFinalWars'''.

* The Chinese Mafia leader bears a strong resemblance to Kenji Kasen, from '''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIII'''.
* There are several references to '''Film/{{Scarface 1983}}''' in the latter part of the episode. The entrance to the Chinese Mafia's mansion resembles the Coral Gables mansion that Tony Montana resides in. When Kenny dies, Kyle holds him and comforts him, much as Montana does his sister after she is shot. Cartman says, "You want to play rough? Okay..." which, in the film, precedes the famous line, "Say hello to my little friend".

* The premise of a video game being used as a training device for a battle is very reminiscent of '''Film/TheLastStarfighter'''. The game being used to command the armies could be a reference to the novel '''Literature/EndersGame'''.
* The line, "Open the gate!" is said when reinforcements arrive at Helm's Deep in '''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheTwoTowers'''.
* The line, "Basically, Kenny, you... are Creator/KeanuReeves." references the back-to-back messianic roles Reeves had played, especially his role in '''Film/{{Constantine}}''', in which his character battles the demons of hell.
* "No, there is another," is said by Yoda in '''Franchise/StarWars''' when it's said that Luke was the last hope.
* Kevin, the hooded, hissing figure advising (and apparently dating) Satan bore a strong resemblance to both Emperor Palpatine from '''Franchise/StarWars''', and Grí­ma Wormtongue, Saruman's right hand in '''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'''. The army of demons is very orkish and their preparation for war comes nearly shot-for-shot from Saruman's army of uruk-hai before setting out for Helm's Deep. Satan is also seen consulting a Seeing Stone, or Palantir. They go ahead and throw a lampshade on the homage when they have Michael compare what he's seeing on the battlefield with the epic battles in '''Film/TheLordOfTheRings''' films.
* There are also some parallels with Creator/KevinSmith's '''{{Film/Dogma}}''', in which a coma keeps a soul (in that case, God) trapped on Earth and unable to save the universe.
* Heaven's army celebrates winning the war by cheering in a manner not unlike the moment of "much rejoicing" in '''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'''.

* The song playing during the playoffs is Joe Esposito's ''You're The Best'' from '''Film/TheKarateKid'''. This is also the song Randy is singing in falsetto as he goes after Bat Dad in the South Park bullpen at Coors Field.
* There are numerous references to the '''Franchise/{{Rocky}}''' films in Randy's storyline. Some scenes are shot-for-shot: getting up early and cracking eggs into a glass, and agonizing about not being sure he can go through with the fight. This culminates with a shot of Rocky Balboa's manager Micky urging him to get up and keep fighting near the end, followed by an utterance of the line, "I didn't hear no bell." Music from the films is used during and after the big fight against Bat Dad, who parodies at least two opponents from the film franchise.
* 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 '''Film/GroundhogDay'''.

* The first part of this episode bears a resemblance to '''Series/TheTwilightZone1959''' episode entitled "The Hunt" in which a man wakes up a ghost, invisible to friends and family.
* 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 '''Film/TheSixthSense''', where the kid hides from ghosts in a tent with a flashlight.
* Much of the plot could have been based on the film '''Once Upon A Scoundrel.''' In the film, a cruel land owner gets fed a sleeping potion and is then ignored by the villagers as revenge for his cruelty. He thinks that he is a ghost and that he has to do good deeds in order to go to heaven.
* 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 '''Film/{{Ghost}}'''.
* The scene where Cartman walks into the fields to "Rest in peace" is a reference to '''Film/FieldOfDreams'''.

* "Like a white '''Film/{{Hitch}}'''." references the film starring Creator/WillSmith as a 'date doctor.'
* When Jimmy imagines everyone laughing at him on stage, the kaleidoscopic views resemble the scene in '''Literature/{{Carrie}}''' where she is being laughed at onstage.
* 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.

* For the talent show, Cartman does a select reading from '''Film/{{Scarface 1983}}''', quoting the lines, "You know what you are? You're all a bunch of f*ckin' cock-a-roaches. You need people like me. You need people like me so you can point your f*ckin' fingers, and say 'that's the bad guy.' So say goodnight to the bad guy."
* 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 '''Film/AnOfficerAndAGentleman'''.

* The title and plot of the episode lampoons '''Film/TheDayAfterTomorrow'''.

* The jammed road leading out of the town while people try to evacuate is highly reminiscent of '''Film/IndependenceDay'''.
* The scene where Cartman forces Kyle to hand over his "Jew-gold" at gunpoint is very similar to the finale of '''Film/MarathonMan'''.
* The final scene where everyone says "I broke the dam" is likely a reference to '''Film/{{Spartacus}}''' where the title character comes forward as Spartacus, and [[IAmSpartacus the slave-crowd all claim to be Spartacus in an effort to protect him]].

* Reference is made to the film '''Juwanna Mann,''' in which an NBA player cut from his team dresses in drag to join the WNBA.
* The scene with hazardous material suits and the quarantine shower spoofs '''[[Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial E.T.]]'''
* Much of the storyline involving the Stotches is a reference to '''Literature/PetSematary''', with the character of Jud Crandall warning about the Indian Burial Ground bringing things back to life after a man has lost his son.
* 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 '''Literature/TheMonkeysPaw''', in which a couple's wish for their dead son to return is granted, but they're terrified when he actually knocks on the door. They also refer to their son as an "it".
* 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 '''Film/{{Hellraiser}}'''.

* 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 '''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'''; he has large forearms, with fingers splayed. At the kitchen table, one arm is resting on the table and his other hand on the side of his face, a pose often assumed by '''Peanuts''' characters.
* The scene in which Kyle reveals he had hidden the real egg and replaces the one "killed" by the assassin references '''Franchise/StarTrek'''. Kyle asks Stan if he really thinks his hat is stupid (a comment made by Stan over the phone earlier in the episode). Stan approaches Kyle, and says: "As a matter of fact, I think it is the nicest hat I have ever known." Stan uses the exact same intonation and style of Captain Picard in '''Film/StarTrekFirstContact''', when he apologizes to Mr. Worf after calling him a coward by saying: "As a matter of fact, you are the bravest man I have ever known".

* "Daywalker" is a term used in '''{{ComicBook/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 Creator/RoaldDahl book '''Literature/TheWitches'''. In the book, the witches were working on a plan for exterminating children in a hotel convention room.
* The scene with Stan and Kyle in the barn is an homage to '''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968''', in which people barricade themselves in a house against a wave of attacking zombies. The "breaking-in" scene has since become a staple of zombie films.
* The scene in which the ginger kids abduct non-gingers is a parody of a scene found in the mini-series '''Literature/SalemsLot'''.
* When the little ginger girl is standing outside another child's house, she is singing the opening theme of '''Film/TheAmityvilleHorror1979'''.

* The "alien souls" seen in Xenu's brainwash cycle resemble the Tholian race from '''Franchise/StarTrek'''.
* Creator/JohnTravolta's voice is in the style of his character from '''Series/WelcomeBackKotter'''.
* '''Music/TrappedInTheCloset''' is the title of an Music/RKelly 'hip-hopera' in which he describes events in detail; the device of R. Kelly singing the events is used throughout the episode.

* The episode's title and general concept are a parody of '''Film/FreeWilly'''.

* 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. Creator/PennAndTeller have made a similar point in their show, '''[[Series/PennAndTellerBullshit Bullshit!]]''' including the point about cancer being a disease and consuming alcohol being a choice.
* In the dojo, Cartman is wearing a Japanese 'rising sun' bandana, similar to Daniel-san's in '''Film/TheKarateKid'''.
* The sound effects used as the Pope inches closer to the bleeding statue and his AsideGlance are definitely from '''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'''.

[[WMG: '''Season Ten:''']]

* When the boys learn that Chef has been brainwashed by The Super Adventure Club, the chords that play are sampled from the '''VideoGame/HeroesOfMightAndMagic III''' computer game, in which the same music sequence is used when a battle starts.

* The scene in which Chef gets killed resembles the rope bridge scene from '''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom'''.

* The rebirth of Chef into Darth Chef is a parody of Darth Vader's transformation at the end of '''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'''.

* The smug cloud from [[Creator/GeorgeClooney Clooney]]'s [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]] speech entering Arizona is much like the clouds rolling into Area 51 in '''Film/IndependenceDay'''.
* 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 '''Film/TheWarriors''', where a DJ is seen as solely a mouth.
* The concept of storms colliding is taken from '''Film/ThePerfectStorm''' (starring Creator/GeorgeClooney) in which a group of fishermen from Maine get caught in a thunderstorm created from the combining of three smaller storm systems.

* The end of Kyle's dream is similar to Sarah Connor's dream in '''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'''.
* The big wheel chase scene contains elements similar to the freeway chase scene in '''Film/TheMatrixReloaded'''.

* Cartman's "Let this be our final battle" line to Kyle before their fight references '''Film/MastersOfTheUniverse''', in which Skeletor says the same thing to He-Man.
* During Cartman and Kyle's fight, they pass a sign for '''Cold Age: The Smackdown''', a parody of {{Creator/FOX}}'s '''WesternAnimation/IceAge: The Meltdown''', which was #1 at the box office at the time. Fox had placed static ads for the movie into their shows.
* The kid Cartman encounters at Fox studios is Bart Simpson, who tells the story of stealing the head off a statue from '''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''' episode, "The Tell-Tale Head."

* Part of this episode addresses a controversy over a book titled '''A Million Little Pieces''', which was found to be part biographical and part fictional exaggeration.
* The voices of Mingey and Gary can be compared to certain voices commonly used by Terry Jones and Eric Idle of '''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'''. Gary's death scene is also based on Lennie's in '''Literature/OfMiceAndMen'''.

* The music played when UsefulNotes/AlGore approaches the children dressed as [=ManBearPig=] is from '''Franchise/{{Halloween}}'''.

* 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 '''Franchise/{{Saw}}''' franchise. (It could also be a possible reference to the '''Film/MadMax1''' line, "You have a choice, hack through the metal or through your leg. Through your leg is faster.")
* The episode's lampooning of '''Nanny 911''' shows a flash of 'Nanny Skeksis,' referencing '''Film/TheDarkCrystal'''. This scene is complete with the sound of the Skeksis Chamberlin's whimper.
* Cartman's line "Yes! Let the anger come! Strike me down while you can!" is a paraphrase of Emperor Palpatine in '''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'''.
* 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 '''Film/{{Contact}}'''. The following transformations closely resemble the final scene in '''Film/AlteredStates''', in which Dr. Jessup fights off an "altered state" of physical being. During this struggle, he repeatedly throws himself back and forth between the walls of a hallway while his shape changes. Both Cartman and Dr. Jessup appear to have changing appearances resembling the static from a TV without a signal.
* The camera slowly zooming into Cartman's smiling face while the song ''Ave Satani'' plays is directly from the last scene of '''Film/TheOmen1976'''.

* Clyde reading from a '''{{Magazine/Playboy}}''' and Cartman reporting that they've lost Clyde comes from '''Film/DrStrangelove'''.
* When Randy carjacks a passerby, it is choreographed similarly to the carjacking animation from '''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIII'''.

* The Hardly Boys are a spoof on '''Literature/TheHardyBoys''', a pair of detectives whose exploits were shown in the Hardy Boy[=/=]Literature/NancyDrew mystery novels and TV series.

* "He died like a pig" is a line from '''Film/TheUntouchables'''.
* The Chicago scene was reminiscent of a scene in the 1989 movie '''Film/TheWizard'''.

* The song Cartman sings when he becomes "Dawg the Hallway Monitor" is a similar theme song with similar lyrics to the opening credits of '''Series/DogTheBountyHunter,''' which Dawg is basing himself on. The appearance of Beth, Leroy, and Earl are similar to the appearance of Dog's teammates.

* Satan's giant floating head appears to his minions much as the holographic wizard in '''Film/TheWizardOfOz'''.
* Satan's behavior was, as stated, based on the girls from '''Series/MySuperSweetSixteen'''.
* ThreeStoogesShoutOut: The interactions and title card 'Three Murderers' was an homage to '''Film/TheThreeStooges''', with Ted Bundy in the role of Moe, Jeffry Dahmer in the role of Larry, and John Wayne Gacy in the role of Curly.

* Freezing Cartman bears a certain resemblance to Creator/JackNicholson at the end of '''Film/TheShining'''.

* The machine visible screen left when Cartman is revived bears a resemblance to Max from '''Film/FlightOfTheNavigator'''.
* When Cartman is unfrozen, one of the people is hovering upside down. In '''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII''', an old man hovers upside-down because of a back problem.
* The conversation between UsefulNotes/RichardDawkins 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 '''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}'''.
* 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 '''Franchise/StarWars: Film/ANewHope''', between the Rebel and the Imperial forces.
* "So, it begins." is from '''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheTwoTowers'''; Théoden says it at the beginning of the Battle of Helm's Deep.
* 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 '''Film/MontyPythonsLifeOfBrian''', such as People's Front of Judea and Judean People's Front.

* The opening credits spoof '''Buck Rogers''' once again.
* The army of ostrich-riding otters, along with the horn-blast music, references the ape cavalry in '''Franchise/PlanetOfTheApes'''. This is also similar to the Ostrich Horses used by Earthbenders in '''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'''.
* The New New Hampshire Museum of Technology resembles the ruined Delphi Museum in the '''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}''' episode "Kobol's Last Gleaming."
* The uniform Cartman wears while stealing the Crank Prank Time-Phone resembles the uniform worn by the electrical engineers in the sci-fi movie '''Film/{{Brazil}}'''.
* The use of the timephone, and the effect that shows its impact on the future, is strikingly similar to '''Film/{{Frequency}}'''.
* Some of the evolved sea otters are seen in hovering thrones resembling those of the '''Franchise/{{Halo}}''' series' High Prophets; the Wise One's headdress also resembles that of the High Prophets in '''VideoGame/{{Halo 2}}'''. Otters are also seen with [=M41A=] Pulse rifles from '''Film/{{Aliens}}'''.
* '''Series/DoctorWho''' had a robotic dog called K-9 in certain runs of the show. The actual design of Cartman's robot, however, is closer to that of Twiki from '''Buck Rogers'''.

* This episode parodies '''Film/TheMightyDucks''' and '''Film/TheBadNewsBears'''.

* "Daywalker" is a term used in '''{{Franchise/Blade}}''' to describe Blade himself, who had the powers of a vampire with the ability to walk in the sunlight.

* After Chef's mother exorcises Kenny's soul from Cartman's body, she says "this child is clean." This is a reference to '''Film/{{Poltergeist}}''', in which the house is declared clean after exorcism.

* The way the Wall-Mart collapses in on itself is taken from ''Film/{{Poltergeist}}''. As is the way the greeter says "All are welcome, all are welcome."

* In Cartman's "Sea People" song, the castle shown is similar to the castle in Disney's '''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'''. Riding sea horses might also be taken from the Little Mermaid animated series.

* The death of the mountain lion echoes that of Mufasa after Scar throws him to his death in '''Disney/TheLionKing'''.
* '''Disney/TheJungleBook''''s Mowgli is called man-cub by Baloo and the other animals. The lion cubs call Stan man-boy.

* The line, "Open the gate!" is said when reinforcements arrive at Helm's Deep in '''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'''.

* "So, it begins." is from '''Film/TheLordOfTheRings: The Two Towers'''; Théoden says it at the beginning of the Battle of Helm's Deep.

* In the crowd of strikers, you can see characters modeled after Roy L. "Rocky" Dennis, the subject of '''Film/{{Mask}},''' and Sloth from '''Film/TheGoonies'''.

* Professor Chaos notes this plot was done with the Treehouse of Horror short "The Genesis Tub". Chef acknowledges '''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''' got that from ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episode "The Little People".

* The first part of this episode bears a resemblance to '''Series/TheTwilightZone''' episode entitled "The Hunt," in which a man wakes up a ghost, invisible to friends and family.

* Professor Chaos notes this plot was done with the Treehouse of Horror short "The Genesis Tub". Chef acknowledges '''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''' got that from '''Series/TheTwilightZone''' episode "The Little People".

* When the animals use their Satanic powers, ''Ave Satani'' from '''Film/TheOmen1876''' plays in the background.

* The title is a play on '''Up the Down Staircase,''' a novel that was made into a film of the same name.

* 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 '''Franchise/{{Saw}}''' franchise. (It could also be a possible reference to the '''Film/MadMax''' line, "You have a choice, hack through the metal or through your leg. Through your leg is faster.")