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** The producer Jay Wiley, who is played by Don Stark, talks to someone on the phone named [[Characters/That70sShow Bob.]] Don Stark also plays Bob Pinciotti in ''Series/That70sShow''. It is also possible that Jay Wiley was meant to be talking to [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0802033/?ref_=sr_1 Robert (Bob) Singer,]] an executive producer of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''.

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** The producer Jay Wiley, who is played by Don Stark, talks to someone on the phone named [[Characters/That70sShow [[Characters/That70sShowAdults Bob.]] Don Stark also plays Bob Pinciotti in ''Series/That70sShow''. It is also possible that Jay Wiley was meant to be talking to [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0802033/?ref_=sr_1 Robert (Bob) Singer,]] an executive producer of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''.
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* WriteWhoYouKnow: The director of ''Hell Hazers II: The Reckoning'' is named [=McG=], which also is the name of one of the [[{{Producers}} executive producers]] of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''. RealLife [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McG [=McG=]]] is a director and producer who started out in music videos and gained prominence after directing the film ''Series/CharliesAngels''. The [=McG=] character directing ''Hell Hazers II: The Reckoning'' is an unctuous {{jerkass}} who hits on his lead female actor and seems to be OnlyInItForTheMoney. However, he is also described as a "master" and a "genius". The portrayal seems to waver between AffectionateParody and AdamWesting. The movie trailer bills ''Hell Hazers II: The Reckoning'' as being from the director of ''Charlie's Angels'', ''Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle'', and ''Hell Hazers''.

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* WriteWhoYouKnow: The director of ''Hell Hazers II: The Reckoning'' is named [=McG=], which also is the name of one of the [[{{Producers}} executive producers]] producers of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''. RealLife [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McG [=McG=]]] is a director and producer who started out in music videos and gained prominence after directing the film ''Series/CharliesAngels''. The [=McG=] character directing ''Hell Hazers II: The Reckoning'' is an unctuous {{jerkass}} who hits on his lead female actor and seems to be OnlyInItForTheMoney. However, he is also described as a "master" and a "genius". The portrayal seems to waver between AffectionateParody and AdamWesting. The movie trailer bills ''Hell Hazers II: The Reckoning'' as being from the director of ''Charlie's Angels'', ''Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle'', and ''Hell Hazers''.
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* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Gary Cole, who plays Brad Redding, also plays [[BadBoss Bill Lumbergh]] in ''Film/OfficeSpace'', Capt. Matthew Gideon on ''Series/{{Crusade}}'', Vice President Bob Russell on ''Series/TheWestWing'', and Andrew Klein on ''Series/{{Entourage}}''. He is also a voice actor for ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw'' and Principal Shepherd on ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''.
** Don Stark, who plays Jay Wiley, also plays Bob Pinciotti in ''Series/That70sShow''.
** R. Nelson Brown, who plays Frank Jaffey[=/=]Gerard St. James, also played Walt in ''[[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0406706/ Devour]]'', in which Creator/JensenAckles played Jake Gray. In addition, R. Nelson Brown played the photographer Ansel Bray in the episode [[Recap/TheXFilesS03E22Quagmire "Quagmire" (S02, E22)]] of ''Series/TheXFiles'', which was directed by Kim Manners.
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** The producer Jay Wiley's phrase "You're kicking ass and taking names." is a variation of one used by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Manners Kim Manners,]] director and executive producer of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', who was known to say, "Kick it in the ass!" Kim Manner also made his directorial debut on the original ''Series/CharliesAngels'' series, while RealLife [=McG=] directed the ''Series/CharliesAngels'' movie.

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** The producer Jay Wiley's phrase "You're kicking ass and taking names." is a variation of one used by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Manners Kim Manners,]] director and executive producer of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', who was known to say, "Kick it in the ass!" Kim Manner Manners also made his directorial debut on the original ''Series/CharliesAngels'' series, while RealLife [=McG=] directed the ''Series/CharliesAngels'' movie.
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* SimilarlyNamedWorks: The title of this episode is a ShoutOut to Creator/KennethAnger's sordid and inaccurate [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Babylon book.]]

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* SimilarlyNamedWorks: The title of this episode is a ShoutOut to Creator/KennethAnger's sordid and inaccurate [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Babylon book.]]]]
* WriteWhatYouKnow: [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0249421/ Ben Edlund]], the creator of ''WesternAnimation/TheTick'' and the writer of this episode, had previously worked on ''Series/{{Angel}}'' and ''Series/PointPleasant''. He used his knowledge of {{parody}} and the horror genre to write this episode.
* WriteWhoYouKnow: The director of ''Hell Hazers II: The Reckoning'' is named [=McG=], which also is the name of one of the [[{{Producers}} executive producers]] of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''. RealLife [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McG [=McG=]]] is a director and producer who started out in music videos and gained prominence after directing the film ''Series/CharliesAngels''. The [=McG=] character directing ''Hell Hazers II: The Reckoning'' is an unctuous {{jerkass}} who hits on his lead female actor and seems to be OnlyInItForTheMoney. However, he is also described as a "master" and a "genius". The portrayal seems to waver between AffectionateParody and AdamWesting. The movie trailer bills ''Hell Hazers II: The Reckoning'' as being from the director of ''Charlie's Angels'', ''Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle'', and ''Hell Hazers''.
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** The cabin is from [[Recap/SupernaturalS02E16Roadkill "Roadkill" (S02, E16)]].

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** The cabin is from [[Recap/SupernaturalS02E16Roadkill "Roadkill" (S02, E16)]].E16)]].
* SimilarlyNamedWorks: The title of this episode is a ShoutOut to Creator/KennethAnger's sordid and inaccurate [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Babylon book.]]
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** R. Nelson Brown, who plays Frank Jaffey[=/=]Gerard St. James, also played Walt in ''[[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0406706/ Devour]]'', in which Creator/JensenAckles played Jake Gray. In addition, R. Nelson Brown played the photographer Ansel Bray in the episode [[Recap/TheXFilesS03E22Quagmire "Quagmire" (S02, E22)]] of ''Series/TheXFiles'', which was directed by Kim Manners.

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** R. Nelson Brown, who plays Frank Jaffey[=/=]Gerard St. James, also played Walt in ''[[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0406706/ Devour]]'', in which Creator/JensenAckles played Jake Gray. In addition, R. Nelson Brown played the photographer Ansel Bray in the episode [[Recap/TheXFilesS03E22Quagmire "Quagmire" (S02, E22)]] of ''Series/TheXFiles'', which was directed by Kim Manners.Manners.
* PropRecycling: The set of ''Hell Hazers II: The Reckoning'' has items seen in other recent ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' episodes.
** The water tower is from [[Recap/SupernaturalS02E08CrossroadBlues "Crossroad Blues" (S02, E08)]].
** The cabin is from [[Recap/SupernaturalS02E16Roadkill "Roadkill" (S02, E16)]].
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* {{Defictionalization}}: The movie trailer bills ''Hell Hazers II: The Reckoning'' as being "from the producers of ''Cornfield Massacre''". 5 years after this episode aired, we have ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE6wjTEaNnQ Avenging Sins...The Cornfield Massacre.]]''

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* {{Defictionalization}}: The movie trailer bills ''Hell Hazers II: The Reckoning'' as being "from the producers of ''Cornfield Massacre''". 5 years after this episode aired, we have ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE6wjTEaNnQ Avenging Sins...The Cornfield Massacre.]]'']]''
* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Gary Cole, who plays Brad Redding, also plays [[BadBoss Bill Lumbergh]] in ''Film/OfficeSpace'', Capt. Matthew Gideon on ''Series/{{Crusade}}'', Vice President Bob Russell on ''Series/TheWestWing'', and Andrew Klein on ''Series/{{Entourage}}''. He is also a voice actor for ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw'' and Principal Shepherd on ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''.
** Don Stark, who plays Jay Wiley, also plays Bob Pinciotti in ''Series/That70sShow''.
** R. Nelson Brown, who plays Frank Jaffey[=/=]Gerard St. James, also played Walt in ''[[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0406706/ Devour]]'', in which Creator/JensenAckles played Jake Gray. In addition, R. Nelson Brown played the photographer Ansel Bray in the episode [[Recap/TheXFilesS03E22Quagmire "Quagmire" (S02, E22)]] of ''Series/TheXFiles'', which was directed by Kim Manners.
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-->'''Marty Flagg:''' ''[on the phone]'' Yeah. All right, get back to me on this, all right? Seriously...No, I'm serious...Dude, are you serious? 'Cause I'm serious. All right. Cool.

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-->'''Marty Flagg:''' ''[on the phone]'' Yeah. All right, get back to me on this, all right? Seriously...No, I'm serious...Dude, are you serious? 'Cause I'm serious. All right. Cool.Cool.
* {{Defictionalization}}: The movie trailer bills ''Hell Hazers II: The Reckoning'' as being "from the producers of ''Cornfield Massacre''". 5 years after this episode aired, we have ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE6wjTEaNnQ Avenging Sins...The Cornfield Massacre.]]''
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** Marty's serious overuse of seriously is likely a reference to the commercials Creator/JensenAckles (Dean Winchester) and Creator/JaredPadalecki (Sam Winchester) did for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y5Vt3-Q9Sg Channel 10 in Australia]].

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** Marty's serious overuse of seriously is likely a reference to the commercials Creator/JensenAckles (Dean Winchester) and Creator/JaredPadalecki (Sam Winchester) did for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y5Vt3-Q9Sg Channel 10 in Australia]].Australia.]]
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* ActorAllusion:
** [[RunningGag Yet another]] reference to ''Series/GilmoreGirls'', in which Creator/JaredPadalecki, who plays Sam Winchester, portrayed a character named Dean Forester.
-->'''Studio tour guide:''' Now, to the right here is Stars Hollow. It's the setting for the television series ''Gilmore Girls''. And, if we're lucky, we might even catch one of the show's stars.
-->'''Sam:''' ''[looking uncomfortable]'' Come on. ''[motions to Dean and gets off trolley]''
** The tour guide then points out New York Avenue, where they shot ''Series/LoisAndClark''. Robert Singer, Phil Sgriccia and Jim Michaels, who are all directors and/or executive producers on ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', also worked on the TV series ''Series/LoisAndClark''.
** The producer Jay Wiley, who is played by Don Stark, talks to someone on the phone named [[Characters/That70sShow Bob.]] Don Stark also plays Bob Pinciotti in ''Series/That70sShow''. It is also possible that Jay Wiley was meant to be talking to [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0802033/?ref_=sr_1 Robert (Bob) Singer,]] an executive producer of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''.
** The producer Jay Wiley's phrase "You're kicking ass and taking names." is a variation of one used by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Manners Kim Manners,]] director and executive producer of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', who was known to say, "Kick it in the ass!" Kim Manner also made his directorial debut on the original ''Series/CharliesAngels'' series, while RealLife [=McG=] directed the ''Series/CharliesAngels'' movie.
** Marty's serious overuse of seriously is likely a reference to the commercials Creator/JensenAckles (Dean Winchester) and Creator/JaredPadalecki (Sam Winchester) did for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y5Vt3-Q9Sg Channel 10 in Australia]].
-->'''Marty Flagg:''' ''[on the phone]'' Yeah. All right, get back to me on this, all right? Seriously...No, I'm serious...Dude, are you serious? 'Cause I'm serious. All right. Cool.
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This is the [[Main/{{Trivia}} Trivia]] items page for the [[Recap/SupernaturalS02E18HollywoodBabylon "Hollywood Babylon" (S02, Ep18)]] episode of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''.

The [[Main/{{Trivia}} Trivia]] items page for the entire series of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' can be found [[Trivia/{{Supernatural}} here]].

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