Broadway Bro Down/Trivia

Trivia

 * This episode was assisted by the Book of Mormon collaborator Robert Lopez.
 * This is the first time Randy and Sharon share an interest. However the irony in this is for Randy's personal gain.
 * The episode's title is a parody of "Bully Beatdown", a show on MTV.
 * The last time Blowjobs were mentioned as a major plot in "The Ring ".
 * Shelley has a new boyfriend since "Over Logging ", making this her third.
 * Shelley is shown for the first time crying.
 * This is the first episode that introduces a new family named the Vegans.
 * Shelley stands up for Larry, who is forced to be like his parents, specifically by his father.
 * An brief advertisement for the Book of Mormon Broadway musical is shown at end of this episode.
 * This is the second episodes implying the music industry sells sex; since the "The Ring".
 * The broadway musical industry is depicted as being controlled by macho men using subliminal messages to women for give blow-jobs.
 * Sharon gave Randy several blowjobs in several public places; their car, an airplane cabin, and a taxi for example. The airplane cabin should have gotten them in trouble, unless they were never seen, as the airplane was not full of people.
 * Kenny is shown completely unhooded.
 * Stan has barely any lines, Cartman and Kenny do not speak, and Kyle does not appear at all.

Cultural References

 * Randy dressing like Spider-Man is a reference to the Broadway bomb, "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark".
 * Monica Lewinsky was a temporary assistant to the White House during the Clinton administration. She was accused of having an affair with then President William Jefferson Clinton.
 * "The First Unicorn" poster in Shelly' room is a reference to the novel and film "The Last Unicorn".