Margaritaville/Trivia

Cultural References

 * The entire episode is a parody of the mythologies of Moses (played as Randy) and Jesus Christ (played as Kyle). The final part where Kyle payed everyone's debts represented the Christian idea that Jesus died on the cross to pay for people's sins. It also had Kyle sleeping for three days afterwards which mirrored Jesus being dead for three days in the tomb before he was resurrected. When all of the boys (except for Stan) meet at Whistling Willy's they eat pizza and mention that this may be the last time they can do this. Kyle says that he feels that someone might betray him. Cartman serves as Judas, he betrays Kyle for "Grand Theft Auto: China Town Wars".


 * The scene at Whistlin' Willy's is a reference to the "Last Supper."


 * The name of the episode is taken from Jimmy Buffet's most famous song "Margaritaville". This is also the name of the appliance that features heavily in Stan's plot.


 * The scene in which Cartman offers to 'catch' Kyle features a reference to a similar scene from the films "Jaws", where an older fisherman makes a similar offer to catch the titular shark. Specifically, the close-up of his hand as he rakes his nails across a chalkboard is a shot taken directly from the movie.


 * This episode is both a commentary and parody on the economic state of the United States in early 2009.


 * When Stan goes to the DC Treasury the music cue is similar to the music used in the 1997 film Independance Day.

Continuity Errors

 * The Park County Community Center is seen named as the "South Park Community Center" in this episode.