The Coon/Trivia

Continuity
In a promo for the second half of Season 14, a clip is shown of Cartman dressed as the Coon with other boys also dressed in costumes. This is may be a clip for an episode continuing the Mysterion/Coon storyline and perhaps revealing Mysterions real identity.

Cultural References / Trivia

 * The Coon is a large reference to dark-toned superhero movies such as Watchmen and The Dark Knight, but movies such as Spider-Man 3 and The Spirit are also referenced.
 * The music used is inspired by scores by Hans Zimmer, who produced the musical score for Batman Begins (2005) and The Dark Knight.
 * The Coon and Mysterion use deep, scratchy voices similar to what Christian Bale used in Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, or Jakie Earl Hayley's portrayal of Rorschach in Watchmen
 * Cartman and Mysterion both refer themselves as "The Symbol this town needs", a line used in The Dark Knight.
 * Cartman tells Butters/Professor Chaos to make a video demanding Mysterion to reveal his identity or have a hospital blown up. This is a reference to The Dark Knight, where the Joker does a similar scene.
 * The opening shot for The Coon is a reference to the beginning of Watchmen; both start out with a shot at the sidewalk and zoom out to reveal someone looking down from a skyscraper. As well as the The Spirit, as seen when running across a wire between buildings.
 * Cartman's superhero name derives from the raccoon mammal. "Coon" is also a racial slur for black people, which is ironic because Cartman is a racist.
 * This episode makes a reference to Barack Obama's election, while describing the crime running rampant: "Then a black man was elected as president, he was supposed to make things change. They didn't." A Barack Obama "Change" Poster is seen with graffiti underneath reading "When?"
 * The news clip about Mysterion is a reference to the news clip of a leprechaun sighting in Mobile, Alabama.
 * Cartman purchases detonators and dynamite at Ace Hardware.
 * Cartman holds "Coonicon 2009" in the Airport Hilton. "Coonicon" is a reference to the famous "Comic-Con", held in San Diego.
 * Cartman refers the economic recession as a reason to why crime is going up.
 * A clip from this episode was re-created for Cartman's line in the opening theme for Season 14.
 * When Cartman is at the Coonicon a man that works at the Airport Hilton makes references to "Ginger Kids" and "Tonsil Trouble".
 * The moment the coon is introduced at start of episode, as well as the character itself. Bears a striking likeness to Sly Cooper from Sly Cooper and The Band of Thieves game series.
 * Technically, neither the Coon nor Mysterion are superheroes. They are in fact, just plain heroes, due to their lack of super powers.  This is a common misconception that is often applied to heroes such as Batman.  However, it appears that the townsfolk do believe that Mysterion and Professor Chaos posses superpowers, thus leading to the use of the term.