Something You Can Do with Your Finger/Trivia

Censorship

 * In syndication, the shot of Cartman's mom urinating in the cup during the Porno clip of the bondage movie that was on Cartman's audition tape is removed.
 * The syndicated version leaves in Wendy Testaburger's audition song, but mutes out the first part of "cunt-taminated water" with a loud, piano chord sound effect.
 * The word "fuck" in Wendy's solo is bleeped out.

Kenny's Death
Kenny is killed after being crushed by a mall lift/elevator. Knowing that Fingerbang can't go on without a fifth member, Randy replaces him.

Trivia

 * The mall manager is played by Marcus Vaughn who is a friend of Trey Parker and Matt Stone and appeared in Parker's film Orgazmo as a "stunt cock".
 * In this episode's commentary, the creators remarked this was the first episode where they really started to use the method of "straight-storytelling." Before this, almost all episodes had A-stories, B-stories, C-stories, etc. that would all come together in the end. In this episode, the creators said they learned that an episode can be about just one thing, with character's side stories all reacting to the main idea.
 * Randy's fit of rage, ending in him smashing the glass doors of the living room cabinet and shouting "No! Nooo!!" is very similar to a scene in Star Trek: First Contact, where Captain Picard does the same. In fact, Randy's voice changes from Parker's to a sampling of Patrick Stewart's voice from the film.
 * During the audition scene, the piano accompanist is a character Schroeder from the comic strip and cartoon Peanuts.
 * During Randy's flashback the girlfriend he says goodbye to appears to be Sharon.
 * Matt and Trey were going to call their band 'Fingerbang', but instead called it 'DVDA'.

Goofs

 * During Cartman's first dream of Fingerbang's fame, a girl with reddish orange hair and pigtails is duplicated throughout the crowd several times.
 * During Cartman's dream, right after Cartman's solo, Stan and Kyle both say "bang bang" but the voice heard is that of Cartman.

Hidden Visitor(s)
Before Stan and Randy head to the mall a visitor can be seen in above Randy & Sharon Marsh's beds as one of the pillars under the bridge.