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Trivia

• The front page of the newspaper retrieved by Mr. Mackey contains many headlines that reference the storyline of the events of Season Nineteen.
  • The newspaper is dated December 9, 2015, which was the air date of the season's finale.
  • "Inside the New SoDoSoPa" and "Gentrification: What it Means for You" - Introduced in "The City Part of Town".
  • "School Hires New Principal" - PC Principal takes over Principal Victoria as the principal of South Park Elementary in "Stunning and Brave".
  • "Surge of Canadians Invade South Park" and "New Wall Proposed" - Referencing major plotlines in "Where My Country Gone?".
  • "Reality is Here, Or is He?" - Referencing Reality's appearance in "Safe Space".
• This is the first episode since "Goth Kids 3: Dawn of the Posers" where none of the boys have any lines.

References to Popular Culture

• As Mr. Garrison discusses current events, Wendy mentions that she is concerned about Putin, which is about the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Russia's president, Putin.
• The title of the episode is a reference to the Cold War, in which tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union were at an all-time high. Although the Cold War officially ended in 1991, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine is being compared as an extension of it.
  • As Mr. Mackey notes, the fear of nuclear attacks was common during the time period and schools would often have students and school staff participate in "Duck and Cover" drills.
• Butters' role for the episode is inspired by Trey Parker's daughter, Betty Boogie Parker, who is an awarded dressage horse rider.
• PC Principal mentions that Mr. Mackey ordered 20 copies of the 1984 film, Red Dawn on VHS. The original film is about Russia invading Colorado.
  • The film was previously parodied in "Grey Dawn".
• During the week of the episode's airing, Russia has bombed over Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.
• Mr. Mackey mentions that he watched the 1989 film, The Hunt for Red October over 200 times.
• At one point, Butters's parents use the phrase, "Better Dead than Red", which was a popular slogan during the Cold War to denounce communism.
• Linda Stotch mentions that they tried to feed Melancholy food from Erewhon Market, a Los Angeles-based luxury supermarket that specializes in organic food.
• In the montage of the Solokov Residence, Davey Solokov's mother was cooking up Hamburger Helper, a pasta brand from Betty Crocker.
• Several real songs featured in this episode carry anti-war themes.
  • Mr. Mackey is seen listening to "Games Without Frontiers" by Peter Gabriel before being visited by PC Principal.
  • Putin is seen dancing shirtless to "Two Tribes" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
  • "Russians" by Sting is referenced at the end of the episode, where Mr. Mackey ends his speech with a quote from its lyrics before a set of altered lyrics are played in the background.
• Other songs include "Dance Hall Days" by Wang Chung (following by the school's emergency drill and the opening title), as well as the Russian National Anthem (played during a footage of the Solokov family).
• The scene where Mackey uses the old computer to send messages is a reference to the 1983 film WarGames.
  • The NORAD scene with the huge screens and the DEFCON panel is also a reference to the the movie, where a fake nuclear alert is also seen on the same room.
• The script that Mackey programmed into his old computer as he was hacking into NORAD appears to use the BASIC programming language that was commonly used with 80's era home computers like the Commodore 64.
• List of 1980s memorabilia found in Mr. Mackey's room:
  • Posters of Max Headroom, Duran Duran (specifically the cover for the 1982 album, Rio), John Rambo, Michael Jackson (in his costume from the "Thriller" video), Miami Vice, the Pepsi logo from the 1980s, and the MTV logo from the 1980s.
  • Garfield and The Smurfs plush toys.
  • A life-size figurine of E.T. from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial wearing 3-D glasses.
  • Pac-Man wall sticker decorations.
  • The Atari 2600 video game console.
  • A figurine of one of The California Raisins.
  • A figurine of a Tyrannosaurus rex from the cartoon series, Dino Riders.
  • A D.A.R.E. program sticker.
• Mr. Mackey's Mother brings him Sunny Delight Orange Juice and Steak-umm, both of which are real food and beverage items.
• The final scene of the episode references the 1985 film, Rocky IV.
  • Davey flying face first into the ground, followed by a referee counting down while holding Butters back and then Putin giving the side-eye to one of his men parodies Rocky Balboa knocking out Ivan Drago and then-Leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev staring down at one of his men following the loss.
  • Mr. Mackey draping the U.S. flag on his shoulders and saying that if he can change, then the Russians can change is a parody of the speech Rocky Balboa gave to the Russians following his victory.
  • Both the referee and the reporter in this episode are modeled after the referee and translator in the film.

Goofs

• During the final round between Butters and Davey, the dressage announcer incorrectly pronounces Davey's last name as "Sokolov".
• When Mr. Mackey is looking at PC Principal's background information on the computer, the "Achievements" section has Kylie Jenner's name misspelled as "Kyle Jenner".
• When Melancholy has intercourse with Davey Solokov's horse, a fence, bush, and part of a building in the background are incorrectly layered over Davey as he falls off his horse.

Dubbing Changes

International Titles

Language	Title	Translation
Czech	Zpátky do Studené války	Back To The Cold War
French	Retour à la guerre froide	Return To The Cold War
German	Zurück zum Kalten Krieg	Back To Cold War
Hungarian	Vissza a hidegháborúba!	Back To The Cold War
Italian	Guerra fredda: il ritorno!	Cold War: The Return!
Polish	Powrót do zimnej wojny	Return To Cold War
Portuguese (Brazil)	De Volta à Guerra Fria	Back To Cold War
Spanish (Latin America)	Volver a La Guerra Fria	Back To The Cold War

Common

• In the French and Polish dubs, the reference to Erewhon which the Stotches try to feed Davey's horse is removed and replaced with the general term of "vegan food".

Polish

• At the Park County Equestrian Facility, Kelly's line of "Hi, Katie!" is muted.

Spanish (Latin America)

• All Russian dialogs are translated into Spanish.

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