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This episode is the second to reference Broadway plays, "Helen Keller! The Musical" being the first.
In the credits, Robert Lopez was listed as a producer and songwriter alongside Trey Parker.
This is the first time Randy Marsh and Sharon Marsh share an obsession. However, Randy's is for personal gain, receiving blow-jobs.
- The last time blow-jobs were mentioned was as a major plot was in the episode "The Ring". This is also the second episode that implies that the music industry sells sex since then.
Shelly Marsh has a new boyfriend since "Over Logging", making this her third.
According to an interview with Robert Lopez in Broadway.com, Wicked is a favorite of Trey Parker.
Kenny is seen unhooded during the swimming lessons scene but had no dialog. This is the first time since "The Jeffersons" that Kenny's hairstyle has been identical to a previously used one - in this case, it was previously used in the promo pic for "Pee".
At the swimming lessons, both Stephen Stotch and Steve Black are seen, but neither Butters Stotch or Token Black are seen taking lessons.
Larry Feegan's father states that there isn't a need to eat animal products. However, it is shown in "Fun with Veal" that if you don't eat meat, you may contract Vaginitis and turn into a giant pussy.
"Blowjob" was mentioned 44 times.
Kyle does not appear in this episode.

References to Popular Culture

Randy dressing like Spider-Man is a reference to the short-lived Broadway, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.
"Lewinsky" was used as a euphemism for oral sex in Randy's play. The term is a reference to former White House intern, Monica Lewinsky, who was accused of having an affair with former US President Bill Clinton (1992-2000).
The First Unicorn poster in Shelly's room is a reference to the novel and film, The Last Unicorn.
A brief mock advertisement for The Book of Mormon Broadway musical is shown at the end of this episode.
- Notably, both Trey Parker and Matt Stone worked on the script and lyrics for said musical.
- This advertisement was missing from the UK airing of the episode but is on the Season 15 DVD.
At the end of the episode, Randy's consoling words to Shelly about Spider-Man working in mysterious ways are a reference to the cliché of similar consoling speeches about God. It also references the song "Mysterious Ways", written by U2's Bono and The Edge for the Spiderman musical.
The game Shelly and Larry are playing on the Xbox is called the The Settlers of Catan, which is a real game.
The Woman In White is a reference to the play of the same name by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Randy hanging on a rope on the theater's chandelier is a reference to Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, when Joseph Buquet, the Opera's chief stagehand, is killed by Phantom by hanging on the chandelier.
The song that plays inside Hooters after the bro down is "Whoomp! (There It Is)" by Tag Team.
Many Broadway musicals are satirized:
- Sweeny Todd, Sunday in the Park With George, Merrily We Roll Along - Stephen Sondheim
- West Side Story - Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim
- The Phantom of the Opera, Cats - Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Wicked, Godspell - Stephen Schwartz
- Les Misérables - Claude-Michel Schönberg
- South Pacific - Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein
- Jersey Boys - Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe
- Anything Goes - Cole Porter. Satirized in the episode is Sutton Foster, the star of the 2011 revival.
- Mamma Mia - Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus of ABBA
- Sister Act - Cheri and Bill Steinkellner
- Grease - Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey
- Lestat: The Musical (Not Shown) - Bernie Taupin and Sir Elton John (was in the show)
- Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark - Bono and The Edge of U2.
- The Book of Mormon - Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and Robert Lopez
- Monty Python's Spamalot - Eric Idle and John Du Prez
- Hairspray - Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman
At the Creepy City costume shop that Randy breaks into, there are references to various comic, film and television characters:
- Captain America
- Freddy Krueger
- Cyclops from The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad
- Frankenstein
- Jason Voorhees
- Cheer Bear from The Care Bears
- Cinderalla
- Bigfoot/Harry from Harry and the Hendersons
- Stormtrooper
- Optimus Prime
- Cylon from Battlestar Galactica
- The Flash
Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow is mentioned several times in this episode; in particular, his role in the Broncos' comeback win over the Miami Dolphins.

Goofs

After Larry takes off his life preserver and places it on the ground, the white string that tied it together disappears.
Sharon and Randy can be seen watching Godspell inside the Gershwin Theatre. In real life, only Wicked has been playing at the Gershwin Theatre since 2003.

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Story Elements

Randy Marsh • Broadway Bros • Wicked • The Book of Mormon • Larry Feegan • "Man Time" • "The Woman in White" • "Put That Heart to Work" • "Out of My Shell" • Wicked • "Whoomp! (There It Is)"

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 ==Trivia==
-*This episode is the second to reference Broadway plays, "[[Helen Keller! The Musical]] " being the first.
+* This episode is the second to reference Broadway plays, "[[Helen Keller! The Musical]]" being the first.
-*In the credits, Robert Lopez was listed as a producer and song writer alongside Trey Parker.
+* In the credits, Robert Lopez was listed as a producer and songwriter alongside [[Trey Parker]].
-*This is the first time [[Randy Marsh|Randy]] and [[Sharon Marsh|Sharon]] share an obsession. However, Randy's is for personal gain, receiving blow-jobs.
+* This is the first time [[Randy Marsh]] and [[Sharon Marsh]] share an obsession. However, Randy's is for personal gain, receiving blow-jobs.
+** The last time blow-jobs were mentioned was as a major plot was in the episode "[[The Ring]]". This is also the second episode that implies that the music industry sells sex since then.
-*The episode's title is a parody of "Bully Beatdown", a show on MTV.
+* [[Shelly Marsh]] has a new boyfriend since "[[Over Logging]]", making this her third.
-*The last time Blow-jobs were mentioned was as a major plot was in the episode "[[The Ring]]". This is also the second episode that implies that the music industry sells sex since then.
+* According to an interview with Robert Lopez in Broadway.com, ''Wicked'' is a favorite of [[Trey Parker]].
-*[[Shelly Marsh|Shelly]] has a new boyfriend since "[[Over Logging]]", making this her third.
+* [[Kenny McCormick|Kenny]] is seen unhooded during the swimming lessons scene but had no dialog. This is the first time since "[[The Jeffersons]]" that Kenny's hairstyle has been identical to a previously used one - in this case, it was previously used in the promo pic for "[[Pee]]".
-*According to an interview with Robert Lopez in Broadway.com, ''Wicked ''is a favorite of [[Trey Parker]].
+* At the swimming lessons, both [[Stephen Stotch]] and [[Steve Black]] are seen, but neither [[Butters Stotch]] or [[Token Black]] are seen taking lessons.
-*[[Kenny McCormick|Kenny]] is seen unhooded during the swimming lessons scene but had no dialog.
+* [[Larry Feegan]]'s father states that there isn't a need to eat animal products. However, it is shown in "[[Fun with Veal]]" that if you don't eat meat, you may contract [[Vaginitis]] and turn into a giant pussy.
-*[[Eric Cartman|Cartman]] only has one line and only appears in one scene.
+* "Blowjob" was mentioned 44 times.
-*[[Stan Marsh|Stan]] also has a small role in this episode.
+* Kyle does not appear in this episode.
-*Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow is mentioned several times in this episode; in particular, his role in the Broncos' comeback win over the Miami Dolphins.
-*At the swimming lessons, both [[Stephen Stotch]] and [[Steve Black]] are seen, but neither [[Butters Stotch]] or [[Token Black]] are seen taking lessons.
-*"Blowjob" was mentioned 44 times.
-==Cultural References==
+==References to Popular Culture==
-*Randy dressing like Spider-Man is a reference to the Broadway bomb, "[[Wikipedia:Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark|Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark]]".
+* Randy dressing like Spider-Man is a reference to the short-lived Broadway, ''Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark''.
-*Lewinsky was used as a euphemism for oral sex in Randy's play. Monica Lewinsky was accused of having an affair with former US President William Jefferson Clinton. (1992-2000)
+* "Lewinsky" was used as a euphemism for oral sex in Randy's play. The term is a reference to former White House intern, [[wikipedia:Monica_Lewinsky|Monica Lewinsky]], who was accused of having an affair with former US President [[Bill Clinton]] (1992-2000).
-*"The First Unicorn" poster in Shelly's room is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:The Last Unicorn|novel]] and [[Wikipedia:The Last Unicorn (film)|film]] "The Last Unicorn".
+* ''The First Unicorn'' poster in Shelly's room is a reference to the novel and film, ''The Last Unicorn''.
-*A brief mock advertisement for "[[Wikipedia:The Book of_Mormon (musical)|The Book of Mormon]]" Broadway musical is shown at end of this episode.
+* A brief mock advertisement for ''[[The Book of Mormon]]'' Broadway musical is shown at the end of this episode.
+** Notably, both [[Trey Parker]] and [[Matt Stone]] worked on the script and lyrics for said musical.
-**This advertisement was missing from the UK airing of the episode.
+** This advertisement was missing from the UK airing of the episode but is on the Season 15 DVD.
-*At the end of the episode, Randy's consoling words to Shelly about Spider-Man working in mysterious ways are a reference to the cliché of similar consoling speeches about God, and satire the fact that the music of Spiderman's broadway show was written by Bono & The Edge who wrote a song entitled "Mysterious Ways".
+*At the end of the episode, Randy's consoling words to Shelly about Spider-Man working in mysterious ways are a reference to the cliché of similar consoling speeches about God. It also references the song "Mysterious Ways", written by U2's [[Bono]] and The Edge for the Spiderman musical.
-*The game Shelly and Larry are playing on the Xbox is called the [[The Settlers of Catan]], which is a real game.
+* The game Shelly and Larry are playing on the Xbox is called the ''[[List of Video_Game References#The_Settlers of Catan|The Settlers of Catan]]'', which is a real game.
-*"The Woman In White" is a direct reference to [[Wikipedia:The Woman in White (musical)|the play of the same name]] by [[Wikipedia:Andrew Lloyd Webber|Andrew Lloyd Webber]].
+* ''The Woman In White'' is a reference to the play of the same name by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
-*Randy hanging on a rope on the theater's chandelier is a reference to Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera", when Joseph Buquet, the Opera's chief stagehand, is killed by Phantom by hanging on the chandelier.
+* Randy hanging on a rope on the theater's chandelier is a reference to Andrew Lloyd Webber's ''The Phantom of the Opera'', when Joseph Buquet, the Opera's chief stagehand, is killed by Phantom by hanging on the chandelier.
+* The song that plays inside Hooters after the bro down is "Whoomp! (There It Is)" by Tag Team.
-==List of Broadway Musicals Mentioned and Their Composers==
+* Many Broadway musicals are satirized:
-*Sweeny Todd, Sunday in the Park With George, Merrily We Roll Along - Stephen Sondheim
+**''Sweeny Todd'', ''Sunday in the Park With George'', ''Merrily We Roll Along'' - [[Broadway Bros#Stephen Sondheim|Stephen Sondheim]]
-*West Side Story - Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim
+**''West Side Story'' - Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim
-*The Phantom of the Opera, Cats - Andrew lloyd Webber
+**''The Phantom of the Opera'', ''Cats'' - [[Broadway Bros#Andrew Lloyd Webber|Andrew Lloyd Webber]]
-*Wicked, Godspell- Stephen Schwartz
+**''Wicked, Godspell'' - [[Broadway Bros#Stephen Schwartz|Stephen Schwartz]]
-*Les Misérables - Claude-Michel Schönberg
+**''Les Misérables'' - Claude-Michel Schönberg
-*South Pacific - Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein
-*Jersey Boys - Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe
+**''South Pacific'' - Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein
+**''Jersey Boys'' - Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe
-*Anything Goes - Cole Porter. Sutton Foster was in this episode as she is the star of the 2011 revival.
+**''Anything Goes'' - Cole Porter. Satirized in the episode is Sutton Foster, the star of the 2011 revival.
-*Mamma Mia - Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus of ABBA
+**''Mamma Mia'' - Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus of ABBA
-*Sister Act - Cheri and Bill Steinkellner
+**''Sister Act'' - Cheri and Bill Steinkellner
-*Grease - Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey
+**''Grease'' - Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey
-*Lestat: The Musical (Not Shown) - Bernie Taupin and Sir Elton John (was in the show)
+**''Lestat: The Musical'' (Not Shown) - Bernie Taupin and Sir Elton John (was in the show)
-*Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark - Bono and The Edge of U2.
+**''Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark'' - Bono and The Edge of U2.
+**''[[The Book of Mormon]]'' - [[Trey Parker]], [[Matt Stone]], and Robert Lopez
+**''[[wikipedia:Spamalot|Monty Python's Spamalot]]'' - 	Eric Idle and John Du Prez
+**''[[wikipedia:Hairspray_(musical)|Hairspray]]'' - Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman
+* At the Creepy City costume shop that Randy breaks into, there are references to various comic, film and television characters:
+** Captain America
+** [[Freddy Krueger]]
+** [[w:c:monster:Cyclops_(Seventh_Voyage_of_Sinbad)|Cyclops]] from ''The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad''
+** Frankenstein
+** [[Jason Voorhees]]
+** [[w:c:carebears:Cheer Bear|Cheer Bear]] from ''The Care Bears''
+** Cinderalla
+** Bigfoot/Harry from ''[[wikipedia:Harry_and_the_Hendersons|Harry and the Hendersons]]''
+** [[Stormtrooper]]
+** [[w:c:transformers:Optimus_Prime_(Primax)|Optimus Prime]]
+** [[wikipedia:Cylon_(1978)|Cylon]] from ''Battlestar Galactica''
+** The Flash
+* Denver Broncos quarterback [[wikipedia:Tim Tebow|Tim Tebow]] is mentioned several times in this episode; in particular, his role in the Broncos' comeback win over the Miami Dolphins.
 ==Goofs==
-*After Larry takes off his life preserver and places it on the ground, the white string that tied it together disappears.
+* After Larry takes off his life preserver and places it on the ground, the white string that tied it together disappears.
+* [[Sharon]] and [[Randy]] can be seen watching ''Godspell'' inside the Gershwin Theatre. In real life, only ''Wicked'' has been playing at the Gershwin Theatre since 2003.
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