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This is the first episode to air in 1998.
This is Damien Thorn's only major role.
In the commentary for the episode "Death", Trey Parker and Matt Stone claim that Cartman's invitations for his party are one of the major turning points in establishing Eric Cartman's character.
Throughout the episode, whenever a shot of the 3rd-grade class is shown the numbers "666" appear in red with the rest of the numbers on the wall. The blackboard also reads some calculations and mathematical formulas, amongst them 2x + 3y + 1 = 666.
The items and people that can be seen during Damien's storm in the cafeteria follows:
- 26 milk cartons
- 22 food trays
- 11 desks
- 8 Bunnyfish
- 6 telephones
- 5 fire alarm switches
- 5 benches
- A clock reading 12:05
- 3 happy face bags
- 3 footballs
- 2 shotguns
- 2 beer cans
- Pip's hat
- Box of Snacky Cakes
- Yellow backpack
- Mr. Hankey
- A cow
- Various signs
- Kevin Stoley
- Craig Tucker
This is the first appearance of Satan. During this episode, his speech is echoed, but this would later be changed in other appearances.
Satan does not speak to or interact with Damien Thorn in this episode even though he is his son.
Bill Allen does not appear in the classroom in this episode. This is one of the few instances of him not being present in the class before he is completely removed from them in mid-Season 3.
Butters opens his mouth for the first time in this episode; he lets out a girly, high-pitched scream.
Cartman tells Jesus to not mind Kyle because he is Jewish, but Jesus himself is Jewish.
Jesus angrily glaring at the crowd references back to "The Spirit of Christmas", where he gets thrown as he fights Santa and hears Stan and Kyle cheer for him instead of Jesus.
According to the DVD commentary, Pip was originally supposed to die in this episode but they decided not to kill him off because they needed him for crowd scenes. Pip would later be killed off in "201".
Damien was originally going to be voiced by Beavis and Butt-Head creator and voice actor Mike Judge. Due to the fast production of South Park, however, Judge was unable to record new lines. He later recorded lines for Kenny McCormick's unmuffled voice in South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut.
"Rectus Dominus" would be used later in "Britney's New Look", by the townspeople as the Celebrity Death Cult in another reference to The Omen and Children of the Corn films.
"Let's get ready to rumble" is a trademark phrase done by Michael Buffer. Buffer is an iconic boxing announcer, who was a celebrity guest.
The coach of the Jesus vs. Satan boxing match resembles Marvin Marsh, Stan's grandpa.
Satan's manager is boxing promoter and manager Don King. King is best known for his representation of boxer Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson. The press interview with Satan parodies a lot of Don King's many interviews with the press.
The fight between Jesus and Satan is televised on pay-per-view, which is a common service provided by cable television services which are usually a one-time showing of a live event for a fixed price.
Two adults in Skeeter's Bar resemble Fosse McDonald and Bill Allen, as they speak in exactly the same manner as their young counterparts. It was later confirmed that these two are their fathers.
Two elephants can be seen in Cartman's birthday party.

References to Popular Culture[]

Damien's theme music is a parody of the "Ave Satani" theme from the film The Omen. The name Damien is another reference to the Omen films.
Cartman's beloved Mega Man toys are a parody of Voltron - an iconic anime series featuring five robotic lions that transform into the titular giant robot. Although the primary basis for the Mega Man toys is Voltron (according to South Park: Chef's Luv Shack) it also shares similarities to the Transformers franchise, as well as the Power Rangers and Super Sentai series (the helmets on the Mega Man toys resemble those used in the 1990 Super Sentai incarnation, Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman).
The name "Mega Man" also belongs to a famous video game franchise created by Capcom, as well as the eponymous hero of the games (known as Rockman in Japan). The toys Cartman receives look nothing like Mega Man, however.
Kenny says that Damien's mom looks like a dog. This is a reference to The Omen where Damien's mom is a jackal, a type of dog.
While being trained by Stan and Kyle for the big fight, Stan tries to get Jesus to drink a glass of raw eggs. This is likely inspired by Sylvester Stallone's character Rocky Balboa doing the same thing in the 1976 film Rocky.
Mr. Garrison is teaching the children about musicians of the Baroque era. This was a period in 17th Century Europe, which popularized the use of the tri-tone note sometimes called the Devils Triade.
Cartman asks if Damien got his hair cut by blind musician Stevie Wonder. This is also a joke told by the famous British blue comedian Roy Chubby Brown.
A reporter during the press conference asks Satan what his involvement was in the Gulf War. This is a reference to the Persian Gulf War that went from August 2, 1990, to February 28, 1991, between the United Nations and Iraq.
Instead of buying the Mega Man that Cartman specified, Kyle bought Eric the game Ants in the Pants.
Stan inspires Jesus with the quote "Don't try to be a great man, just be a man", and tells Jesus that he said it himself. When Kyle asks if it is true or not, Stan admits that he heard it on Star Trek. The line is from the 1996 film Star Trek: First Contact, said by the character Zefram Cochrane.
When Damien makes demons throw Pip into the air and make a fireworks display out of him, it is similar to the scene in Dragon Ball Z where Vegeta kills Cui with an attack known as Dirty Fireworks.
The plot of the boxing match where the fight is rigged by the bad guy for personal gain is a cliche plot device in many fictional boxing stories and films.
The referee of the boxing match is a parody of referee and judge Mills Lane.
When Stan tries to give Jesus a pep-talk and encourage him to give the fight his best, he cites figure skater Nancy Kerrigan. Kyle sours that motivational speech by mentioning that she won the silver medal. This is a reference to the 1994 Winter Olympics, in which Kerrigan was beat for the gold medal by 0.1 points.
The title Boutin' at the Mountain is inspired by The Rumble in the Jungle, a historic boxing event in 1974.

Continuity[]

This is the third fight Jesus has with other symbolic characters the others being Frosty the Snowman and Santa Claus in the pre-South Park shorts Jesus vs. Frosty and Jesus vs. Santa.
The advertisement promoting the Pay-Per-View match shows Jesus shooting fireballs from his hands much like he did in the Spirit of Christmas short.
Red gets her first speaking role in this episode.
At Cartman's party in the final scene of the episode, it is implied that Eric eats his feelings, which is also displayed in "Fat Camp".
As this is an earlier episode, Butters has not yet been developed into his current persona, and is shown in the circle of kids bullying Pip while smiling. This is before he is established to be one of Pip's friends in "Two Guys Naked in a Hot Tub".

Goofs[]

In the beginning, Annie Knitts is seen in the classroom in the back next to Stan, but when Red first appears, she is in front of both of them.
Also in the beginning, Clyde is seen sitting next to Wendy on the far left, but in the shot of Cartman groaning, Clyde is sitting next to him.
Stan gives Cartman a Blue Mega Man at the party, though he was supposed to give him a green one. The only Mega Man previously mentioned were a Red, Yellow, and Green one.
Two Kevin Stoleys can be seen flying in the air during the cafeteria scene.
Liane Cartman is seen at the fight, even though she is supervising the party.
Tolkien is seen in the background when Jimbo sees Kenny, and screams, "He's coming right for us!" When the camera cuts to Kenny and back, Tolkien is white.
While Cartman explains his plan to the group of kids about his birthday party, the banner that says "SOUTH PARK ELEMENTARY" can be seen in the background. In the next shot of the kids, the banner is gone.
In Damien's anger, the flying things are all in two places at once, rather than moving across the screen.
In recess, Craig's mouth is too far to his left.
When Jesus first appears at school, Damien's head is not connected properly.
When Cartman is directing the kids at his party to set down his gifts at the table, he says to put them down on the left, though he points to the right.
Kyle exclaims, "Somebody bet on you, Jesus. You said yourself that one person still had money on you" yet Jesus says this in the bar, where the boys were not around.
At Cartman's party, Craig and a boy with a blue cap are seen with party hats when the ferris wheel is turned off. Prior to this, they did not have party hats on.
- In addition, when Cartman turns the ON/OFF switch to OFF, two Reds and two Kevins can be seen.
When the camera showed Cartman pinning Kyle on the ground, his birthday hat is missing. In the following shot, it appears again.
When the banner flies away, part of it stays on the screen.
When Kenny is turned into a platypus, Kyle's left eyebrow is missing in a few shots.
After the kids spit on Pip, you can see Damien on the left side of the screen before he walks toward Eric, Kenny, Stan, and Kyle.
When Red speaks her line while falling down the slide, her mouth is not shown moving.

Kenny's Death[]

Damien transforms Kenny into a duck-billed platypus. Jimbo Kern shoots him on the usual grounds that "He's coming right for us!"

Hidden Visitors[]

Five alien visitors can be found in this episode:

In the twister as Satan talks to the crowd of people.
At the "Match for Spiritual Dominion" cheering along with the crowd.
Another visitor is hiding behind Mayor McDaniels at the fight.
On the "What We Dream" pegboard on the bottom right corner.
The "Have you seen me?" poster flies through in Damien's anger.

Dubbing Changes[]

International Titles[]

Language	Title	Translation
Cantonese	撒旦之子 (saat3 daan3 zi1 zi2)	Satan's son
Italian	Niente colpi sotto l'aureola	No shots under the halo
Japanese	ダミアンのいんちきパパ (Damian no inchiki papa)	Damien's phony dad
Mandarin Chinese	阿ㄆㄧㄚˇ的生日＆撒旦之子「單傳」 (Ā pǐa de shēngrì & sādàn zhīzǐ `dānchuán')	Cartman's birthday and Satan's son, Damien

Common[]

The weight measurements for Satan and Jesus are converted to metric in the following dubs:
- French: Satan - 139.8 kg (308.2 lbs), Jesus - 61.2 kg (134.9 lbs)
- German: Satan - 210.12 kg (463.2 lbs), Jesus - 65.3 kg (144 lbs)
- Hungarian: Satan - 158.25 kg (348.9 lbs), Jesus - 67.1 kg (147.9 lbs)
- Italian (1st): Satan - 145.8 kg (321.4 lbs), Jesus - 70 kg (154.3 lbs)
- Italian (2nd): Satan - 180.4 kg (397.7 lbs), Jesus - 75.1 kg (165.6 lbs)
- Portuguese (Brazil): Satan - 157 kg (346.1 lbs), Jesus - 57 kg (125.7 lbs)
- Spanish (Latin America; 2nd): 145.1 kg (319.9 lbs), Jesus - 61.2 kg (134.9 lbs)
List of price changes to the Yellow Mega Man:
- Cantonese: $8
- French: $8.50
- Portuguese (Brazil): R$10

Cantonese[]

No crowd reactions are heard following Satan's first appearance, as well as his weight measurement.

German[]

Satan's line of "I will smash thy face into small little bits!" specifies "100,000 pieces".

Hungarian[]

Mr. Garrison does not specify that his mother is from Alabama, instead using the broader "South".

Italian (1st)[]

When seeing Satan for the first time, Jimbo comments that "he must have done a lot of bodybuilding" instead of "eaten a lot of beef".

Mandarin Chinese[]

When Damien reveals that he comes from Hell, Mr. Garrison comments that his mother "had been there recently." This would be continuity error with "World Wide Recorder Concert" where Mrs. Garrison Senior appears in.
The class topic of the "singers of the Baroque era" is changed to the subject of political science.
The reference to Stevie Wonder is replaced with Taiwanese politician Hsu Hsin-liang.
Cartman suggests to Kenny that his mother should take up prostitution for two nights in order to earn the $8.95 for his present.
At the school cafeteria, Kenny teases Damien that his father has a "soft dick", which gets him turned into a duck-bill platypus.
The Mega Man is dubbed as DC Comics superhero Superman.
All mentions of Nancy Kerrigan and Nancy Sinatra are replaced with those of Chinese writer and politician Li Ao.
During Satan's interview, the question on the Gulf War is replaced with an extra-marital affair involving Jackie Chan.