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• The disclaimer at the beginning of the episode is altered to say "The program includes negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures. These stereotypes were wrong then and will still be wrong in the future. Rather than remove this content, we want to acknowledge its harmful impact, learn from it and spark conversation to create a more inclusive future together. Like the Muppets, this show should not be watched by anyone.", referencing (and parodying) the disclaimer shown at the start of certain episodes of The Muppet Show on Disney+.
• The episode references Israel's vaccination program which is known for its rapid deployment.
• There were a few scenes that were shown in the episode's trailers but did not appear in the actual episode, these include:
  • One where Stephen orders the boys to stand six feet apart while walking by the Stotch Residence. When Cartman challenges him to come say it to his face, Stephen panics.
  • The Stotches show up at Walgreens and are turned away.
  • A short scene where Wendy, Bebe and Red angrily walk away from the boys as the latter says "Better watch your backs in school tomorrow!" Had it been a scene, it would have been the first significant interaction between Stan and Wendy since Season Twenty.
  • A scene where Cartman speaks to a group of male students in the bathroom, saying they need to bring the life back to their school. This may be a prototype of the scene when Cartman explains his and Kenny's prank on Mrs. Nelson to Stan and Kyle.
• This is the first episode since the Season Sixteen episode "Faith Hilling" to have first aired in March.
• The Israeli aircraft used to transport the vaccines is a Boeing 737-900ER. The aircraft retains the logo design and livery of Israel's flag carrier, albeit adopting the name "Israel Airlines" instead of "El Al" in real life.
• This is the first time since "201", that characters like Scott Tenorman, Barbra Streisand, and Mr. Hat have made appearances.
• The proposed days and times of the week that Stan, Kyle, and Cartman discuss sharing Kenny on are based on actual shared parenting plans that are commonly proposed to divorcing couples by their lawyers during the divorce process.

References to Popular Culture

• The episode uses the analogy of a private nightclub to criticize the uneven distribution of the coronavirus vaccine, particularly at drugstores such as Walgreens.
• Some photos of celebrities who appear on Robert White's notice board include:
  • Oprah Winfrey
  • George Clooney
  • Tom Hanks
  • Ellen DeGeneres
  • Matt Stone and Trey Parker in a promotional picture for the 1998 film BASEketball
  • Hillary Clinton
• Some of the things QAnon conspiracies reference include:
  • The questionable circumstances of Jeffrey Epstein's "suicide" just as he was about to rat out some very powerful people who used his services, before going off the deep end with conspiracy theories such as elites drinking children's blood for power.
  • Some of the questionable voting anomalies that occurred during the 2020 Presidential Election, but they mostly focused the more outlandish accusations of Venezuela tampering with voting machines, instead of things backed by more substantial evidence, such as ballot watchers being kept out of voting areas and video evidence of ballot stuffing occurring in Georgia.
  • The fact that the mainstream media often tries to influence public opinion of Trump, usually via taking him out of context.
  • A few members at the White Residence resemble people who attacked the Capitol, most notably the Viking Hat Guy (a.k.a. QAnon Shaman) Jake Angeli.
• Herbert Garrison's plans to return to his teaching job at South Park Elementary are partly a reference to the 2020 U.S. Presidential election, which saw Joe Biden win against Donald Trump.
• During Bob White's speech about the Hollywood Elites, he mentions a streaming service that debuted on March 4th. This is in reference to Paramount+, a streaming service owned by ViacomCBS, Comedy Central's parent company.
  • It was also reported that QAnon members believed March 4th to be the true Inauguration Day for Donald Trump, with news outlets claiming QAnon members were going to Washington D.C. and attack the Capitol again. As it turned out, nothing happened aside from the House of Representatives cancelling a meeting that day.
• The song that plays during the town's celebration at the end of this episode is "Down by the Lazy River" by The Osmonds.
  • The video clip of The Osmonds performing is an excerpt from a YouTube video uploaded by The1970sChannel.
• Mr. Garrison, Bob White, and Mr. Service were unusually tricked by an animator as a reference to the Looney Tunes cartoon shorts Duck Amuck and Rabbit Rampage. Bob White was tranformed into random forms, then a giant floristic penis and Mr. Service was turned into Mr. Hat.
• In addition to QAnon, the Lil' Qties group (along with their poses) are a reference to the controversial Netflix film Cuties.
• This episode is the show’s second-highest rated episode since 2017.
• Cartman compares himself to disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein after boasting that he is asking around to see how much people would pay for a vaccine.
• One of the notes on Bob White's conspiracy theory board mentions a plan to stop "Spirit Cooking". This is in reference to a series of etchings by artist Marina Abramović that contain pseudo-recipes utilizing bodily fluids and written in pig's blood. It later evolved into a form of dinner party entertainment that she hosted for her donors. Since 2016, several right wing news outlets have tried linking Spirt Cooking to Satanic worship after several celebrities and politicians such as Hillary Clinton and Lady Gaga attended dinner parties hosted by the artist that featured her bloody artwork.
• Kyle is seen using a can of Cactus Cooler to mix in with the vaccines.
• A note on Bob White's conspiracy theory board reads "THE SUPER BOWL WAS FAKED FORMER 'PATRIOT' WINS?". This is in reference to NFL player Tom Brady who had left the New England Patriots to play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020. It is also a reference to Super Bowl LV, when Brady and the Buccaneers won against the Kansas City Chief 31 to 9. There have been several conspiracies on the internet that claim the game was fixed in Brady's favor.

Continuity

• There are two characters who appeared in the episode despite their apparent deaths in earlier episodes, those being:
  • Boy with Brown Hair and Red Shirt, who was shot down by the South Park police force in "The Pandemic Special". He appeared in the school hallway.
  • Junichi Takiyama, who committed suicide in "City Sushi". He attends Margaret Nelson's funeral.
• Margaret Nelson dies from COVID-19 before she is able to get the vaccine, making her the second teacher in the series to die after Diane Choksondik in "The Simpsons Already Did It" (spoiled at the end of the previous episode, "Professor Chaos").
  • Coincidentally, this marks the second time Mr. Garrison returns to teaching the 4th grade after a death of a teacher, the first time being in "The Death Camp of Tolerance".
• Many characters from past episodes return in this episode, most in the form of cameos.
• One-offs include:
  • Peetie the Sexual Harassment Panda from "Sexual Harassment Panda".
  • A Gelgamek from "Red Hot Catholic Love".
  • The Joozians from "Cancelled".
  • Giant Douche and Turd Sandwich from "Douche and Turd".
  • Doctor Lindsay from "The Death of Eric Cartman".
  • Spontaneous Bootay from "The Return of Chef".
  • The Hardly Boys from "Mystery of the Urinal Deuce".
  • Mr. Jarvis from "Stanley's Cup".
  • Dr. David Nelson from "With Apologies to Jesse Jackson".
  • Rauf Xerxes from "D-Yikes!".
  • Charles Kincade from "Guitar Queer-O".
  • Murderin' Murphy from "Super Fun Time".
  • One of the Intergalactic Police from "Pinewood Derby".
  • Pi-Pi from "Pee".
  • Colonel Sanders from "Medicinal Fried Chicken".
  • Michael Moore from "1%".
  • Bucky Bailey from "Butterballs".
  • Brad Paisley from "Cartman Finds Love".
  • The Cable Company Worker from "Informative Murder Porn".
  • Foofa from "Taming Strange".
  • The garden owner from "Black Friday Trilogy".
  • Dick Dastardly and Muttley from "Handicar".
  • The Hobby Enthusiast Clerk from "The Magic Bush".
  • Classi from "PC Principal Final Justice".
  • Tucker Rae from "White People Renovating Houses".
  • An Elderly Shopper from "The Problem with a Poo".
  • A man with a red coat seen riding a bike from "The Problem with a Poo".
  • Piglet from "Band in China".
  • Big Mesquite Murph from "Shots".
  • The Goo Man from "Let Them Eat Goo".
  • The Bat from "The Pandemic Special".
• Minor and supporting characters include:
  • Dr. Alphonse Mephesto and Kevin Mephesto
  • Cthulhu
  • Dildo Shwaggins
  • Duck President
  • Jesus Christ
  • God
  • Kanye West (who is still wearing his outfit from "The Hobbit", meaning he's still a recovering gay fish)
  • Heather Swanson
  • The Underpants Gnomes (who claim to be essential workers)
  • Towelie (who evidently survived the events of "Christmas Snow")
  • Mecha-Streisand
  • Najix in his ice cream-crapping taco form
  • Scott Tenorman
  • Visitors
  • Shub-Niggurath and Chiquita the Gorilla (both of whom had only appeared in South Park: The Fractured but Whole before)
  • Big Gay Al
  • Mr. Slave
  • Mr. Hat
  • Al Gore
  • Seaman
  • ManBearPig
  • Principal Victoria
  • A Crab Person
  • Stephen and Martha Thompson
  • Mr. Stevenson
  • Junichi Takiyama
  • Marklar
  • Mr. Adams
  • Spinny Mountain Records Producer
  • The Mayor of Imaginationland
  • Nurse Gollum
  • Officer Barbrady
  • Sergeant Harrison Yates and Mitch Murphy
  • Frank Fun
  • Halfy
  • Wayne D
  • The Old Farmer
  • David Blaine
  • Moses
  • Tuong Lu Kim
  • Bob Summers
  • DJ Hippo
  • Goth Kids
• Mr. Garrison returns to his role as a 4th grade teacher from being a Donald Trump-esque President since Season Eighteen episode "#REHASH".
• On Bob's bulletin board there is a note that reads "whale on the moon?!", a reference to "Free Willzyx".
• A Chinpokomon backpack can be seen in Food 4 Little, featuring Lambtron.
• Mr. Garrison mentions his sex change from "Mr. Garrison's Fancy New Vagina".
• A picture of Jason White can be seen at the White Residence, referencing his death from "Season Finale".
• After returning to town, Mr. Garrison asks Mr. Thompson if his wife got an AIDS test, in reference to the end of the Season Twelve episode, "Eek, A Penis!".

Hidden Visitors

• Some visitors can be seen queuing outside Walgreens for vaccinations.
• Near the end of the special, a smiling visitor can be seen dancing and celebrating with everyone over the vaccination.

Goofs

• When Kyle walks up to the school with the vaccinations, Stan tells him that he is going to get himself killed. Right before it changes to the close-up of him, one of Stan's eyebrows is missing.
• During the scene where the boys are confronted by Scott and the Lil' Qties, Stan's pants are briefly in front of everything else on his body.
• Bill Keegan is called "Chris".
• Dr. Mephesto has his character design from the early seasons when he is shown waiting in line for a shot at Walgreens, but at the end when the townspeople celebrate the end of the pandemic, Mephesto is shown with his updated design from "201".