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Stan and Kyle break off their friendship in this episode, but unlike other times, they do not make up at the end. However, they did make up in the next episode.
Kenny is unhooded at Stan's party and his face is not obscured. He can be seen during the shot of all of the boys who attended Stan's party right after they finished singing "Happy Birthday" sitting on the left side of the table, third from the front. This last time this occurred in the show was in the "The Losing Edge".
Sharon explains how "the same shit just happens over and over and then in a week it just all resets". This is a plot device called the deus ex machina.
When a news report speaks about the Tween Wave, the network is CNN and not altered as South Park usually does with every network name.
Stan's mobile operator is called "Singular". "Singular" is a parody of a defunct mobile operator called Cingular (now part of AT&T).
All of the boys have an iPod Touch/iPhone, except for Kenny, who has an iPod Shuffle.
This episode reveals that when somebody gets a present on their birthday, Cartman gets one too or "he gets a little upset." according to Cartman's mom.

References to Popular Culture[]

Various bands and their music are parodied:
- "Landslide": released by the Fleetwood Mac featuring Stevie Nicks in 1975. From the album Rumours.
- "Every Breath You Take": released by The Police in 1983, from the album Synchronicity.
- Bob Dylan's music is satirized in the doctor's office.
- Randy Marsh's Tween Wave name, Steamy Ray Vaughan, is a parody of blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan.
- Randy performs with a woman calling herself "Steamy Nicks". This is a parody of singer Stevie Nicks.
There are a few references to modern-day pop and R&B artists in Randy's room at the time he tried to get into Tween Wave.
- The cover for Gersploosh's album titled "Behold" is a take on the album Scream by pop-rock band Tokio Hotel.
- There is a visible poster in Randy's room that says "Bruno Saturn". The name and logo text parodies real pop musician Bruno Mars.
The boys are playing L.A. Noire on Xbox. Everyone enjoys it except for Stan.
When Randy performs on stage, there's a Custer's Revenge arcade machine in the background. Although never released in arcade cabinet form, this was an early video game infamous for its offensive content; at the time of its release was widely regarded as one of the worst video games ever made. A similar cabinet was also seen in "Guitar Queer-O".
At the Bijou Cinema, the posters and marquee advertise the film X-Men: First Class, which was released five days before this episode originally aired.
Cartman gets a "Ben 10 Wrist Rocket" toy, which is a parody of the Omnitrix from the Ben 10 series.
Various real movies are satirized. All of the following fake trailers can also be heard in the South Park: The Stick of Truth while exploring the Bijou Cinema:
- Mr. Popper's Penguins: released by 20th Century Fox on June 17, 2011. Starring Jim Carrey.
- Jack and Jill: released by Columbia Pictures on November 11, 2011. Starring Adam Sandler.
- Zookeeper: released by Columbia Pictures/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures on July 8, 2011. The doctor mentions the film as he examines Stan.

Controversy[]

This episode caused a large uproar amongst fans. There were thousands of tweets about whether this would be the last episode of South Park as many felt as if the ending seemed like the show was being written into its conclusion. However, the air dates for the next seven episodes were announced on South Park Studios, and creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker stated their intentions to continue the show.^[1]

Continuity[]

Duck President returns in "Ass Burgers" and "Obama Wins!".
Randy and Sharon reveal that they are not happy together and divorce. This is the second time this has happened, the first being in the episode "Clubhouses". As permanent as it initially seems in this episode, they work it out in the next episode.
After the first episode in the season, "HUMANCENTiPAD", it seemed that Liane Cartman had stopped coddling her son and had was no longer falling for Cartman's "good boy" act. However, she appears to have reverted to her previous policy of appeasement.
When Sharon talks about Randy getting into baseball fights, obsessing over World of Warcraft and becoming a chef, these are references to the events that occurred in "The Losing Edge", "Make Love, Not Warcraft", and "Crème Fraiche", respectively.
This is the second episode to feature a cliffhanger that would be revealed months later. The first was the "Cartman's Mom is a Dirty S***", the Season One finale.
This is the only episode where Cartman and Kyle have seemed to get along throughout the entire episode despite the many years of constant conflict and hostility between each other.
The game Thirst for Blood can be seen in arcade form at the pizza party. Thirst for Blood was a game for the Okama Gamesphere in the episode "Towelie".
This is the second time the credits have rolled in silence, the first time being in the episode "Free Willzyx".
This is Sheila's only speaking appearance in Season Fifteen.

Goofs[]

When Sharon is washing the dishes, the thumb on her right-hand switches sides.
At the birthday party, Kyle is sitting next to Liane. However, when the shot moves back to her for the line "every time somebody gets a present...", Kyle (who was present in the shot the last time the angle was used) disappears. He reappears later.
When Cartman, Kenny, and Kyle are playing L.A. Noire, Cartman says that one of the people in-game is lying and tells Kyle to hit X although the player actually has to hit Y for the "Lie" option. The X button is for the "Doubt" option.
Continuity error: Stan previously had his birthday in "Whale W*****" from two seasons prior.

Hidden Visitors[]

A hidden visitor can be seen at the scene when Randy plays at the bowling alley in one of the shots of the crowd.

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International Titles[]

Language	Title	Translation
Czech	Stárneš	You're Getting Old
French	État de Trou du Cul Cynique	Cynical asshole state
German	Hört sich wie Scheiße an	Sounds like shit
Hungarian	Öregszünk	You're Getting Old
Italian	Stai invecchiando	You're Getting Old
Japanese	立派な大人 (Rippana otona)	Respectable adult
Polish	Starzejesz się	You're Getting Old