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The scenes of Santa's torture in the chair, Jesus arming himself with automatic weapons, entering the building where Santa is held via the roof all resemble The Matrix.

Not in the least bit. Stay off the pipe, man. 24.13.34.230 09:08, 29 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed - while these things happen in the Matrix more or less, they do not resemble the Matrix in any way. aerotheque 06:40, 30 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The wiki episode page references that the boys ask Kenny where he has been at the end, but doesn't mention what he says. Can anyone make out what he says with any certainty? aerotheque 06:40, 30 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

He points over one direction and muffles something that sounds like "over there". Although it's probable that's what's said, it'd be speculation to say it for certain. ≈ The Haunted Angel Review Me! 11:32, 30 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

He says "Oh, I've just been hanging out". 71.246.76.223 02:00, 2 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I though Jesus had the power to resurrect. I'm not sure if this power comes in to play in the earlier episodes. It, of course, comes to play in later episodes such as Fantastic Easter Special. Did Jesus have the power of resurrection in this episode? Chrishyman 04:09, 19 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This episode was setting up his return in Fantastic Easter Special, though we didn't know it at the time. Since that has happened now, this is probably due for an update. However, I'm loathe to change it just yet as I'm enjoying the unintentional comedy of the line "South Park Studios FAQ has revealed that Jesus' death is somehow connected to his revival." --Amarsir 20:17, 18 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Any chance of a cite for these;

References to pop culture

• “Red Sleigh Down” has many visuals and scenes influenced by the 2001 movie Black Hawk Down.
• The robot dog that Cartman wants for Christmas closely resembles Sony’s AIBO.
• Santa’s palace closely resembles, and is named after, the Fortress of Solitude from Superman: The Movie.
• Jesus says "You're a bad liar" to Santa when he gets shot and is about to die. This is a direct quote from 1996 film Independence Day, where the president's wife tells him this before she dies
• The two Iraqi children with large eyes are spoofs on the Rankin/Bass Christmas specials. At the end of the episode, the faces of Stan, Kyle, and Cartman also briefly turn into "Rankin/Bass" faces.
• Santa's line "I guess we're in for a long night because I don't know shit." is a direct quote from Lethal Weapon when Mel Gibson is receiving a similar electroshock treatment.
• Santa being tortured by the Iraqi officer is a reference to Mark Wahlberg's character going through the exact same treatement in Three Kings (film), right down to drinking oil and holding the officer at gun point, although Mark Wahlberg doesnt kill the officer. The officer also repeatedly calls Santa "my main man" in a similar manner to the Iraqi interrogating Wahlberg.

References to other South Park episodes

• The bit where Kyle tells Cartman that because of his actions, no one will be getting presents for Christmas (followed by Cartman's "Christ" comment resulting in the boys asking Jesus for help) is a word-for-word recreation of the scene in Jesus vs. Frosty in which the two boys that are prototypes for Stan and Kyle, realize that they're going to need help from Jesus in order to defeat the killer Frosty the Snowman.
• The butt-faced couple (the Thompsons from "How to Eat With Your Butt") make a reappearance in the crowd at the beginning of the episode, along with Dr. Mephisto, Big Gay Al and Chef's parents.
• An alien Visitor appears in the very first shot of the South Park Christmas tree lighting.
• The Underpants Gnomes return in this episode serving the role of Santa's elves.
• Jesus's death was mentioned by a cardinal in the episode Fantastic Easter Special, where Jesus is resurrected after answering a prayer from one of the Hare Club members.
• In the scene where the boys are looking at the screen on the sleigh while talking to the knome, you can see a picture of Canada next to the words on target. This could be a reference to Saddam Hussein's obsession with Canada and the fact that he is drawn like a Canadian. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.27.151.96 (talk) 01:10, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Alastairward (talk) 15:10, 18 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]