|
Determined to get the real story behind why he has to decorate eggs for Easter, Stan falls in with an eccentric society that guards a legendary secret. |
|
| Originally Aired |
4th April 2007 |
| How Kenny Dies |
- |
| Guest Starring |
April Stewart (Sharon Marsh) |
| Trivia |
- The episode parodies The Da Vinci Code in the following ways:
- The Hare Club for Men bears similarity with the secret society Priory of Sion (as well as being a play on words on The Hair Club for Men, a company specialising in hair transplant treatments).
- Professor Teabag is a parody of Sir Leigh Teabing, a historian character from the book. The manner in which he introduces the conspiracy of St. Peter is similar to the way the The Last Supper is presented in both the film and the book.
- When ninjas break into Professor Teabag's mansion, this most likely parodies Silas from the novel, who breaks into Sir Leigh Teabing's château.
- William Donohue, president of the Catholic League, is parodied as a ruthless executioner leading a band of ninjas. Donohue has been a vocal critic of Trey Parker and Matt Stone's work in the past, in particular but not limited to the episodes Bloody Mary and Cartoon Wars, Part II. Donohue's character in the episode calls Kyle, Stan, and Randy "whores" - a reference to his real-life characterisation of Parker and Stone as being "like little whores".
- The peep bomb is an exageration of what happens when peeps are microwaved, whereby the marshmallows pop and deflate. This may also be based on a scene from the movie Under Siege where Steven Seagal uses a microwave as a bomb.
- The song chanted by the members of the Hare Club for Men is from the Easter television special Here Comes Peter Cottontail. Sung in Latin, the chant combines lyrics from the eponymous song and traditional Catholic hymns. During the Vatican scene at the end of the episode, the last line of the song is changed to "in the name of God". The lyric "hippitus hoppitus" is a Dog Latin "translation" of the lines "hippity hoppity".
- The scene where the ninjas attack Snowball resembles a similar strike against Katsumoto in The Last Samurai.
- The blood spatter from the violent, slow-motion death of Pope William Donohue is a direct reference to the violence, slow-motion action, and CGI blood spray seen throughout the movie 300, which was on general release at the time of the airing of this episode.
- The Keith Green song "He is Risen" is played during Jesus's introduction.
- The last time Jesus appeared in South Park was during the episode Red Sleigh Down, in which he was shot and killed by an Iraqi gunman. This is referenced when Donohue says "Jesus, we thought you died.. in Iraq".
- When Jesus cuts Bill in half with the shuriken, catches it, then puts on shades, this is a reference to a scene from Blade: Trinity .
- The shuriken that Jesus throws is also similar to the Glaive weapon used in the movie Krull.
- The television at the professor's house is branded "Cony," a play on the Japanese electronics manufacturer Sony. Cony (often spelt "coney") is of extra sigificance in this episode, as it is also an archaic term for an adult rabbit.
- Although this episode claims St. Peter was a rabbit, a traditional, human St. Peter was seen as Heaven's gatekeeper in Best Friends Forever.
- Although Jesus states he only possesses special powers when dead, in Super Best Friends he nonetheless had powers of master carpentry and was able to fly.
- Before killing Jesus, Kyle says "Eric Cartman can never know about this" - This is a reference to Cartman's antisemitism, and his blaming of all Jewish people for killing Jesus (in The Passion of the Jew).
- While the Marsh family is coloring eggs, Randy sings the song "Easter Parade" by Irving Berlin from the 1933 Irving Berlin and Moss Hart Broadway musical revue As Thousands Cheer.
|
|
|
|
|
|
