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• No Chinese is spoken throughout the entire episode; it is gibberish.
• This is the first episode to use the "Special Guest Voice" animated star in the intro since "Scott Tenorman Must Die".
• This was the third episode to mention Abraham Lincoln when Cartman told Tolkien his agency represents him.
• This episode could possibly serve as foreshadowing for homeless Cartman in South Park: Post Covid: The Return of Covid, when he declares that he would become a homeless drug addict, though this is likely a coincidence.

References to Popular Culture

• Wing is a real singer who guest-starred as herself (though her only lines were her singing, which were taken from previous audio recordings).
  • Wing's only request of allowing them to use her in the show was that she had to approve her drawing (Though, as Parker and Stone have said, Asian characters in South Park are not drawn very flattering and are basically just always closing their eyes).
  • On this episode's commentary, Trey Parker and Matt Stone were convinced to do a show about Wing when a friend led them to her site, and then listened to her new CD of AC/DC covers. They then continued to listen to more of her music whenever they were frustrated or stuck on an idea. They also said in the commentary that the whole idea of this singer Wing (and especially her covers of AC/DC) were either a "super sweet joke" or a "super sweet not joke".
• In this episode, Tolkien is singing "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" by Lou Rawls. The singing voice of Tolkien was not performed by Adrien Beard, but was a sped-up version of Lou Rawls' singing the song, sped up exactly the same as when the main characters' voices are sped up, as revealed by Trey Parker and Matt Stone's Mini Commentary from the Season Nine box set.
• The Sylvester Stallone parody is likely a call back to the 1995 short Your Studio and You made by Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
• There are several references to the 1983 film Scarface in the latter stages of the episode.
  • The entrance to the Chinese Mafia's mansion resembles the Coral Gables mansion that Tony Montana resides in.
  • When Kenny dies, Kyle holds him and comforts him, much like Tony does to his sister after she is shot dead.
  • Cartman utters the words "You want to play rough? Okay" which, in the film, precede the infamous line "Say hello to my little friend".
• Cartman twice pretends to take a phone call from two famous people to impress others and to prove his agency is legit. The first time, he pretends the phone call is from Abraham Lincoln. The second time, he pretends the call is from Colonel Sanders from KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken). Cartman does not know that Abraham Lincoln and Colonel Sanders are dead, much to the disdain of Kyle. However, although Colonel Sanders is dead in real life, he appears alive in a later episode, "Medicinal Fried Chicken".
• A poster for the Bill Cosby vehicle Ghost Dad is visible in Cartman's basement.
• When Wing is singing she sings ABBA songs that include, "Dancing Queen", and "Fernando", as well as the Carpenters song "Sing".
• The leader of the Chinese mafia strongly resembles Kenji Kasen from Grand Theft Auto III
• On the coffee table in the basement office there's a magazine titled "Vague", a reference to Vogue magazine.
• When Sylvester Stallone asks for Wing to sing at his son's wedding, the boys rejoice and sing "Who Let the Dogs Out" by the Baha Men.
  • In the Latin American Spanish dub, the song used was "Gasolina" by Daddy Yankee.
• An I.T. poster spoof on the 1982 film, E.T. can be seen in Cartman's basement.
• Kyle makes a reference to musicians Eminem, Justin Timberlake, and Hootie by saying they have agents.
• The boys are shown taking Wing to American Idol, a competition show where unsigned singers compete for a record deal.
• In the aerial shot of Los Angeles, multiple buildings have signs on them, almost all of which resemble a real life brand, these include the NHL (Even though they are based in Toronto and New York), HBC (NBC), CNN and Guinness
• The show that Wing eventually appears on, The Contender, is a competition show where amateur boxers compete against each other to earn a million dollars and become a professional boxer. Sylvester Stallone severed as the host for the first season.
• Creative Arts Agency (CAA), the talent agency that Tolkien signs up with after his performance, is a real talent agency based in Los Angeles and considered one of the most dominant and influential in the business.
• The celebrity guests that are seen at the wedding include:
  • Ben Affleck
  • Kathie Lee Gifford
  • George Lucas
  • Gene Hackman

Goofs

• The full address to Cartman's house is revealed to be 93345 Ave. de los Mexicanos. However, in "Jakovasaurs", Jakov found a backpack which indicated that Cartman lives at 21208 E. Bonaza Circle.
• Kyle says that Abraham Lincoln has been dead for 200 years. However, given that Lincoln died in 1865 and this episode is set in 2005, he should be said to be dead for only 140 years.

Kenny's Death

• Kenny is shot multiple times by a mafia member just before Kyle tells him to leave. Unlike previous deaths of Kenny, his death moves Kyle to tears and he also hugs the dead body. This is likely a reference to the 1983 movie Scarface (see above). "You didn't die for nothing. We're gonna get Wing back as our client and... and make a ton of money! I swear it to you!" He goes back to Stan and Cartman shooting at the Tongs and says, "They killed Kenny." And Stan says, "You bastards."
  • At the end of the episode, the boys decide to make peace with the Chinese mafia ending their business therefore, Kenny technically died for nothing since they never made any of the money like Kyle promised.

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International Titles

Language	Title	Translation
German	Die supergeile Talentagentur	The superawesome talent agency
Hungarian	Wing, a kínai pacsirta	Wing, the Chinese lark

Spanish (Latin America)

• "Who Let the Dogs Out" was replaced the song "Gasolina" by Daddy Yankee.