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Going Native "Going Native/Trivia" "A Nightmare on Face Time/Trivia" "A Scause For Applause/Trivia" A Scause For Applause

This page contains trivia for "A Nightmare on Face Time". Remember, trivia must be factual, provable, and it is always best to cite your source for not-so-obvious trivia. If you would like to dispute a trivia point, please discuss it in the talk page.

Trivia[]

  • Blockbuster was a successful video rental store, until streaming video through the internet made watching movies easier. In 2011, Blockbuster went bankrupt and was sold to Dish Network,[1] referenced by Randy's acquisition of the company. In October 2013, Dish announced that it was closing its remaining Blockbuster stores, with the only remaining store in Bend, Oregon.
  • Butters Stotch dressed up as the 'Wereprechaun'. This was a scrapped idea mentioned during the "Imaginationland" DVD commentary.
  • In the promo, Kenny's voice, whilst dressed as Iron Man, is muffled as if he were in his parka. In the actual episode, his lines are clear, albeit slightly masked by a voice-changer.
  • Kenny's unhooded voice is performed by Matt Stone in place of Eric Stough, who provided it for "The Jeffersons".
  • Kum & Go is a real convenience store chain, indeed as the episode ran they tweeted that the first person to send them a screenshot of their debut on South Park would receive a $10 gift card.[2]
  • Kenny uses a paper bag instead of a plastic pumpkin-shaped pail due to his economic status.
  • Kenny's ears are clearly seen for the first time in this episode.
  • In the promo for the episode, Cartman is talking about how nobody is gonna know who Stan is supposed to be while walking to Peterson's house. In the final episode, however, Cartman says that on the street.

References to Popular Culture[]

  • The title of this episode is a reference to the 1984 slasher film A Nightmare on Elm Street and the videotelephony app FaceTime.
  • The boys are dressed like Marvel/Disney Super Heroes, in a reference to the then-recent film The Avengers:
  • Stan makes reference to the events of Captain America: The First Avenger, commanding Red Skull to surrender "the blue cube", otherwise known as The Tesseract.
  • When the boys decide to block the robbers from exiting the Kum & Go, Cartman screams out "Cartman smash!", which is a reference to The Hulk's battle cry "Hulk smash!".
  • Upon entering the Kum & Go, Kyle says "For Odin! For Asgard!" which is Thor's battle cry.
  • When the boys are trick-or-treating, Eric Cartman is mistaken for LGBT celebrities:
  • The names Stan gives his "torturers" are Bruce, Tony, and Curt. The former two reference the Hulk's and Iron Man's respective alter egos, Bruce Banner and Tony Stark, while the latter is a nod towards the character Curt Vaughan from the film The Cabin in the Woods, portrayed by Chris Hemsworth who also played Thor in The Avengers.
  • Stan's quote to Kenny before the iPad's battery dies, 'Stay gold' is from the novel and film The Outsiders where Johnny tells the protagonist Ponyboy to, 'Stay Gold' before he dies. This was originally from the novel Gone With the Wind, which was also mentioned in the book.
  • Throughout the episode, there are several references to the 1980 film The Shining:
    • Randy parodies the role of the film's main character, Jack Torrance during his descent into madness.
    • The Blockbuster serves as a stand-in for the Overlook Hotel.
    • Randy angrily grunting and pumping his arms as he walks down an aisle and rearranges the DVDs before turning and walking to the register parodies Jack walking down a hall in anger and throwing his arms up in frustration before he stops and turns to enter the Gold Room.
    • The scene with Randy coming up to the register and having a conversation with the Blockbuster Employee's Ghost references Jack walking into the Gold Room and conversing with Lloyd The Bartender.
    • The Blockbuster Ghost Employee warning Randy about Stan and the "corrective actions" he must take on Stan if he wants to keep the store alive before Randy blames his son's behavior on Sharon is based on the conversation that Jack has with Delbert Grady, the hotel's former caretaker.
    • In the film, Delbert tells Jack that one of his daughters took a book of matches and tried to burn the Overlook down because she didn't like living there, but he took "corrective actions" on his family. Near the end of the episode, Shelly is seen with a book of matches and lighter fluid as she eventually burns down the store.
    • Stan and Shelly not being able to use the landline or her cellphone and Sharon not being able to get the car keys from Randy references Jack's wife and son being trapped in the hotel after he disabled the two-way radio and snowcat.
    • Randy hunching over and clutching his jacket as he runs around the store calling out to Stan before yelping and limping out into the snow parodies the scene where Jack begins to chase his son, Danny, through the snow covered hedge maze and eventually begins to manically yelp and limp before succumbing to the cold.
    • Randy being found frozen in the snow by the family before asking for some food from McDonalds parodies the end of the film where Jack is found frozen in the snow by his wife and son.
  • "Monster Mash" is a 1962 novelty song written and performed by Bobby "Boris" Pickett. The police quote this song in the hospital when mentioning the Halloween party.
  • There are multiple references to the music video for the song "Gangnam Style" by South Korean rapper PSY.
  • The female ghost from the 1980s was looking for the Tom Hanks movie Turner & Hooch, released in 1989.
  • Randy stares blankly towards a demonstration television showcasing Seth MacFarlane's film Ted, along with actor Mark Wahlberg appearing in the film.
  • At the "Monster Mash", there is a brief scene where Mr. Garrison is shown dressed as Ryan Gosling's character from the 2011 movie Drive.
  • Some costumes are seen at the "Monster Mash" include:
    • Batman
    • Raphael from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
    • SpongeBob SquarePants
    • Harry Potter
    • A Smurf
    • "Red Bird" from Angry Birds
    • Finn from Adventure Time
    • Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader from Star Wars
    • Mérida from the Disney/Pixar film Brave
    • The Flash
    • Peter Pan
  • Jimmy Valmer's stuttering of some of the lyrics to "Gangnam Style" refers to actual stuttering in the song.
  • Shelly mentions that they still have six copies of the 2004 comedy film, Meet The Fockers
  • Randy finds a copy of the 2005 comedy Wedding Crashers while looking for Stan.
  • A cover for the 1982 sci-fi film Blade Runner can be seen on the shelf in various shots.
  • A cover for the 1990 sci-fi film Robocop 2 can be seen on a shelf when Randy starts talking to the ghosts.
  • Randy mentions the horror film Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers after breaking into a house and seeing two kids streaming the film.
  • On the Top Rental sign above the register are the names of real-life films that came out in 2012:
    • 1. Avengers
    • 2. The Dark Knight Rises
    • 3. Battleship
    • 4. Snow White and the Huntsman
    • 5. The Amazing Spider-Man
    • 6. Men in Black 3
    • 7. The Bourne Legacy
    • 8. Katy Perry: Part of Me
    • 9. Cabin in the Woods
    • 10. People Like Us

Continuity[]

Goofs[]

  • When The Redbox Killers broke into the Redbox machine, they received coins. In reality, Redbox machines don't accept cash or coins.

Dubbing Changes[]

International Titles[]

Language Title Translation
Czech Noční můra z FaceTimu A Nightmare on Face Time
French Cauchemar sur Face Time A Nightmare on Face Time
German Ein Alptraum an Halloween A Halloween nightmare
Hungarian Rémálom a Facetime-on A Nightmare on Face Time
Italian Incubo su Facetime A Nightmare on Face Time
Japanese ハロウィーンの悪夢
(Harouīn no akumu)
A Halloween nightmare
Polish Koszmar na FaceTime A Nightmare on Face Time

References[]


  1612: "A Nightmare on Face Time" edit
Story Elements

BlockbusterKum & GoSouth Park Monster Mash (2012)The Redbox KillersBlockbuster Employee's Ghost • "Gangnam Style"

Media

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Release

South Park: The Complete Sixteenth Season

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