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• The trilogy parodies the graphic violence and excessive, often torrid sexuality of the Game of Thrones television series.
• When Cartman is meeting with Princess Kenny in Kenny's backyard, next to Kenny's throne, there is a little princess doll. This was the same doll carried around by Karen McCormick in the Season 15 finale "The Poor Kid ". It is possible that Princess Kenny probably gets all his pink toys and unicorns from his little sister.
• When Cartman is complaining about pre-orders giving money to people who haven't even finished their game, he is commenting on how South Park: The Stick of Truth has been delayed repeatedly, finally until March 4, 2014.
• The two sides are:
  • Xbox Army
    • Cartman, Kyle, Butters, Clyde, Token, Timmy, Scott Malkinson, Kenny (before betrayal)
    • "The Federation" (including Kevin Stoley and Dougie)
    • Kids who play Harry Potter
    • Jocks
    • Swim team
    • Kindergartners
    • 6th Graders
  • PS4 Army
    • Stan, Jimmy, Craig, Kenny (after betrayal), Tweek, Jason, Bill, Fosse, Leroy/Peter Mullen, Chris Donnely
    • Book Club
    • Janice Pinkerton
    • Ugly Kids
    • Goth Kids
    • Vamp Kids
    • Nathan and Mimsy
  • The costumes the children wear are the same ones from the South Park video game, South Park: The Stick of Truth, aside from Kyle, whose appearance more closely resembles his attire from "The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers".
• The stores that are inside the South Park Mall include:
  • A La Mode
  • Horizons (parody of Verizon Wireless)
  • Penn & Son
  • ampersand
  • Maddy's Delight
  • Body World
  • Sole Fir Shoe Repair and Care
  • Robin's Nest
  • Electronics World
  • Radio Hut (parody of Radio Shack)
  • Child's Play
  • Marcy's (parody of Macy's)
  • Celine's
  • Mon Cherie
• When the children first meet in Cartman's basement, a box labeled 'Mommy's Toys' can be seen behind Cartman, which are most likely filled with sex toys. This is a reference to Liane Cartman's sexual promiscuity.
• This episode arc once again shows Cartman's preference for the Xbox systems. The first was in "Tonsil Trouble", where he has an Xbox 360.
• The price of the Xbox One with the 80% discount would be $100. The price of the PS4 with the discount would be $80.

References to Popular Culture

• This episode is based on the Black Friday shopping craze and reports of violence, assaults and deaths for people trying to get the best bargains.
• Much of the fantasy segment references Game of Thrones.
• The nerdy kids play Star Trek: one kid has Vulcan ears and another wears a Geordi La Forge-type visor.
• Stop Touching Me Elmo is a reference to Tickle Me Elmo, which was considered the big must-have holiday toy in 1996. His implied pedophilia is a reference to puppeteer Kevin Clash, who quit after allegations of underage sex. (Although the boys he is accused of having relationships with were aged 15+, not small children.)
• It also references the injury of Robert Waller, a clerk at a store in New Brunswick, Canada, was among those injured by "Elmo-mania". During a Midnight Madness sale, a crowd of 300 stampeded down the aisle on December 14, 1996 after spotting him being handed a box of the toys by another employee, he "was pulled under, trampled—the crotch was yanked out of [his] brand-new jeans." According to People, the clerk "suffered a pulled hamstring, injuries to his back, jaw and knee, a broken rib and a concussion.
• In the "Stop Touching Me Elmo" commercial scene, an ersatz instrumental version of "Elmo's Song" from Sesame Street plays throughout.
• The news reporter mentions Sony's "Brack Friday Bunduru" for the PS4 system, which allows you to automatically pre-order Metal Gear Solid V. This is a reference to the Metal Gear video game series created by Hideo Kojima. Metal Gear Solid V is a two parter game (Ground Zeroes & The Phantom Pain) that was originally intended to have both parts released as one game, but an extended development time resulted in Kojima splitting the game in two parts so that players will get an early access to the game.
• Stan compares the PS4/Xbox One conflict to the Videotape Format War.
• The mall cops that chose to work on Black Friday are an analogy of the Night's Watch, a group of sworn protectors in Game of Thrones who first encounter the White Walkers, who are in turn referenced by the Black Friday shoppers.
  • The head mall security officer has a similar appearance to the head of the Night's Watch, Jeor Mormont. He also has a similar death.
• The phrase "Winter Is Coming" can be seen and heard throughout the episode. This is a reference to the motto used by the Stark family in Game of Thrones, who must always be vigilant and prepared for the harshness of winter when it hits their land in the north. Though, according to George R.R. Martin, the creator of Game of Thrones, it can also be a metaphor to always be prepared for dark events that may happen in our lives, even if things are going well now.
• The scar on the security guard's eye could be a possible reference to the James Bond villain "Ernst Stavro Blofeld" from "You Only Live Twice".

Continuity

• This is the third episode to revolve around new console releases, after "The Tooth Fairy Tats 2000" (Dreamcast) and "Go God Go" (Wii).
• This is the second time Randy Marsh has worked in a store, after "Something Wall-Mart This Way Comes".
• Cartman wears the same wizard costume he wore in "The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers", but with different shoes.
• One of the security guards is the angry teenager from "T.M.I.".
• Most of the boys outfits are either the outfits they wear in South Park: The Stick of Truth or "The Return of the Fellowship of the Rings to the Two Towers."
• This is the first appearance of The Ugly Kids since "The List".
• Kenny's preference for the PS4, a Sony Entertainment System, was shown in the Season Nine episode "Best Friends Forever", where he waited first in line to get a PSP, another Sony system.

Goofs

• During the "Stop Touching Me Elmo" commercial, the Elmo's nose was green, however in real life, it's orange.
• During the meeting in Cartman's basement, Cartman says the deal is to the first 30 people inside the mall. However, it's actually the first 20 people.