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This page contains trivia for "Broadway Bro Down". 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[]

  • This episode is the second to reference Broadway plays, "Helen Keller! The Musical" being the first.
  • In the credits, Robert Lopez was listed as a producer and songwriter alongside Trey Parker.
  • This is the first time Randy Marsh and Sharon Marsh share an obsession. However, Randy's is for personal gain, receiving blow-jobs.
    • The last time blow-jobs were mentioned was as a major plot was in "The Ring". This is also the second episode that implies that the music industry sells sex since then.
  • Shelly Marsh has a new boyfriend since "Over Logging", making this her third.
  • This is the only episode where Kenny is not shown wearing a parka or anything else obscuring his face at any point.
  • According to an interview with Robert Lopez in Broadway.com, Wicked is a favorite of Trey Parker.[1]
  • Kenny is seen unhooded during the swimming lessons scene but had no dialog. This is the first time since "The Jeffersons" that Kenny's hairstyle has been identical to a previously used one - in this case, it was previously used in the promo pic for "Pee".
  • At the swimming lessons, both Stephen Stotch and Steve Black are seen, but neither Butters Stotch or Tolkien Black are seen taking lessons.
  • This is the only Season Fifteen episode where Kyle and Butters does not appear.
  • Larry Feegan's father states that there is no need to eat animal products. However, it is shown in "Fun with Veal" that if one does not eat meat, they may contract Vaginitis and turn into a giant pussy.
  • "Blowjob" was mentioned 44 times.

References to Popular Culture[]

  • Randy dressing like Spider-Man is a reference to the short-lived Broadway, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.
    • At the end of the episode, Randy tries to console Shelly by saying Spider-Man works in "mysterious ways". The song "Mysterious Ways" was written by U2's Bono and The Edge, who also wrote the music for the Spiderman musical.
  • "Lewinsky" was used as a euphemism for oral sex in Randy's play. The term is a reference to former White House intern, Monica Lewinsky, who was accused of having an affair with former US President Bill Clinton (1992-2000).
  • The First Unicorn poster in Shelly's room is a reference to the novel and film, The Last Unicorn.
  • A brief mock advertisement for The Book of Mormon Broadway musical is shown at the end of this episode.
    • Notably, both Trey Parker and Matt Stone worked on the script and lyrics for said musical.
    • This advertisement was missing from the UK airing of the episode but is on the Season 15 DVD.
  • The game Shelly and Larry are playing on the Xbox (The Settlers of Catan) is a real game.
  • The Woman In White is a reference to the play of the same name by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
  • Randy hanging on a rope on the theater's chandelier is a reference to Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, when Joseph Buquet, the Opera's chief stagehand, is killed by Phantom by hanging on the chandelier.
  • The song that plays inside Hooters after the bro down is "Whoomp! (There It Is)" by Tag Team.
  • Many Broadway musicals are satirized:
  • At the Creepy City costume shop that Randy breaks into, there are references to various comic, film and television characters:
  • Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow is mentioned several times in this episode; in particular, his role in the Broncos' comeback win over the Miami Dolphins.

Goofs[]

  • After Larry takes off his life preserver and places it on the ground, the white string that tied it together disappears.
  • Sharon and Randy can be seen watching Godspell inside the Gershwin Theatre. In real life, only Wicked has been playing at the Gershwin Theatre since 2003.

Dubbing Changes[]

International Titles[]

Language Title Translation
Czech Broadwayské bratrování Broadway brotherhood
French Le secret de Broadway Broadway's secret
German Broadway Bros Broadway Bros
Hungarian Broadway gané Broadway bastard
Italian Broadway Broadway
Japanese ブロードウェイ タイマン勝負
(Burōdoei tai man shōbu)
Broadway Bro Down
Polish Broadwayowskie brachowanie Broadway Bro Down

References[]


  1511: "Broadway Bro Down" edit
Story Elements

Randy MarshBroadway BrosWickedThe Book of MormonLarry Feegan • "Man Time" • "The Woman in White" • "Put That Heart to Work" • "Out of My Shell" • Wicked • "Whoomp! (There It Is)"

Media

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Release

South Park: The Complete Fifteenth Season

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