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• Although he was referred to by the name off-screen in "Fishsticks", this episode reveals Kevin's last name being Stoley.
• Gordon Stoltski, the ginger kid who does the morning announcements, makes an appearance at the pirate meeting. Previously, he was one of Cartman's lieutenants in "Ginger Kids", and was later murdered in "Dances with Smurfs".
• A new kindergarten teacher is shown, after Ms. Stevenson's death in "Miss Teacher Bangs a Boy". The new teacher has brown hair, and wears a long purple skirt with a yellow top.
• With Cartman absent from class, a kid with black wavy hair, a red top, and brown shoes, sits in his usual spot.
• Throughout this episode, Cartman has begun to use the phrase "The fuck?" punctuating whenever he's shocked or angry.
• Kenny's reduced appearances becoming more prevalent in newer seasons is further seen here, as he is only seen briefly in the background of Mr. Garrison's class.
• The overall theme of the episode revolves around the contemporary media attention placed on the pirate attacks in the waters surrounding, and in the country of Somalia.
• The title of the episode, which refers to Cartman, is a rewording of the name of the infamous English pirate, Blackbeard.
• The French schooner crew members are portrayed as pretentious cowards, an common American and British stereotype of the French, based on their surrender during World War II. This was also referenced in "Make Love, Not Warcraft".
• The box of ammo in the pirates quarters is .303 ball, this is only used in the British Lee-Enfield rifle.

References to Popular Culture

• The scene which shows the boys traveling to Mogadishu is a parody and reference to the classic "traveling map" scenes from the Indiana Jones series of films.
• The pirates theme played in the episode takes musical cues from the Pirates of the Caribbean theme.
• Les Misérables, a play that Matt Stone and Trey Parker are fans of, is referenced when Ike writes: "And if one more person talks to me about Susan Boyle's performance in Les Misérables, I was going to puke my balls out through my mouth."
  • Susan Boyle is a Scottish singer who became well-known at the time of the episode's airing, for her performance of the song "I Dreamed a Dream", from Les Misérables, on the British talent show Britain's Got Talent.
  • South Park's reference to Boyle received considerable media coverage in the British press.
• When they decide to become pirates, Ike can be seen to be wearing an the same outfit Captain Jack Sparrow did in Pirates of the Caribbean. Cartman is wearing a red Pirate Captain's Coat and a Hook Hand, similar to that worn by Captain James Hook from Peter Pan animated film.
• Many times throughout the episode, Cartman can be heard imitating Robert Newton's way of speaking, who played Long John Silver in the film Treasure Island.
• Near the The end of the episode, where the Navy snipers shoot and kill the pirates near Cartman, is reference to the Navy SEAL snipers killing the pirates who were holding Captain Phillips, of the MV Maersk Alabama, on a life boat, during a hostile hostage situation.
• Kevin wields a toy lightsaber, a weapon from the Star Wars series of films. Additionally, in the sixth season episode, "The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers", he is dressed as a Storm Trooper, while the rest of the boys are in Lord of the Rings attire.

Goofs

• Cartman tells Butters to move the ship "hard to port", further claiming that port means right. In reality, port is the naval term for left, and starboard is the term for right.