An "Entertainment Weekly" magazine cover is shown with the headline, "We’re STILL Remembering Michael Jackson", a reference to the extremely large amount of media coverage surrounding the then-recent death of pop singer Michael Jackson. During one scene, Stan frightens off a group of Japanese whalers by uncovering a large statue of Godzilla, the famous Japanese movie monster. During the episode Kyle, Kenny and Cartman are shown performing Lady Gaga's song "Poker Face" on the video game "Rock Band". On March 16, 2010, "Rock Band" developer Harmonix released this version of the song (along with the original version) as downloadable content for the game.