- The title is a play on the phrase "Old Man in the Mountain".
- The plot is similar to Stephen King's novel and film Thinner.
- Klaus claims that, in The Santa Clause, Tim Allen has to deliver all of Santa's presents to break his cocaine curse, a reference to Allen's 1978 conviction for cocaine trafficking.
- When Stan drives the tank into the stands and the people fly into the air is similar to the climatic scene of National Lampoon's Animal House.
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| #03 | A Ward Show | #09 | Stanny Tendergrass | #15 | Less Money, Mo' Problems | ||||||
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| #06 | The Scarlett Getter | #12 | The Wrestler | #18 | Toy Whorey | ||||||