- The title is a reference to The Phantom of the Opera. In addition, the episode contains numerous parodies of the Andrew Lloyd Webber version of the Broadway Musical.
- Stan calls the Midget Assassin "Frodo" in reference to the character in The Lord of the Rings.
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