 Mr. Hankey | |
| REFERENCES | WWW LINKS |
| opening Christmas play sequence with Stan narrating -- is a direct reference to the Peanuts Christmas special where Linus narrates that same section of Bible. | Official Peanuts site |
| Being Jewish -- Hanukkah, the festival of lights, is a Jewish holiday celebrated for 8 days. Each night at sunset, a candle is lit in the menhora, a beautiful candle holder with 8 candles. Children get presents every night of the festival. | |
| A dreidel is a clay spinning top whose sides are pentagons. Each side is inscribed with a Hebrew character. When the top spins down and stops, a side is facing up. There is a game associated with which character you get. | Dreidel game |
| Dreidel Song -- This was not made up by the writers. This is an actual song taught to primary school students as a Jewish Hanukkah song. It's lyrics are: Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made you out of clay, and when you're dry and ready, a dreidel I will play. The lyrics were incorrect in the episode, so who cares. | |
| five-sided star -- is the star of David, a Jewish symbol of luck. | Jewish SymbolsScroll down for Star of David |
| John Elway -- mascot, I mean, quarterback for the Denver Broncos, an American football team. | John Elway Photo page
John Elway Bio |
| stupid wop dago -- American slang for stupid Italian or Spanish person. | |
| school counselor -- common in high school, but this person is supposed to help students with their emotional problems. Usually all they do is forget to complete your college transcript forms until the college has to call you personally for the third time and ask you why the hell they have not received the required forms. No, I'm not bitter. | |
| Prozac -- a good fraction of the American populace is taking this anti-depressant drug. | |
| Phillip Glass -- Modern classical composer | An interview with Phillip Glass |