Book 2 references good to know
3 – Help – “Ring around the collar” was a slogan used for a detergent ad in the 70s. It was also referenced in the Mad version of “The Exorcist” in 1974.
5 – Formee – Reference is made to Gary Glitter who was a pop star in the 70s. Click on the image to watch him perform one of his hits.
6 – Gramma – A gramophone is an old fashioned record player.
7 – Telly – Reference is made to “Kojak” which was an American TV cop show in the 70s starring Telly Savalas. Click on the image to watch the opening theme of the show.
8 – Hugh 1 – Reference is made to Emily Bronte’s famous novel “Wuthering Heights”.
13 – Stevie – Refers to the famous 1984 song by Stevie Wonder called “I Just Called to say I love you”. Click on the image to hear the song.
14 – Postman – This refers to “The Postman Always Rings Twice.”
17 – Frost – Refers to Jack Frost.
Bone 6 – refers to the 1984 film “This is Spinal Tap”
Shaaday – Refers to the 1984 hit song by Sade called “Smooth Operator”. Click on the image to hear the song. In the song there is a line that says “Coast to coast, L.A. to Chicago” (jump to 1.12 and listen until 1.33).
Ear 4 – Reference is made to the famous artist Vincent Van Gogh who had cut off his ear.
Moron – This makes reference to Superman.
Cop 1 – This makes reference to William Shakespear’s Hamlet.
Cop 2 – This makes reference to the Miranda Rights.
Cop 5 – This makes reference to Mary Poppins.
Monster – This refers to the 2001 film called “Monster’s Ball”
Butcher 3 – Makes reference to the famous martial artist actor Jackie Chan.
Butcher 4 – Makes reference to the famous 1985 song
by Paul Young. Click on the image to hear the song.
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Butcher 6 – Makes reference to the famous 1984 commercial by Wendy’s. Watch the ads below.
Dexter – Refers to Dexter’s Laboratory.
Grudge – Refers to the 2001 horror film called “The Grudge”
Tex 1 – The opening line refers to the 1951 western film “High Noon”.
Tex 4 – Refers to a famous Belgian cartoon character called “Lucky Luke”..
Giddyup – Makes reference to The Lone Ranger and his horse named “Silver”.
Genes – Ansada sings like Beeker in the Muppets’ version of the song “Danny Boy”. Jump to 1.03.
Wray 2 – Refers to the Ray Charles famous song “Hit the Road, Jack.”
Clown – Refers to the famous song “Stuck in the Middle with You” where the preceding line is “clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right. Here I am.”
Doc 2 – Makes reference to a witch doctor.
Mobile 6 – Makes reference to the famous Little Richard song called “Tutti Frutti”. Click on the image to hear the song.
