Editing Weight Gain 4000 (section)

==Pop Culture References==
===Shout Outs===
When Wendy pleads with Mr. Garrison not to kill Kathie Lee Gifford, he responds by saying, "It is too late for me... young Wendy." The line is a lift from Star Wars' <i>Return of the Jedi</i>. 

Gifford's talent show song "If My Friends Could See Me Now" is the same tune she sang for Carnival Cruise Lines commercials during the early '90s. It in turn is a spoof of the song with the same name from 1966 musical <i>Sweet Charity</i>.

When Mr. Hat is arrested by Officer Barbrady at the end of the episode, he says "I would have gotten away with it if it weren't for those meddling kids".  This is a reference to a popular line used in cartoon series <i>Scooby Doo</i>, usually uttered by villains after their plans were thwarted.

After becoming so obese from drinking Weight Gain 4000 that he can't even leave his house, Cartman makes an appearance as "Fat Ass" on the skeevy daytime show <i>Geraldo</i> hosted by Geraldo Rivera.

A golden version of the titular superhero from Trey and Matt's <i>Orgazmo</i> is featured on top of Kathie Lee Gifford's trophy to Cartman. It can also be seen on top of the World Champion dodgeball trophy in “[[Conjoined Fetus Lady]]". The superhero is a [http://southpark.cc.com/blog/2015/05/06/fan-question-is-that-an-orgazmo-trophy-in-weight-gain-4000 frequently used easter egg] throughout the show.

===Pwn'd===
Singer, hostess, and actress Kathie Lee Gifford who at the time was the co-host of the daytime show <i>Live with Regis and Kathy Lee</i>. In the course of the episode, Chef professes his love for her while Garrison confronts his hatred for her. 

Kathie Lee's husband and previous NFL football player Frank Gifford also gets a nod as Chef tells the boys that he's "three times bigger" than Frank Gifford. Chef's talking about his chocolate salty balls, of course. 

Mr. Garrison's hatred for Kathy Lee was foreshadowed in "[[Cartman Gets an Anal Probe]]" where the sentence, "I'm not positive, but I think that Cathy (sic) Lee Gifford is much older than she claims to be" can be seen on his classroom's chalkboard.