Cultural References
Bobby dances to The Pussycat Dolls's "Don't Cha".
Cotton died on November 11th-- Veterans Day.
The dedication "Cotton Hill: American" may be a reference to "John Wayne: American", the inscription on Wayne's Congressional Gold Medal.
The scene where Bobby and Lucky roll down a hill in a tracker tire is a reference to an episode of Beavis and Butt-Head, another show created by Mike Judge.
Cotton's hospital room number is 237, a subtle nod to Stanley Kubrick and The Shining.
Read more about this topic: Death Picks Cotton
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