Editing Up the Down Steroid (section)

==Pop Culture References==
* The episode's title is a satire of the novel/play/movie Up the Down Staircase. 

* When Jimmy goes into a 'roid-induced rage and beats up his girlfriend and mom, the scene is a reference to a similar moment in the 1992 movie Lorenzo's Oil, in which the protagonist (who takes steroids to battle a rare disease) punches his mother. 

* Paul Engemann's song "Push It to the Limit," which plays while Cartman perfects his "retarded" act, is from the film Scarface.

* On the wall in Cartman's bedroom, there's a poster of Mel Gibson from the film Braveheart.  He also has Clyde Frog, MegaMan, and Rumper Tumpskin on his shelf.  

* In Jimmy's bedroom, there's a poster for "The Six Billion Dollar Man," a parody of the 70s SciFi television show "The Six Million Dollar Man."

* Cartman again mentions Mel Gibson's film The Passion of the Christ, saying that if Kyle had seen the film, he would know "that hell is reserved for the Jews and all those who don't accept Christ."  He goes on to say that it is him who is worried about Kyle's soul.

===Pwn'd===
* At the end of the episode, as Jimmy rants about the immorality of athletes who take steroids, he's flanked by Major League Baseball players Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds, and Jason Giambi, all of whom have either been accused of, or admitted to, using performance-enhancing drugs. 

* When Cartman studies the behavior of the mentally disabled, he briefly watches a Kid Rock video.