Cosmo Rules/References

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Trivia

• Timmy plays the role of an antagonist for this episode.
  • This is the second time a main character is the main antagonist of an episode. Timmy was previously an antagonist, along with Wanda in A Bad Case Of Diary-Uh!. The only other time this happens is with Chloe Carmichael in the similarly titled Season 10 episode "Chloe Rules!".
• According to this episode, Cosmo and his family are long-lost distant relative of the Von Strangles.
  • Also, this episode claims that only Von Strangles (or at least those related to the Von Strangles) can enforce Da Rules.
• The title card music is the same as Wishy Washy and Balance of Flour. Coincidentally, both it and Balance of Flour are the only two appearances of Nana Boom Boom.
• This episode is paired up with "Crock Talk" during the original American airing, but has since been re-airing with "Take and Fake."
• This is the first episode to premiere a year after its partner's in the United States.
  • However the The Fairly Oddparents! is considered to be as the fifth Nicktoon to have an episode to be delayed over a year after its partner airing. The first is SpongeBob SquarePants with "Shanghaied"/"Gary Takes a Bath," the second is Rugrats with "They Came From the Backyard"/"Lil' Phil of Trash," "Mutt's in a Name"/"Hurricane Alice," and "Fountain of Youth"/"Kimi Takes the Cake," the third is Hey Arnold! with "Racing Mule"/"Curly's Girl," and fourth is Back at the Barnyard with "Snotty & Snottier"/"Paging Dr. Filly."
• This episode reveals that rule free wishes are controlled by Da Rules which means that rule free wishes cannot be done unless Da Rules allow them to be done under certain circumstances. If Da Rules is not able to control the said wishes due to no rules in the book, it will start to destabilize and if it gets destroyed by the rule free wishes then the universe is destroyed too. Da Rules may also have control over the rule free muffins since whenever someone uses it to make a wish, nothing bad happens.
• This is Trixie Tang's last speaking role in the series.
• This is also the last appearance of Nana Boom Boom.
• At the end of the episode, Timmy breaks the Fourth wall by looking at the camera saying that exploding bingo is freaky bingo.

Allusions

• The Wizard of Oz - As the Turners' house is lifted into the air, Crocker rides by on a bicycle, calling back to the tornado scene.
• CNN - When Chet Ubetcha is reporting the news, the broadcasting channel he was on "DMM" is an obvious spoof of CNN.
• American Idol - After Timmy sings, there were 3 judges who judge him as good. They are animated versions of Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson who were the previous judges from American idol.
• Wheel of Fortune - When Timmy says "It's Timmy Turner Rocks" a screen shows the phrase he said, which makes a reference to the giant screen used in the show.
• Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil - After Cosmo poofs up Timmy wishes, Timmy appears to wear a Kick Buttowski helmet.
• David Copperfield - When Jorgen hiccups after Wanda tries to scare him in a sea-monster form, Jorgen mentions that he had made The Statue of Liberty vanished, which is a reference to when Copperfield makes the infamous trick in 1983.
• GE Genesis - Irving Schwab was pulling a GE Genesis P42DC locomotive with Amtrak's Phase IV paint scheme.

Goofs

• The railroad tracks don't have any spikes. Also, the locomotive is missing its knuckle couplers.
• It's impossible for the Statue of Liberty to be able to fit into the living room. Jorgen may have caused a bigger living room with it or caused the statue to be smaller offscreen.
• Before Jorgen says that the Statue of Liberty disappears, the sky is red. But when Mr. Turner says "Honey, the Statue of Liberty is in our living room again", everything is normal. However, this situation is taken place before Jorgen’s “The Universe is Falling Apart” siren flashes and the world plunges into chaos because of Timmy breaking Da Rules.
• When Jorgen says "And here is the really back part; if the book explodes, so the universe!" Timmy's eyebrows are colored the same brown' scheme as his hair.
• Before Jorgen’s upper body, his legs and Cosmo put Da Rules pieces back together, there is an audience stage in the background. However, when they did so, there are the cabinet, the rocket and the door in Timmy’s room as the background and they are gone altogether.
• At the end of the episode, while playing Fairy World Exploding Bingo, Nana Boom-Boom is holding a “B7” ball. However, in the next scene, she is possibly seen holding a Bingo board along with Timmy, Cosmo, Wanda and Jorgen.
• When Nana Boom-Boom calls "B-7", original captions say E in place of B.
  • The letter E in bingo is not true, as there were b, which is true for bingo, i, n, g and o.

Running Gags

• Whenever someone says bingo, and the only one not saying bingo explodes.
• When Jorgen says something to Cosmo, Cosmo says say it twice, and Jorgen replies with another sentence, causing Cosmo to say you said it.
• Timmy saying That is one freaky bingo.

Quotes

Jorgen: Conveniently Placed Family Locating Lever, take me to the nearest Von Strangle!

[He appears in Timmy Turner's bed. Timmy wakes]

Timmy:AHHHH!

Jorgen: AHHH!

Timmy and Jorgen: AHHH!

Cosmo: AHHH! Wanda, it's your turn, scream!

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Jorgen: The faith of the universe rests on your extremely wimpy and fragile shoulders.

Cosmo: You can count on me cousin!

Jorgen: Don't call me that!

Cosmo: OK, cousin!

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Mr. Turner: Honey, the Statue of Liberty is in the Living Room again!

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Trixie Tang: I love you, Timmy Turner!

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Wanda: Cosmo, I'm so proud of you!

Timmy: Yeah, we saved the universe! High five, guys!

[But Cosmo, Wanda, Poof, and Jorgen all glare at Timmy for his recklessness.]

Wanda: Timmy Turner, of all the irresponsible things you've ever done-!

Jorgen: Ah! Wanda, I got this one.

[They cut to everyone playing explosive bingo at Nana Boom Boom's retirement hoom.]

Nana Boom Boom: B7!

Jorgen, Nana Boom Boom, Wanda, Poof and Cosmo: Bingo!

[Timmy explodes]

Timmy: That's some freaky bingo!

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