Crocker of Gold/References

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Trivia

• At the beginning of the episode, it says that Crocker has been hunting fairies since 1975. Crocker lost his fairies in 1972, when he began to be obsessed with them. On the other hand, he may have just been obsessed with fairies since he lost his own in 1972 and didn’t start hunting them until 3 years later since he probably needed time and the equipment to prepare himself for fairy hunting.
• The magical creatures on the section of the wheel are (clockwise from the top when it's first shown):
  • Leprechauns
  • Elvis
  • UFOs
  • Bigfoot
  • Dwarves
  • Pixies
  • Chupacabra
  • Fairies
  • Nessie
  • Vampires
  • Elves
  • Mummies
  • Mermaids
  • Women
  • Trolls
  • Sea Monkeys
• Real sea monkeys are shown in the episode, Please Don't Feed The Turners.
• This is the only episode featuring the McPunchy Brothers.
• Despite being a St. Patrick's Day themed-episode, this episode premiered on September 18, 2010 which is 6 months after March 17.
  • In addition to this, the episode was not shown on Nick or NickToons on St. Patrick's Day 2013 when Nickelodeon was celebrating this date.

Allusions

• Crocker of Gold - a reference to Sting's song, Fields of Gold.

• Wheel of Destiny - a pun on Wheel of Fortune.

• Lucky Charms - The cereal Wanda and Poof were eating (Lucky Bits) is a spoof of the cereal brand.
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarves - Cosmo mentions that in Snow White, there was a 8th dwarf called Crazy. He says that the Great Potato looks in his magic mirror to see if he’s the “fairest” of them all and if he’s not he gives the better looking potato a poison apple.

• Peanuts - The Great Potato is a spoof of The Great Pumpkin, a fictional holiday figure in Peanuts.

• Elvis Presley - Crocker' Wheel of Destiny says "Elvis" instead of "Elves", which refers to the late rock and roll singer.

• Wikipedia - Crocker searches all about Leprechauns in Leprechapedia, which is a clearly take of Wikipedia.

• Little Ireland - a place of Irish restaurants and stores located in Dimmsdale downtown is a mix between Chinatown and Little Italy, as both of them are located in New York downtown as well.

• The Who - One of the stores in Little Ireland is called "Baba O' Reilly's", which is a reference to the song, Baba O'Riley by The Who.
• Cinderella - When Cosmo says that The Great Potato turns back into a pumpkin at midnight.

Running Gags

• Big Dave keeps making longer sounds at the end of his sentences.
• Timmy, Cosmo and Mr. Crocker trying to find gold for the McPunchy Brothers.
• The talking car attacking Mr. Crocker.
• Wanda saying The Great Potato isn’t real.
• Facts about Leprechanuka.
• Cosmo making wild claims about something (only this time he is actually right).

Goofs

• Although Crocker wanted the wheel to stop on Unicorns, there is actually no Unicorn section on the wheel.
• When Wheel of Destiny goes to Leprechauns, Mr. Crocker is seen in the leprechauns' story, and when Mr. Crocker saw the story of Leprechauns, the Wheel of Destiny went back again to Women.
• When Ireland was seen, the sky was green. But when Timmy jumped in the car and said "Let's go home!", the sky was rather yellow.
• When Big Dave says to start the cabbage boiler, the lines between his teeth disappear on some frames.

Quotes

Dolores-Day Crocker: Oh Denzel, what's become of you?

Denzel Crocker: Isn't it obvious? I'm a hideous goo monster!

Dolores-Day Crocker: I'm talking about your life! You're nothing but a crackpot who wastes all his time chasing fairies! [then she takes a broom and smacks Crocker with it]

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Crocker: [grabs the broom holding it horizontal with his mother dangled to it] FREEZE! YOU CRAZY WITCH!!!!!!

[Freezes his mother with an ice gun]

Crocker: My obsession with FAIRIES has yielded nothing but disaster. There's only one sane thing to do, find another crazy obsession! Let's go to the wheel of destiny! [he pulls a lever, making a wall flip and reveal the wheel] One spin away from a whole new life! [he spins the wheel which stops at 'women' ] Maybe I should go for something a little more realistic. Come on Unicorns!

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Crocker: Ah, Little Ireland. Everything is so green here. Even the stoplights. [noise of car crashing]

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Timmy: Cosmo, what are we doing here? I said I wish not Irish.

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Cosmo: ...then, the great potato looks in the mirror to see if he's the fairest potato of them all. If he's not, he gives the hotter-looking potato a poison apple!

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Crocker: Eureka! I've captured a leprechaun! Wait, maybe I should say something more Irish. Shiver me timbers!

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Wanda: Cosmo, fairies aren't allowed to poof up money! Where'd you get a pot of gold?

Cosmo: From some leprechauns, duh.

Wanda: Which ones? Some of them can be really dangerous.

Timmy: Come on, aren't they all just harmless little green twerps who sell soap on TV?

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Lucky: Our gold's been stolen again, by a wee paid laddie named Cosmoooooo

Timmy: How do you know it was Cosmoooooo?

Greeny: He left a note. [holds up a note that says 'I tuk yer gold, Cosmoooooo]

Wanda: [to Cosmo] You left a note!?

Cosmo: It's called manners, Wanda. Look it up.

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[after Lucky and Greeny take Wanda and Poof on their bikes]

Cosmo: Timmy, we gotta get Poof and Wanda back. She has to pay for lunch.

Timmy: Don't worry, Cosmo. We just have to get that gold from Mr. Crocker before he spends any of it.

[at the Big $tuff! store]

Crocker: I've spent all of it!

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Timmy: All we need is three perfect tens and we'll win the gold medal.

Judge #1: Ten! [holds up a 10 card]

Judge #2: Ten! [also holds up a 10 card]

Crocker: F! [holds up an F card while Timmy and Cosmo glare at him] Sorry, force of habit.

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[at an old gold mine]

Crocker: We'll just mine our own gold!

Cosmo: Okay, but be on the lookout for eight fairytale dwarves.

Timmy: I thought there were only seven.

Cosmo: No, everyone always forgets the eighth dwarf, Crazy.

[A group of dwarves that were being chased by Crazy run past them. Then they too begin to run while being followed by Crazy holding a chainsaw]

Crocker: Note to self: take dwarves off the wheel of destiny!

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Crocker: Fairies! And just when I've given up chasing them! That's so not fair.

[later, when Crocker realizes Cosmo isn't a leprechaun]

Crocker: Wait a minute, even the stupid leprechaun is a FAIRY!? That's even more so not fair!

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Timmy: Sorry about your gold.

Big Dave: It wasn't the gold we cared about, we just wanted the pot back.

Greeny: It's a McPunchie family heirloom.

Talking Car: I've still got the pot. It's in my trunk.

Crocker: Don't tell them that! I was going to use it as a planter.

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Crocker: Well, the leprechaun was a total bust. So it's back to the wheel of destiny! [goes to spin the wheel, which stops at 'dwarves' ] Dwarves! No way, I'm not going back to Crazy!

Dolores-Day Crocker: You're already there, you numbskull!

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The Great Potato: Happy Leprechanuka, everybody!

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