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* James's faux flashback appears to be based upon Fyodor | * James's faux flashback appears to be based upon {{wp|Fyodor Dostoyevsky}}'s short story, "[http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=DosOrph.sgm&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=all The Little Orphan]". James, as a small child, is dressed like a street urchin, and dies in front of a painting of a choir of angels on a cold winter night. James recalls that "the boy departed this world" and that "he was found frozen solid." In "The Little Orphan", a young poor boy freezes to death in the cold on Christmas Eve. He wakes up in heaven to find himself surrounded by all the other forgotten children, looking up at the splendor of Jesus's Christmas tree. | ||
* This is one of the few times Brock was easily fooled by a blatant lie told by Team Rocket. He was seen crying in mourning for James when he told the story that he was frozen near a church, and died. This can be considered ironic, since he is considered to be the wisest, most level-headed person in the group in most situations. | * This is one of the few times Brock was easily fooled by a blatant lie told by Team Rocket. He was seen crying in mourning for James when he told the story that he was frozen near a church, and died. This can be considered ironic, since he is considered to be the wisest, most level-headed person in the group in most situations. | ||
* Two episodes regarding Team Rocket's past are referenced in this episode, when James pretends to have amnesia and says that he remembers [[EP009|flunking out of Pokémon Tech]] and [[EP036|joining a bicycle gang]]. | * Two episodes regarding Team Rocket's past are referenced in this episode, when James pretends to have amnesia and says that he remembers [[EP009|flunking out of Pokémon Tech]] and [[EP036|joining a bicycle gang]]. | ||