Yu-Gi-Oh! Abridged Episode 36

Episode Synopsis[]

Tristan retrieves Serenity from the hospital, while Yugi duels with Joey (now named "Steve") whose mind has been taken over by Marik.

(Title) A likely reference to The Man Who Would Be King.
(00:02) The floating cards are, in order of appearance:
- 1st card: Jeff Goldblum
- 2nd card:
- 3rd card: Tinky Winky
- 4th card: G-Man
- 5th card: The Purple Tentacle from the video game, Day Of The Tentacle.
(00:57) A reference to "There is no Dana, only Zuul" from Ghostbusters.
(01:48) Bullwinkle is a character from The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, which does sound similar to Tristan's voice.
(02:17) Tea is singing "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler, which plays again later on.
(02:33) This is a parody of the Hulk's line, "You won't like me when I'm angry".
(04:13) Duke's retort is a reference to the concept of a red-light district.
(04:18) Tristan's interrogation is lifted from Pulp Fiction.
(05:01) The bully does bear a striking resemblance to a security guard from Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's.
(06:32) This is V.A.T.S., as represented in Fallout 3.
(07:57) From "How did it come to this" onwards, this is referencing a song from the English adaptation of Yu-Gi-Oh!, called "No Matter What", which also plays at the end card.
(End card) The Jonas Brothers were an American pop-rock boy band, which only had three members.
(Credits) The audio comes from an interview with wrestler "Iron Sheik".