regardless of his change in attitude and opinion. Dio restarts and plays "Holy Diver" over the end credits, with Fonics Monkey joining in on drums. Cultural references The character of Rebecca is based on Rebecca Sealfon who won the 1997 Scripps National Spelling Bee. She is one of the most well-known spelling bee winners, spelling her final word, "euonym," by screaming out each letter. She also displayed the odd habit of covering her mouth and whispering each letter before saying it, which was parodied in the episode as well. Kyle's speech to Rebecca about love parodies the Star Trek episode "The Gamesters of Triskelion"; a musical cue often used in romantic scenes during The Original Series can also be heard during this scene. Kyle's love confession and kiss with Rebecca parodies a scene between Judah Ben-Hur and Esther in Ben-Hur. Reception When band leader Ronnie James Dio was asked how he felt about South Park's parody of him, he said "I thought it was wonderful. I initially didn't want to let it be done because I felt that they were just going to crucify me [and] that I would end up being like what they did to Rod Stewart, and what they did to Elton John, and what they did to Ozzy. But they assured our office that they were real Dio fans and that I would like it. So I thought to myself "Well if you want to be an American icon, you better let them do it". And they did, and I was knocked out. It was funny. I thought they were more cruel to the drummer, if anything else." In 2006, IGN listed the episode as #10 on their list of their 10 Favorite South Park Episodes. References External links "Hooked on Monkey Fonics" Full episode at South Park Studios 1999 American television episodes South Park (season 3) episodes Television episodes about bullying Works about homeschooling and unschooling