Sugiyama is Emma's last name. You may recall from fall 2005 that Trey was engaged to Emma Sugiyama. Other last names have been used before, like Nishimura Martial Arts School, named after Junichi Nishimura, an animator on the show.
Although the sergeant looks like Sgt. Yates, it isn't him, as this kidnapping took place in Denver. The DPD is handling the case.
"They were going to do it for that 'N Sync guy." - 'N Sync singer Lance Bass was training to be the third civilian in space in the fall of 2002, but the offer was rescinded when he could not come up with the $20 million needed for the trip, so he didn't go up.
"Nu-no, we don't want you to eat the whale" - The Japanese are big consumers of whale meat.
"Mexican... Aeronautica y Spacia Administrashown?" - If anything, it would be "La Administración Mexicana Aeronáutica y Espacial," since NASA is known as "La Administración Nacional Aeronáutica y Espacial" or "La Administración Nacional para la Aeronáutica y el Espacio."
Are native Mexicans that terse to visiting Americans?.
Willy, the whale in Free Willy, was actually named Keiko and was performing in Mexico City. Keiko was eventually set free and survived on his own pretty well until his death in December 12, 2003. He may have died from acute pneumonia at the age of 25 or 26.
Control de la Misión - Mission Control.
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