The characterization of Eric Cartman as a political commentator who makes things up, misleads, embellishes and then remarks "I'm just asking questions" was based on pundit Glenn Beck.
The title is a reference to Avatar (2009), which was disparagingly referred to as "Dances with Smurfs" by many, due to the blue skin of the aliens and plot similarities between the film and Dances with Wolves (1990).