Swedish meatballs were traditionally served with lingonberry preserves.
Ready-to-eat meatballs were sold as convenience food in medieval European markets.
Jaws theme and the landshark Near the end of the show, the giant meatball is stalking Alton to the sinister shark attack music from the film Jaws. Later, it gains entry to his house by pretending to deliver a candygram; this refers to a classic and hilarious Saturday Night Live sketch, Landshark, which itself was a parody of the Jaws film franchise.
Great Balls of Meat The title is probably a reference to the Jerry Lee Lewis megahit, "Great Balls of Fire".
BAM! Alton poses a multiple choice question about why one uses a mixer to prepare Swedish meatballs. One answer is "So they'll yell BAM! if poked with a toothpick." This refers to celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse's trademark exclamation.
Raiders of the Lost... Meatball?? At the beginning of the episode, an enormous meatball rolls after a fleeing diner, in a scene that harkens back to the opening of Raiders of the Lost Ark.
S 14 : Ep 22
Aired 4/25/11
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Aired 4/25/11
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Aired 4/18/11
S 14 : Ep 19
Aired 4/11/11 (21:00)
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