Cartman Joins NAMBLA
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| "Cartman Joins NAMBLA" | |
 Cartman becomes the NAMBLA poster child. |
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| Episode no. | 53 |
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| Airdate | June 21, 2000 |
| South Park - Season 4 April 5, 2000 – December 20, 2000 |
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"Cartman Joins NAMBLA" is episode 406 of South Park. It originally aired on June 21, 2000.
[edit] Synopsis
Cartman decides he is too mature to be with Stan, Kyle, and Kenny, so he decides to look for older male friends in an Internet chat room. He stumbles upon the topic "Men Who Like Young Boys" and decides to talk to some eager men who want to be friends with him. In reality, they are sexually attracted to young boys.
Meanwhile, Kenny's parents are trying for another baby. Kenny doesn't like the idea, so, while playing catch with his father, throws the ball at his dad's testes.
The next day Cartman meets Tony316, who is arrested for soliciting sex from a minor, then, the day after, to Cartman's surprise, "Mr. Hammerhead" turns out to be Mr. Garrison who is also arrested. Cartman, too young and naïve to know what's really going on, concludes that Stan and Kyle are behind this.
Kenny slips abortion pills in his mom's vodka, but his dad accidentally drinks it instead and gets heavy diarrhea. After seeing a commercial for an amusement park ride, (The John Denver Experience) informing that pregnant women should not ride, he goes with his parents where Kenny's dad nose is broken. Finally, tired of his failed attempts, Kenny chases his mom through the town with a plunger.
Dr. Mephisto advises Cartman to join NAMBLA, saying "you look about right." Cartman joins and becomes poster boy for the North American Man/Boy Love Association, and a banquet is thrown in his honor with all the boys in town invited.
The police raid a meeting of Dr. Mephisto's organization, but it is a mistake (this group is the North American Marlon Brando Look Alikes, who are not affiliated with the North American Man/Boy Love Association). They rush to stop the other NAMBLA's banquet.
All the boys in town are there; however, when the men take them to their hotel rooms, the boys realize what it really is, and a chase ensues. The NAMBLA men and Mr. McCormick finally end up in a dark room, and they "make love to him in the ass" thinking he's a boy. In the end, all of the NAMBLA people are arrested, and despite their leader's impassioned speech about rights to all people, they're all taken away. Kenny is run over by the ambulance taking his father to the hospital, and afterwards, Mrs. McCormick gives birth to an identical child they name Kenny. Mrs. McCormick claims this is the 52nd time such has happened, a humorous explanation of Kenny's death and reappearance between the 53 episodes aired at the time.
[edit] Trivia
- In the beginning, the boys play a Bill Kurtis-themed version of Monopoly.
- The amusement park ride "The John Denver Experience" is a parody of the death of John Denver.
- Kenny's nightmare is a parody (or homage) of the 1974 horror movie It's Alive.
- Some of the messages that Cartman receives on the chat room are actually messages from the creators to the viewers. This can be verified by watching the scene in slow-motion.
- The song playing during the chase scene is 'Page d'ecriture' by Yves Montand
- The music playing during the "North Park Funland" commercial is the same music from the commercials for "Wild Wacky Action Bike" and "Alabama Man" on the season 3 episode, Chinpokomon.
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