Chinpokomon

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South Park episode
"Chinpokomon"
The boys play the new Chinpokomon video game.
Episode no.	42
Airdate	November 3, 1999
South Park - Season 3 April 7, 1999 – January 12, 2000
Rainforest Schmainforest Spontaneous Combustion The Succubus Tweek vs. Craig Jakovasaurs Sexual Harassment Panda Cat Orgy Two Guys Naked in a Hot Tub Jewbilee Chinpokomon Starvin' Marvin in Space Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery Hooked on Monkey Phonics The Red Badge of Gayness Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics Are You There God? It's Me, Jesus World Wide Recorder Concert

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"Chinpokomon" is episode 310 of Comedy Central's animated series South Park. It originally aired on November 3, 1999. The episode was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2000.^[1]

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

1 Plot
2 Etymology
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Plot

Cartman is at home eating chicken tenders while berating his cat and watching his new favorite TV show, Chinpokomon (chinpo means penis in Japanese), an obvious parody of Pokémon. The show's protagonist dreams of becoming a Royal Crown Chinpoko Master and says that the viewer watching can become one too by purchasing Chinpokomon-related merchandise, which range from plush dolls to video games, and finally by attending a Chinpokomon-themed camp. The Chinpokomon video game also causes Kenny to suffer a seizure, similar to an incident where an episode of Pokémon entitled "Electric Soldier Porygon" caused a large number of Japanese viewers to experience seizures and convulsions.

All of the boys and girls soon become obsessed with Chinpokomon except for Kyle, who is mercilessly teased as a result and finally begins buying Chinpokomon merchandise just so he will be accepted by his friends. Unfortunately, the merchandise lineup is so extensive that he can never manage to get up to date on the latest toys, as a new item is released as soon as he buys the most recent product. Meanwhile, the boys make plans to attend the official Chinpokomon camp, which is in reality a front for a military boot camp designed by the Japanese government to train soldiers for its upcoming attack on Pearl Harbor. Whenever somebody is close to realizing the Japanese are conspiring against America, the Japanese distract them by assuring them that Americans have huge penises compared to the Japanese.

Sharon and Randy Marsh, Stan's parents, watch a Chinpokomon video tape of Stan's and are confused and dismayed by the content. An example is the protagonist saying: Lamtron! you are losing the battle of your life!" then the protagonist saying: I am sad now, because Lamtron must be very lonely seeing as there are so few Lamtrons in the world, will he ever find a companion?" Stan's parents start to suspect the Japanese makers are up to something because their show is so stupid, so they inform the other parents.

The boys' parents eventually discover the truth behind Chinpokomon and are determined to prevent their sons and daughters from participating in the Japanese bombing campaign by diverting their attention with another fad. Neither the "Wild Wacky Action Bike", a weird, useless bike, nor "Alabama Man", an action figure that bowls, drinks beer, and abuses his wife, appeal to the boys. No suitable substitute can be found.

The boys later rally through the town with the Japanese leaders. The parents try to sort out the problem and say that the Japanese are conspiring against them, but, once again, they are distracted by the "Americans have such large penises" trick again. Then the American President tells them what the Japanese plan to do, but won't do anything because he has fallen for the "incredibly large penis" trick as well. The parents hurriedly hit upon the idea of pretending to like Chinpokomon themselves and encouraging their children's interest in the show. The boys promptly lose all interest in Chinpokomon as a result, except for Kyle, who thinks everyone is still into the fad and becomes the object of ridicule once again when he attempts to discuss Chinpokomon with his friends.

Spoilers end here.

[edit] Etymology

"Chinpoko" (along with "chinpo" and "pokochin") is a children's euphemism for "penis" in Japanese, much like "wee-wee" in American English. Chinpokomon is a portmanteau word originating from the words chinpoko and Pokémon. Chinpokomon can also mean "penis monster".