A Very Crappy Christmas
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| Episode no. | 65 |
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| Airdate | December 20, 2000 |
| South Park - Season 4 April 5, 2000 – December 20, 2000 |
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"A Very Crappy Christmas" is episode 417 of the Comedy Central series South Park. It originally aired on December 20, 2000.
[edit] Synopsis
After Mr. Hankey fails to show up on Hanukkah, Kyle leads Stan, Cartman and Kenny into the sewers to investigate. When they find him, Kyle questions him, stating that nobody seems to have the Christmas spirit anymore. Mr. Hankey reveals that he hasn't surfaced due to issues with his family: his dissatisfied wife Autumn, and their children Cornwallis, Amber and Simon.
The boys, along with Mr. Hankey's kids, attempt to revive the Christmas spirit by singing carols on the sidewalk, but are totally ignored. While they lament not getting any presents, Cornwallis begins to wonder about his significance in the world as a piece of poo.
While watching a Peanuts Christmas special, the boys get the idea to create a short animation to show the townspeople at the local drive-in. With backing from Mayor McDaniels, worried about South Park's economic state, the boys set about using cut-out animation to create their cartoon.
Meanwhile, Cornwallis, who has sunk further into depression, reveals his feelings to his father, who comforts him by singing "The Circle of Poo", a song which shows how poo is the lifeblood of the whole planet. Rejuvenated, Cornwallis and the others begin preparing the dilapidated drive-in for the screening.
After Cartman destroys a frame of the cartoon and quits the project, and Kenny is run over, Stan and Kyle proceed with the project themselves, with Stan dubbing Cartman's voice over (taking extra opportunities to poke fun at his weight in the meantime), Kenny being killed off in the cartoon as well, and sending their cut outs to get made in Korea.
Finally the film is ready and the whole town gathers to see it, including Cartman, who joins in getting credit for the movie, and claims he never quit in the first place. Only a few seconds in, though, the film breaks up.
As everyone sits at home, forcing the children of South Park to celebrate a Christmas with no presents, Cornwallis and Mr. Hankey fix the projector and the film restarts playing. Upon seeing the film, the townsfolk finally come to realize that the true spirit of Christmas is commercialism, and rush to the shops for last minute presents.
Finally content, the boys head of to open their presents, Stan and Cartman deciding to be Jewish for eight days of Chanukah presents.
[edit] Trivia
- In the Peanuts special, one can see Snoopy beating a naked Charlie Brown with a board.
- This episode features clips from “The Spirit of Christmas,” the short Matt Stone and Trey Parker created in 1995.
- The song Kyle sings in the episode is from the animated short Twas the Night Before Christmas In fact at one point during the song his face changes to that of Joshua Trundle, one of the main characters from the special. Other elements of the episode, such as Mr. Hankey and Cornwallis fixing the projector before it’s too late, are similar to Twas The Night Before Christmas.
- In this episode, Kyle says that Stan has blue eyes, though the crude animation makes it look black. Trey Parker, whom Stan is loosely based on, has blue eyes; it is also remarked that Kyle has a sharp nose, as does Matt Stone.
- Butters making of the construction paper versions of the characters is possibly based on the fact that Eric Stough, on whom Butters is based, is the director of animation for South Park.
- The entire episode is a parody of how Parker and Stone made the first animated short.
- Schroeder, from Peanuts, is seen playing the music for the recording of “The Spirit of Christmas.”
- Butters has a poster of Sexual Harassment Panda in his room.
- According to a poll made by the news station, 57% of people say they would kick Jon Bon Jovi “square in the balls!”
- Mr. Hankey’s “The Circle of Poo” song is a parody of “Circle of Life” from The Lion King and the way Mr. Hankey tells his son the importance of poo in a place resembling the Pride Rock parodies a scene in The Lion King when Mufasa tells Simba the importance of everything in the world.
- This is one of the few episodes not directed by Trey Parker. It was directed by Adrien Beard.
- The scene where Cartman and Kyle are yelling at each other in the recording studio is nearly verbatim to the scene in “The Spirit of Christmas” where Cartman insults Kyle for being a Jew.
- The film the boys make is the second ever episode of South Park. The end where Jesus and Santa fight over the true meaning of Christmas is missing.
- The end of the episode is an exact parallel of the end of “The Spirit of Christmas.”
- Stan did Cartman’s voice in the short. This might show that the voices of the characters changed after the years.
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