Follow that Egg!
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| "Follow that Egg!" | |
 Stan and Kyle wearily present their egg to Mrs. Garrison. |
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| Episode no. | 135 |
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| Airdate | November 2, 2005 |
| South Park - Season 9 March 9, 2005 – December 7, 2005 |
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"Follow that Egg!" is episode 910 of the Comedy Central series South Park. It originally aired November 2, 2005.
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[edit] Plot synopsis
In this episode, Mrs. Garrison – formerly known as Mr. Garrison – finds out that her former boyfriend, Mr. Slave (who broke up with her after the sex change in Mr. Garrison's Fancy New Vagina), is planning to marry South Park's other major homosexual figure, Big Gay Al, as soon as the Colorado governor legalizes such unions. Mrs. Garrison realizes she still has feelings for Mr. Slave, and dedicates herself to doing whatever she can to prevent their union from being legalized.
The kids are paired off and assigned to care for eggs as if they were babies as part of a lesson in parenting responsibility. To Stan's horror, his ex-girlfriend Wendy is assigned to Kyle (Stan, meanwhile, is paired with Bebe). The assignments cause tension, as Stan starts to suspect Kyle of having designs on Wendy while Bebe is angry at Stan's indifference to their egg. Stan phones Kyle and asks him sarcastically if he is alright. Kyle comments that the project is stupid. Stan shouts "yeah, well so's your hat." This is shown later to have offended Kyle greatly.
The governor demands a study demonstrating that gay families are unstable before agreeing to veto the marriage bill. Mrs. Garrison reorganizes Stan, Kyle, Wendy and Bebe into same-sex couples, hoping that Stan's poor "parenting" skills will destroy the egg and provide the results the governor needs.
In a parody of child custody battles, Wendy becomes upset because Stan and Kyle now have the egg that originally belonged to her and Kyle. The boys remain on bad terms; Stan is still suspicious about Kyle's motives with Wendy and frequently snaps at him. Cartman breaks his egg but Garrison is so bent on the gay marriage law to be vetoed, she gives him a new one with a threat to break his legs if he breaks it again. Garrison makes plans for the final egg check in front of the governor's office, and has an assassin destroy the egg. However, it is then revealed that Kyle — fearing Stan's ability as a parent — gave him a fake egg and saved the real egg. He tells Stan that he had no interest in Wendy (he states as well "I would never go out with the ex-girlfriend of my best friend"). The two boys hug, reconcile and rush to the governor's office, narrowly escaping the assassin's gunfire, and even bombs (somehow already planted in the ground). The bill passes and gay citizens are permitted to marry.
The episode concludes with Mr. Slave and Big Gay Al marrying. Wendy apologizes to Stan for doubting his ability to be a parent, as well as making a subtle appeal to him to take her back, but he hurls some abuse back at her instead. Garrison and Slave don't get back together either.
[edit] Trivia
- The bridal shop Mrs. Garrison passes translates, loosely, to "The Little Pussy Bridal Shop".[citation needed]
- The song heard when Stan turns on the television is the theme song from "One Day At A Time."
[edit] References to Pop culture
- The scene in which Kyle reveals he had hidden the real egg and replaces the one "killed" by the assassin references Star Trek. Kyle asks Stan if he really thinks his hat is stupid (a comment made by Stan over the phone earlier in the episode). Stan approaches Kyle, and says: "As a matter of fact, I think it is the nicest hat I have ever known". Stan uses the exact same intonation and style of Captain Picard in Star Trek: First Contact, when he apologizes to Mr. Worf after calling him a coward by saying: "As a matter of fact, you are the bravest man I have ever known".
- The assassin resembles Jean Reno in the movie "Léon", aka. "The Professional". The assassin also resembles Solid Snake.
- The song Mrs. Garrison sings on love, near the beginning of the show, sounds very similar to "Love Changes Everything", the theme song from Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, Aspects of Love.
- When he is sitting at the coffee table and then at the kitchen table, Stan's arms are drawn similarly to those of Linus and Charlie Brown from Peanuts, usually as they are leaning on the brick wall. He has large forearms and his fingers (he's not wearing gloves) are splayed; at the kitchen table, one arm is resting on the table and his other hand on the side of his face, a pose often assumed by Peanuts characters.
[edit] Goofs
- When Mrs. Garrison pairs the kids he pairs Craig with Millie and after he pairs Stan and Bebe he pairs Clyde with Red and on the board Clyde is paired with Millie.
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