The Jeffersons (South Park)
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| "The Jeffersons" | |
 Mr. "Jefferson" sleeping with the boys |
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| Episode no. | 117 |
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| Airdate | April 21, 2004 |
| South Park - Season 8 March 17, 2004 – December 15, 2004 |
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"The Jeffersons" is episode 807 of the Comedy Central animated series South Park. It originally aired on April 21, 2004.
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[edit] Plot
Michael Jackson moves into South Park under the assumed name of Michael Jefferson. Jackson's real name is not mentioned in the episode, except when Blanket says, "This is my dad, Michael J-". Blanket was about to say Jackson, but Michael cut him off and said, "Jefferson. Michael Jefferson." But the Mr. Jefferson character very closely parallels the real Michael Jackson (Mr. Jefferson was denied a real childhood and therefore is living as a child now, his place of residence resembles the Neverland Ranch, he has a child named Blanket, he dangles his son out of a window and he sleeps in the same bed as Stan, Kyle, Cartman and his son). When the boys go to visit their new neighbor, they meet his son Blanket, who always wears a mask. Mr. Jefferson (wearing a fake mustache) has amusement rides in his backyard, a grand selection of arcades and other assorted toys. The boys first meet Mr. Jefferson and Kyle, noticing how he neglects Blanket, keeps a special eye on Blanket. Soon after, the boys tell all the other 4th graders to come to the Jeffersons'. Kyle feels bad for Blanket because Mr. Jefferson seems to want to be a kid, not want to have one. However, Cartman defends Mr. Jefferson, claiming Mr. Jefferson told him he's his best friend and also threatening that if Kyle furthers his complaints about Mr. Jefferson, he will "rip your balls off with my bare hands. WITH MY BARE HANDS, GODDAMN YOU!" When the parents meet Mr. Jefferson they find his obsession with children unsettling. At the dinner table, the parents discuss the issue of Kobe Bryant's sexual assault case. Mr. Jefferson voices how he thinks it's wrong how the police treat "wealthy black men".
At the police station, the police get a report that a wealthy black family bought a house at South Park with cash. The chief plans to take Jefferson down just like Bryant.
At night, Mr. Jefferson sneaks over to Stan's house and Cartman follows along. Kyle also shows up with Blanket. They ask Mr. Jefferson to go back home but to no avail (he and Blanket insist that they're afraid to go home because they think there's a ghost there that wants to eat them). Hesitantly, Stan must share his bed with Kyle, Blanket, Cartman and Mr. Jefferson because they are not leaving. At one point, Cartman and Mr. Jefferson comment on how beautiful they are in bed, with each responding "Yeah?", and "Yeah". Eventually the two close their eyes and move in for a kiss. Stan wakes up screaming, and is somewhat relieved to not see the two kissing after all.
In the morning, Mr. and Mrs. Marsh are alarmed when they find Mr. Jefferson sleeping in their son's bed. The problem is quickly resolved when Jefferson offers them both $100.
The Jeffersons return to their home just when the police wake up in their squad car. The chief is surprised by Jefferson's appearance (he doesn't look black), and think someone made a mistake. He states that he doesn't have the stomach anymore (he actually pukes out on the road), but still vows to frame "rich, black men", but not unless "I know he's black for sure!".
Later that day, when Kyle, Stan & Kenny passes by Blanket's window, Kyle asks him if he would like to learn how to chop wood. Mr. Jefferson arrives and tells Kyle that Blanket would rather play, and proceeds to dangle him out the window to show him how Blanket can 'fly'. After this, Kyle tells the boys that they have to get Blanket away from Mr. Jefferson.
Blanket is terrified and begins to cry. In an attempt to calm him down, Mr. Jefferson plays the 'Nose-Grabbing' game with Blanket. Blanket tries it too, but pulls his father's nose off, terrifying the boy even more.
Mr. Jefferson is on the phone with the doctor because he's now literally falling apart, while in the meantime the Santa Barbara Police confirm that Mr. Jefferson is the person they are looking for. Stan, Kenny and Kyle go to the Jefferson's to rescue Blanket, with Kenny dressed as Blanket, but Mr. Jefferson catches them and proceeds to throw Kenny (thinking he's Blanket) up in the air and through the ceiling. The kids run out of the house, where they are greeted by the police. They say they are charging him with child molestation, but Cartman runs in front of them and says angrily he is sick of people tormenting Mr. Jefferson. Kyle tells Mr. Jefferson that he should act more like a parent to Blanket than a kid. Mr. Jefferson agrees. He decides to give away all his money to get the police off his back, and sings a song to celebrate.
[edit] Kenny's death
Kenny is accidentally thrown into the ceiling by an overexcited Mr. Jefferson. This is the first time since Super Best Friends that Kenny dies without his parka, and the only episode this season that he didn't survive until the end.
[edit] Trivia
- Kenny is seen in this episode without his orange parka wearing a mask similar to Blanket's. It was the only time in the whole television series when his speech is heard clearly (excluding the movie). He is voiced by Matt Stone. Outside he says "Aren't I too big to be Blanket" and while in Blanket's room, Kenny says "Alright, but you guys owe me for this". Stan replies "Dude, whatever. At least you finally get to do something". This of course hints at Kenny's lack of involvement in many recent episodes.
- Kenny's voice in this episode sounds almost nothing like his voice in the South Park Movie. This is because Mike Judge voiced Kenny in the movie, whereas Matt Stone does his voice in the episode. It is possible that he spoke in a higher-pitched voice on purpose to sound more like Blanket.
- In the episode's DVD commentary, the creators said they deliberately put off doing a Michael Jackson episode for a long time because they felt that making fun of Michael Jackson was so common nowadays it's almost become a cliché. But the only reason they ended up doing one was because of how they felt about Jackson's treatment of his children, and also because they were almost completely out of other ideas.
- Also revealed in the commentary, is Trey and Matt's love for Bo' Selecta!, a sketch show which regularly impersonates Michael Jackson.
- The scene where Mr. Jefferson is holding Blanket out of the window tossing him in the air refers to Michael Jackson dangling his youngest baby over a Berlin hotel balcony in 2002.
[edit] Goofs
- The police say that they are attempting to arrest and humiliate all black people, yet Token and his family are not arrested or humiliated, despite the fact that they were the richest family in town. They could've been arrested off-screen, though.
- During Mr. Jefferson's "slumber party" with the boys, when they all fall asleep, Mr. Jefferson is not wearing his fake mustache. The following morning when they all wake up, however, he is wearing the mustache. (you can clearly see him putting it back on as he wakes up)
- When Cartman is scolding the police for their treatment of Mr Jefferson, he mentions that he heard Mr Jefferson had plastic surgery and thought it was a lie. But Mr Jefferson never mentioned his plastic surgery to anyone at any point in this episode. Not even Blanket knew about it, due to his reaction when Mr Jefferson's nose came off. He could've told Cartman off-screen, though.
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