World Wide Recorder Concert
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The children practicing for the concert. |
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| Episode no. | 48 |
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| Airdate | January 12, 2000 |
| South Park - Season 3 April 7, 1999 – January 12, 2000 |
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"The Brown Noise", which is also sometimes titled "World Wide Recorder Concert" in videos and other sources (including iTunes), is episode 317 of the Comedy Central series South Park. It originally aired January 12, 2000.
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[edit] Plot synopsis
Four million children, including those from Mr. Garrison's class, are to play My Country 'Tis of Thee at the televised Worldwide Recorder Concert in Oklahoma City, but a flood caused the concert to be relocated in Little Rock, Mr. Garrison's home town. This causes him considerable anxiety (as he confesses to Mr. Mackey) for he had "sexual molestation issues" with his father in the past.
In Arkansas, the boys encounter a hostile group of kids from New York, also there for the concert, who call them "queefs". The boys want to find a way to get back at them, and when Cartman discovers the legendary "brown noise", a sound made with the recorder that causes the listener to lose control of their bowels and "crap their pants", the boys plan to trick the New York kids into playing it. However, by accident, all the sheet music for the concert is photocopied to include the brown noise.
Meanwhile, Mr. Garrison has confronted his father about the issues of sexual molestation, however, the issue was not that his dad had molested him, but rather that he felt neglected because his father had not touched him. When Mr. Mackey finds out about this, he fears Mr. Garrison Jr. is so distraught about the issue that he could actually die if Mr. Garrison Sr. doesn't molest him.
When the boys discover that the brown noise is set to be played, they race to stop the concert; alas, they are too late, the note is played, and with the worldwide broadcasting, everyone in the world winds up crapping their pants. The New York kids are actually impressed by this, and Mr. Mackey winds up telling the boys what a queef is. Mr. Garrison is assaulted in the middle of the night by a mysterious stranger he believes is his dad; however it is actually Kenny G, and thus his life was saved without any incest on his father's part. A happy ending for all.
[edit] Kenny's Death?
After the Brown Noise is played, Kenny defecates uncontrollably until he dies. His death is not actually seen, a reporter mentions that some died and the camera cuts to Kenny; but he later appears alive and well in the episode.
[edit] Trivia
- In the end, when Mr. Garrison is asked where the bus should drive to, he answers "Second star to the right and straight on 'til morning", a reference to Peter Pan. This line was also used by Capt. Kirk in "Star Trek VI, The Undiscovered Country"
- This episode was given an 18 certificate when aired on British TV because of the subplot about Garrison wanting his father to molest him.
- According to Matt Stone and Trey Parker in their commentary, this episode was Danny DeVito's favourite, mainly because of the relationship between Garrison and his father. He claimed, "It was so fucked up, it was good."
- When the boys are standing with their class mates, you can see a boy with the same hair style as Kenny, only his hair is brown.
[edit] Goofs
- Kenny was shown dead when everyone crapped their pants. But when they all go in the bus, Kenny is seen sitting with his friends.
- There was a continuity error toward the end of the episode when the announcer said the recorder contest was going to take place in Oklahoma City (after it had already been switched to Arkansas).
- The brown note is described as "92 cents below the lowest octave of E-Flat" (which would approximate D), although the pitch sounded was actually F# (46.25 Hz).
| Preceded by "Are You There God? It's Me, Jesus" |
South Park episodes | Followed by "Cartman's Silly Hate Crime 2000" |
