Child Abduction Is Not Funny
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| South Park episode | |
 The Great Wall of South Park |
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| Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 90 |
| Written by | Matt Stone Trey Parker |
| Directed by | Trey Parker |
| Production no. | 611 |
| Original airdate | July 24, 2002 |
| Season 6 episodes | |
| South Park - Season 6 March 6, 2002 – December 11, 2002 |
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"Child Abduction Is Not Funny" is episode 611 of the Comedy Central series South Park. It originally aired on July 24, 2002. This episode mocks moral panics, and was the last to feature Tweek as the "fourth friend" alongside Stan, Kyle, and Cartman.
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With the media full of school shootings, terrorist threats, and child abductions, the parents of South Park grow concerned about the safety of their children. Tweek is scared the most by the media reports, and his parents serve only to exacerbate his fears by turning their house into a virtual prison and conducting random drills. After a real child abductor fails to kidnap Tweek, the parents of South Park are put on high alert.
Taking advantage of expensive technology, and commissioning the owner of City Wok, Mr. Lu Kim to build a huge wall around the city similar to the Great Wall of China, media reports continue to file in- it first convinces them they should not leave their children alone for a moment, prompting the parents to go with them anywhere they go. A later report convinces them they cannot even trust their own neighbors and family friends, forcing the parents to sever ties with each other.
Mr. Kim has reluctantly agreed to build the wall, building it single-handedly. He is almost finished when a band of Mongols appear out of nowhere and attack the wall for no apparent reason. Although he tries desperately to route the enemy by himself, he proves to be no match for the Mongol's increasingly clever tactics, which include redirecting a heat-seeking missile and making use of a Trojan Horse filled with Sweet and Sour sauce. Enraged, Kim vows vengeance. Meanwhile, back within the town limits a news report states that the parents are most likely to abduct their own children. Unable to think of any reasonable solution, they force all their children from the city, to avoid putting their children in danger of being kidnapped by their own parents.
Within the week, the children join forces with the Mongols, having apparently learned their language and enraged at the irresponsible thinking their parents have exhibited. The Mongols then move on the wall again, where Mr. Kim is dressed for battle. He then does his "war dance", but while he is doing this, the children wheel a large cart laden with explosives in behind him and blow up the wall. The parents arrive to investigate the explosion, and are reunited with their kids, although the parents believe their children have forgotten them in the short space of a week, much to their chagrin. They realize that they overreacted to the news stories, and that they can't just cut themselves off from the rest of the world with the wall. Mayor McDaniels orders the wall torn down, which angers Mr. Lu Kim. This is considered the last episode for Tweek to be as a fourth member of the group, and it is unknown whether he has quit being a member, or Stan, Kyle, and Cartman has removed him from their group.
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- At the end of the episode, the mayor says, "Mr. Lu Kim, tear down this wall!" is alluding to President Reagan's famous quote "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" about the Berlin wall.
- When the child abductor is captured by the police he says a line reminiscent of the ending of Scooby-doo.
| Preceded by “Bebe's Boobs Destroy Society” |
South Park episodes | Followed by “A Ladder to Heaven” |
