# So they're ripping of old Southpark episodes for movie plots now? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 28, 2005, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theyre-ripping-of-old-southpark-episodes-for-movie-plots-now/323805 "2005-09-28T04:37:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theyre-ripping-of-old-southpark-episodes-for-movie-plots-now/323805/1 "2005-09-28T04:37:40Z")
> **[The Ringer (2005) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0267891/)** > > The Ringer: Directed by Barry W. Blaustein. With Johnny Knoxville, Brian Cox, Katherine Heigl, Jed Rees. A young guy's only option to erase a really bad debt is to rig the Special Olympics by posing as a contestant. In the sequel the main character will trick his arch nemesis into eating their parents. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theyre-ripping-of-old-southpark-episodes-for-movie-plots-now/323805/2 "2005-09-28T04:40:57Z")
Okay, South Park did it, but it’s not like they invented that device. The more famous versions of the story have parents unwittingly eating their kids, but I bet South Park wasn’t the first to switch it up. ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theyre-ripping-of-old-southpark-episodes-for-movie-plots-now/323805/3 "2005-09-28T04:50:22Z")
It’s just one of the more well known Southpark eps: the actual movie (for those too lazy to click on the link) is about a couple of guys who pretend to be disabled in order to win at the special olympics… just like Cartman did last season. Given that it wasn’t even enough story to be the main part of the episode (it was a B story) I’m predicting that the movie will be truly oscar-worthy. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theyre-ripping-of-old-southpark-episodes-for-movie-plots-now/323805/4 "2005-09-28T04:50:57Z")
Are pubes involved? ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theyre-ripping-of-old-southpark-episodes-for-movie-plots-now/323805/5 "2005-09-28T04:53:08Z")
Johnny Knoxville is starring… so yes! ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theyre-ripping-of-old-southpark-episodes-for-movie-plots-now/323805/6 "2005-09-28T04:53:23Z")
I’m sorry, I totally misunderstood that one. :smack: Yeah, it’s the same as the South Park episode. Lame in itself, but since Johnny Knoxville is going to star, you just know that this is going to be funny and tasteful. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theyre-ripping-of-old-southpark-episodes-for-movie-plots-now/323805/7 "2005-09-28T10:36:22Z")
I’m waiting for the Nora Ephron version of _An Elephant Fucks a Pig_. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theyre-ripping-of-old-southpark-episodes-for-movie-plots-now/323805/8 "2005-09-28T11:13:55Z")
I’m waiting for The Simpsons to do an episode where the parents deliberately try to give their kids chickenpox. What? Oh, nevermind. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theyre-ripping-of-old-southpark-episodes-for-movie-plots-now/323805/9 "2005-09-28T13:19:37Z")
> [@bienville](#): > > I’m waiting for the Nora Ephron version of _An Elephant Fucks a Pig_. I’m sure Phil Collins will provide the theme song, a cover of the Loverboy classic “Pig and Elephant DNA Just Don’t Splice.” ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theyre-ripping-of-old-southpark-episodes-for-movie-plots-now/323805/10 "2005-09-28T15:35:17Z")
When I see a movie about semen and sea people making a sea-ciety, then we know the end is near. “I just closed my eyes and sucked it out of a hose.” “Sucked it out of a hose?” “Sucked it out of a hose.” ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theyre-ripping-of-old-southpark-episodes-for-movie-plots-now/323805/11 "2005-09-28T18:20:51Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > I’m waiting for The Simpsons to do an episode where the parents deliberately try to give their kids chickenpox. > > What? Oh, nevermind. The main jist of that episode involved Homer getting mad at Marge when he found Luanne Van Houten’s bra in their bed. (It was a fouled-up attempt by Milhouse to get his parents back together). Surprised there was no thread about that episode. I thought it was good. Although I am looking forward to the _Simpsons_ episode where Bart invents a device to remove the cherries out of chocolate-covered cherries and replace them with mayonnaise. Sounds like a laugh-o-rama. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theyre-ripping-of-old-southpark-episodes-for-movie-plots-now/323805/12 "2005-09-28T18:28:38Z")
There’s a new movie, called “Brokeback Mountain” coming out soon, about gay cowboys. No word yet on if they eat pudding. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theyre-ripping-of-old-southpark-episodes-for-movie-plots-now/323805/13 "2005-09-28T19:01:56Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > There’s a new movie, called “Brokeback Mountain” coming out soon, about gay cowboys. No word yet on if they eat pudding. I thought the same when I heard about this movie. They MUST have a pudding eating scene in this movie! (I don’t mean that as euphemism for anything…) ---
**Author:** ![tremorviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@tremorviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tremorviolet)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theyre-ripping-of-old-southpark-episodes-for-movie-plots-now/323805/14 "2005-09-28T19:08:00Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > I thought the same when I heard about this movie. They MUST have a pudding eating scene in this movie! (I don’t mean that as euphemism for anything…) Eh, the movie was already optioned when the Southpark episode came out. I’m pretty sure the movie was the inspiration for the gag. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theyre-ripping-of-old-southpark-episodes-for-movie-plots-now/323805/15 "2005-09-28T22:10:13Z")
> [@mobo85](#): > > The main jist of that episode involved Homer getting mad at Marge when he found Luanne Van Houten’s bra in their bed. (It was a fouled-up attempt by Milhouse to get his parents back together). Surprised there was no thread about that episode. I thought it was good. Well, if there had been, you might have learned that Homer got mad at Marge, because Mrs. Van Houten found _Marge’s_ bra in her and Mr. Van Houten’s bed, then confronted Homer about it. Marge did not appreciate the insinuations that ensued. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theyre-ripping-of-old-southpark-episodes-for-movie-plots-now/323805/16 "2005-09-29T03:27:26Z")
That’s right. Thanks for reminding me. I knew it had something to do with a phony affair between one of the Simpsons and one of the Van Houtens. I forgot it was Kirk and Marge. I thought it was Luanne and Homer. And then the problems started… ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theyre-ripping-of-old-southpark-episodes-for-movie-plots-now/323805/17 "2005-09-29T04:19:29Z")
> [@Silentgoldfish](#): > > [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0267891/](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0267891/) > > In the sequel the main character will trick his arch nemesis into eating their parents. oh dear well you know what that means… all the good ideas are taken