“Let’s make her eat her own eye ball, THEN piss in her empty eye socket!!”
ROFL
ETA: Also loved the Saving Private Ryan homage with Ronald MacDonald picking up his own arm!
The council of 9 met at Rivendell, didn’t they?
It wasn’t called Rivendell (it was the Castle of Sunshine) but Rivendell was clearly what it was supposed to be.
The movie version, yes, but they went out of their way to call it something else. However, I missed both Gandalf and the Hobbit cartoon orc, so my bad.
Jim
Well, Santa is a real character to the South Park world, too. And I always thought they’d resurrect Jesus on Easter, even if it took 5 years to do it. And Jesus coming back isn’t that out of the ordinary, just look at Kenny.
Wikipedia made note of it in the continuity segment about the episode, too.
Look at it this way: Hitler could be a figure in Imaginationland – not the actual, historical Hitler, who remains dead, but the Hitler of popular imagination.
I recall in Neil Gaiman’s novel American Gods, Shadow at one point meets up with Johnny Appleseed. There was a real Johnny Appleseed, who died in 1845, but the immortal folk-hero Johnny Appleseed is a different being.
Yah I wasnt sure. Thats why I only described him rather than tried to name him. I figured I just hadnt seen the right movie or cartoon.
It wasnt just close. It was almost verbatim from The Abyss. Right down to Kyle’s skin looking totally pale. As soon as Cartman said that Kyle has a strong heart and wants to live I knew what they were lampooning.
I should have said, “American popular imagination,” since that’s what Imaginationland is really about. Said Hitler closely resembles the real Hitler, but, like Charlie Chaplin’s character in The Great Dictator, he speaks mock-German when giving a speech and English at all other times.
(S&P could’ve done something with that, come to think of it . . .)
The cat-like creature walking with Butters and The Lollypop King who kept saying “Snarf”. He’s a character from the 1985 cartoon Thundercats (which continues to proove to me how South Park’s target audience is immature 30+ year olds. I think the kids watch that Aqua Teen crap).
It was completed lifted from the Abyss (another late 80s movie).
What movie were they parodying with the wild zooming and steadycam shots during the ManBearPig attack? That was great
I was a little disappointed that Cartman didn’t pound on Kyle’s chest and shout, “You never gave up on anything in your life you JEW! Now Fight! FIGHT! FIIIIIIIIGHHHHTTT!”
I’m wondering how they’re going to resolve the Cartman/Kyle thing. I’m picturing maybe Kyle’s jew-lawyer dad showing up and spouting some legal-ese, pointing out:
[ul]
[li]Being under 18 Kyle can’t sign a legal contract[/li][li]Being that it’s for an illegal (underage) sex act its not a viable contract[/li][li]Being that he tried to solicit said illegal sex act Cartman is in fact in violation of the law[/li][/ul]
Or maybe they’ll have Cartman unknowingly suck the balls of the imaginary ‘dying from AIDS’ Kyle from the very end of Woodland Critter Xmas, then have him freak thinking he’s caught AIDS from him!
Regardless, so far it’s been Best. South Park Trilogy. Ever.
50 year old here. I’m a devoted South Park watcher and a Robot Chicken fan also. The Thundercats have been parodied on RC a couple of times.
Having Kurt Russell be part of the team that went through the Imagination (Star) Gate was just inspired. Especially when he was describing the whole meeting and then attack by the Woodland Creatures.
I never thought “They’re raping me! They’re raping me and it hurts!” could just be so damn funny.
In a town that’s seen Jesus, God, Satan, space aliens, Mecha-Streisand, and underwear gnomes, I wouldn’t be laying down any bets against a leprechaun showing up. Especially a ball-sucking bet.
“You can use the conference room.”
Probably a great many movies (especially modern sword & sandal flicks), but arguably the original inspiration was Monty Python & the Holy Grail’s scene of the Killer Rabbit.
Actually, I think all they have to do is point out that the leprechan came from Imaginationland and therefore was not real! Given that the trilogy hinges on terrorists attacking our imagination (Am I the only one to grasp that the thrust of this trilogy is revolving around the concepts of terrorists and imagination?), I think Kyle will be able to (at some point) successfully argue that the leprechan being a product of the imagination isn’t real, so he doesn’t have to suck Cartman’s balls. Or, post-ballsucking, it will be pointed out that the leprechan wasn’t real and therefore Kyle didn’t have to suck Cartman’s balls at all. I think that the final resolution will depend upon Parker and Stone’s mood at the moment, since, IIRC, the only time Cartman’s come out on top in one of his schemes is the whole “Scott Tenerman Must Die” episode.
In checking the Wiki list I see that Christine made an appearance, which I missed, so I’m going to have to rewatch the ep (Hey! I’m a Mopar fan, alright?)
I assumed that was the purpose of raping Kurt Russell and the soldiers.
"They’re raping me and it hurts! " has got to be one of the ten best lines in South Park history!
Watching this episode made me realize just how much I’d slacked off on my South Park. I need to start watching it again, 'cause this was as funny as I remember it ever being! Cartman setting up the camera and putting on the robes and crown had me in stitches !
Gotta get the DVD’s!
Kinda makes you wonder.
If getting raped by an imaginary creature with imaginary HIV, can you get actual HIV?