# South Park 4/19 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 20, 2006, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-4-19/353416 "2006-04-20T02:37:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Apos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@Apos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apos)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-4-19/353416/41 "2006-04-20T22:26:39Z")
Pretty dull outing. They were commenting on an issue that wasn’t very timely in the first place (in contrast to some of their very up to date stuff) and was never very interesting to begin with. I think it was mostly just to do the concept of Oprah’s vagina and asshole. Which was certainly… i dunno, different. The phone gag was pretty good. And the lesson at the end was pretty funny. Don’t smoke to get good ideas. Have good ideas, and then smoke to REWARD yourself for them. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Phantom\_Dennis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@Phantom\_Dennis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phantom_Dennis)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-4-19/353416/42 "2006-04-21T04:43:17Z")
I don’t think it was too bad. The voices were great – especially Gary (that was Matt Stone, right?). The novelty of Opra’s talking crotch got old pretty fast, but this didn’t come close to Worst Episode Ever. I’m not a South Park expert, but I’m pretty sure Matt and Trey are no strangers to drug and alcohol use. I’m almost certain I read an article in which they admit that the Chef character was inspired by an acid trip. This episode had that written-while-fried feeling to it – if one or more intoxicating substances was not involved in the production, I’d be surprised. In that context, the last line of the episode about not getting high before coming up with ideas could work as meta-commentary. To me, it seemed like they were saying “Yeah, we realize this is a dumb episode, but hey – it was funny when we were stoned!” I don’t know, maybe I’m giving them too much credit. ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-4-19/353416/43 "2006-04-21T04:54:49Z")
Yeah, I guess you had to be high. To quote Towelie, “I have no idea what’s going on.” Especially why Oprah’s private parts had English accents. OTOH, only time I didn’t feel like hurling whenever Towelie was in the show. “Towelie, you’re the lamest character ever.” “Yeah, I know.” My brother has a talking Towelie that says things when you squeeze its hand. …and, uh, that’s all. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-4-19/353416/44 "2006-04-21T06:39:54Z")
> [@Phantom Dennis](#): > > To me, it seemed like they were saying “Yeah, we realize this is a dumb episode, but hey – it was funny when we were stoned!” I admit, I thought it was amusing when he said “Chapters 4-18 just talk about Doritos!” ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-4-19/353416/45 "2006-04-21T12:15:13Z")
> [@Phantom Dennis](#): > > I don’t think it was too bad. The voices were great – especially Gary (that was Matt Stone, right?). The novelty of Opra’s talking crotch got old pretty fast, but this didn’t come close to Worst Episode Ever. > …snip… You have me curious, what do you consider the worst episodes of South Park then? I can’t remember any this bad. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Scoundrel\_Swanswater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@Scoundrel\_Swanswater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scoundrel_Swanswater)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-4-19/353416/46 "2006-04-21T12:32:52Z")
I think this was actually a shelved episode, in the sense that it was about something that happened a long time ago and that it was such an un-funny episode. I think the fight between Comedy Central and Parker&Stone has caused them to say : “Hell with it. We’re not making a new episode. We still have this crappy one laying around, so let’s just air that one”. Least funny episode ever (and I loved the last few ones). ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-4-19/353416/47 "2006-04-21T12:57:21Z")
Don’t get me wrong. I DO think this was probably the worst episode ever. But I dont think it’s worth complaining about. Because it was still entertaining (especially the end), and the WORST South Park episode is still magnitudes better than the BEST Mind of Mencia. … God that guy is just NOT FUNNY!! ---
**Author:** ![unwashed\_brain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/a9adbd/32.png) [@unwashed\_brain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unwashed_brain)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-4-19/353416/48 "2006-04-21T12:57:46Z")
> [@MacTech](#): > > on a scale of 1-10, I’d rate this episode a NEGATIVE 20 I’m 110% positive that I don’t think you understand how ratings scales work. 😉 Worst episode I’ve seen in a long time. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-4-19/353416/49 "2006-04-21T15:29:47Z")
> [@Bear\_Nenno](#): > > the WORST South Park episode is still magnitudes better than the BEST Mind of Mencia Getting assraped by a deep-frozen rhino is better than the best Mind of Mencia. ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-4-19/353416/50 "2006-04-21T18:27:53Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > Getting assraped by a deep-frozen rhino is better than the best Mind of Mencia. I’m afraid to ask how you know this… :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-4-19/353416/51 "2006-04-21T19:57:43Z")
> [@Dung Beetle](#): > > I was thinking, “Wow, long still shots of Oprah’s crotch must have saved them a bundle on animation.” Then I fell asleep. I agree. It was one of the most boring shows SP has ever put on. I almost turned it off. ---
**Author:** ![Phantom\_Dennis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@Phantom\_Dennis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phantom_Dennis)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-4-19/353416/52 "2006-04-21T21:51:52Z")
> [@What Exit?](#): > > You have me curious, what do you consider the worst episodes of South Park then? I can’t remember any this bad. > > Jim I’m not really sure. The Mr. Garrison sex change episode sticks out in recent memory. I always set my expectations a bit low before watching South Park – ever since the beginning I’ve considered Matt and Trey’s style of humor extremely hit-or-miss. I watch for the hits and try to shrug off the misses. Do I think the latest episode was a miss? Yeah. Do I want to single it out as the Worst Episode out of the last 9+ seasons? Not quite. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-4-19/353416/53 "2006-04-21T23:41:39Z")
> [@Phantom Dennis](#): > > I’m not really sure. The Mr. Garrison sex change episode sticks out in recent memory. > > I always set my expectations a bit low before watching South Park – ever since the beginning I’ve considered Matt and Trey’s style of humor extremely hit-or-miss. I watch for the hits and try to shrug off the misses. > > Do I think the latest episode was a miss? Yeah. Do I want to single it out as the Worst Episode out of the last 9+ seasons? Not quite. Ok, you’re not alone in disliking or hating that one, I found that one funnier than this episode and at least the kids were in it. I even enjoyed the Great Expectations episode. So for me this was the worst. Jim ---
**Author:** ![DxZero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@DxZero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DxZero)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2006, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-4-19/353416/54 "2006-04-22T01:36:55Z")
> [@What Exit?](#): > > Ok, you’re not alone in disliking or hating that one, I found that one funnier than this episode and at least the kids were in it. I even enjoyed the Great Expectations episode. So for me this was the worst. > > Jim I, too, liked the Great Expectations episode, so you have a kindred spirit there. I don’t know if this week’s episode was the worst. It’d be hard to beat the 22 minutes of complete unmitagated suckitude that was the Mr. Garrison’s sex change episode or my personal favorite for the worst episode. “Erection Day” ---
**Author:** ![Phantom\_Dennis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@Phantom\_Dennis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phantom_Dennis)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2006, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-4-19/353416/55 "2006-04-22T05:48:33Z")
> [@JPen](#): > > I, too, liked the Great Expectations episode, so you have a kindred spirit there. Hey, me three. Was this an episode that people generally disliked? I thought it was cool. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2006, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-4-19/353416/56 "2006-04-22T17:53:50Z")
> [@Phantom Dennis](#): > > Hey, me three. Was this an episode that people generally disliked? I thought it was cool. I heard a lot of people complain about it and it is rarely shown. I haven’t seen it in a few years. I liked it, apparently many others did not. No details or cites, just stuff I have heard. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Metacom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecae2f/32.png) [@Metacom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Metacom)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2006, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-4-19/353416/57 "2006-04-22T20:07:26Z")
I’m gonna dissent from y’all and say that I kinda liked this episode. “All you need to know is that I’m not Oprah’s asshole” cracked me up. ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2006, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-4-19/353416/58 "2006-04-27T22:05:32Z")
The concept of dialogue from a woman’s vagina and anus goes back at least to the 15th century; specifically, a French _fabliaux_ translated as “The Chevalier Who Could Make Cunts Talk”. Not making this up. Now, I rather doubt if this was the inspiration for the show. For one thing, I don’t think either Parker or Stone have ever read a book. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-4-19/353416/59 "2006-04-28T06:30:53Z")
> [@JohnBckWLD](#): > > The things I learned: > Cops in Chicago don’t say ‘hut, hut, hut, hut’ when in pursuit of an armed and dangerous vagina. I think that this single sentence is funnier than the whole episode. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-4-19/353416/60 "2006-04-28T07:27:28Z")
> [@Baldwin](#): > > The concept of dialogue from a woman’s vagina and anus goes back at least to the 15th century; specifically, a French _fabliaux_ translated as “The Chevalier Who Could Make Cunts Talk”. Not making this up. > > Now, I rather doubt if this was the inspiration for the show. For one thing, I don’t think either Parker or Stone have ever read a book. [More likely “inspiration.”](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075830/). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-4-19/353416.md?page=2)