Meh… not bad, but not good either, then again, it had a lot to live up to following “201”, plus, it was a Towelie episode, and I frakkin’ HATE Towelie, stupid, useless, one-note character, the Jimmy/Timmy “Cripple Camp” storyline was tedious as well
It’s almost like Matt and Trey were saying “we gave you a great episode last week, and Comedy Central saw fit to destroy it, screw it, we’re phoning this one in”
Heck, I’m finding the season finale of Ugly Americans far more entertaining than “Crippled Summer”
It’s not the Worst…Episode…Ever, but it’s not a good episode either, on a scale of 1-10, i’d rate it a 3.5
Did anyone notice the other campers were based on famous cartoon characters? Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig, Droopy, Pete the Puma, (a somewhat obscure character, but I spotted him. Hhyeee!!!)
I also loved the boss and Mimsy. Now, were they doing Rocky and Muggsy, Sylvester and Benny, or Pinky and the Brain? Probably bits of all three teams.
It probably helps that Intervention is a guilty secret pleasure of mine.
Anyway, I loved it. Thought the ending was a little tame though. Just Towelie looking off into the sunset, and the final subtitles saying he’s been sober since April. Maybe if Towelie would’ve said after that, “Ahh, this bein’ sober (bleep) sucks.” and whipped out his crack pipe, I might’ve liked the ending better.
I did like the references to classic cartoon characters (Fudd, Porky, and Droopy et al…), I didn’t realize that “Intervention” was an actual TV show, but then again, I don’t watch reality TV, and in fact, hate the sodding things with a passion, I’d imagine if I watched “Intervention”, I’d be more amused by this episode
As it stands though, I find this episode forgettable
Apparently, you can get high off it. Intervention did a whole episode on a girl who was addicted to it. She did other inhalants, but the show featured her buying a crapload of computer duster, and sucking it down in the car; much the way Towelie does in this show.
It’s not regular air. It’s difluoroethane, an easily compressed gas. Normally I wouldn’t quote from epinions.com, but it’s a nice summary of what I already knew and found looking online.:
*Difluoroethane is pretty nasty stuff for humans: it’s what’s known as a VOC (volatile organic compound). At this level of compression, it’s a supercooled liquid (it has a boiling point of -25° C or -13° F). In gaseous form, it suppresses respiration; in liquid form (which you can get by turning the can upside down) it can cause frostbite. When directed on electronic parts, however, the liquid contents expand rapidly to a dry, anti-static gas that leaves behind no residue.
Compucessory has theirs packaged with a “bitterant,” a nasty-tasting chemical that’s supposed to discourage “huffers” (no, I haven’t tasted it). Some vendors now require that buyers produce identification to verify their age when buying this and similar products. VOCs such as difluoroethane are considered persistent organic pollutants, though Compucessory avows that this particular product is “ozone-safe.”*
Was anybody else outraged by the advertisements leading up to this one? About how South Park is such an edgy show and what will they come up with next?
Yes! Pete Puma! I couldn’t quite place the characterization.
The huffing of the computer duster reminded me of this (satiric) video, particularly when Towlie says “It’s like walking on sunshine”, which the girl in this video says over and over.
I really liked it. It was nice to have a “lighthearted” episode as a palate cleanser - lighthearted for South Park, that is. I liked all the the references to old cartoons, particularly the “ukelele filled with C4” joke lifted from the “xylophone filled with TNT” from Show Biz Bugs, tune and all.
The site I was streaming it from cuts off the second half of the episode, but what I saw was really bad. I’m disappointed that they had to have the marijuana-smoking character turn into a meth/crack addict. Negative stereotypes, in my South Park?
I enjoy watching Intervention and enjoyed immensely how they played off of Allison. That being said, I thought that this episode was the season’s weakest so far. It was like a cut and paste from Loony Toons with some Intervention plopped in to fill the gaps, meh.
That being said, I will definitely start using the phrase “Leave me alone, I’m walking on sunshine!” a lot now.
