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- Episode aired Nov 17, 2004
- TV-MA
- 22m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
2.9K
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The boys begin to exaggerate stories when their student news show falls behind in the ratings.The boys begin to exaggerate stories when their student news show falls behind in the ratings.The boys begin to exaggerate stories when their student news show falls behind in the ratings.
Trey Parker
- Stan Marsh
- (voice)
- …
Matt Stone
- Kyle Broflovski
- (voice)
- …
Adrien Beard
- Token Black
- (voice)
John 'Nancy' Hansen
- Mr. Slave
- (voice)
- (as John Hansen)
Jennifer Howell
- Bebe Stevens
- (voice)
April Stewart
- Principal Victoria
- (voice)
- (as Gracie Lazar)
Isaac Hayes
- Chef
- (credit only)
Joan Kenley
- Telephone Operator
- (archive sound)
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAccording to Trey Parker & Matt Stone, the idea for this episode came from when they were so tied up in the production of Team America: World Police (2004) that they had absolutely no idea what to write for South Park. The final scene is a parody of one of their writers meetings.
- GoofsWhile announcing the sports results, Kyle mentions that the girl's basketball team lost because one girl couldn't play because her father was on a business trip in Thailand. Cartman says that the "Cows are 6 and 0 since Kelly's father left on that trip". That would imply 6 wins and 0 losses, not the other way around. He should have said "the cows are 0 and 6 since Kelly's father left on that trip".
- Quotes
Eric Cartman: And now here with the celebrity watch is Butters Stotch. Butters, seen any celebrities?
Butters: N-no, not yet. I've been standing out in front of the school for about two hours now and I haven't seen any celebrities. About 30 minutes ago I thought I saw Sigourney Weaver, but it turned out to be a dead horse.
- ConnectionsReferences Today (1952)
- SoundtracksSouth Park (theme song)
Music by Primus
Lyrics by Trey Parker and Matt Stone
Performed by Les Claypool, Trey Parker and Matt Stone
Featured review
"We All Respect What You're Doing, Guys. It's Just That It's . . . Kinda Gay."
Explosive episode from the "golden age" of South Park -- the boys learn about journalism, ethics, and recreational drug use, in a story so tight and so dramatic that it makes NETWORK look like GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK.
First five minutes are priceless -- very realistic "closed circuit" TV news, just like what real kids do all over America in elementary and middle school.
Watch Stan keep it clean, reporting from the lunch room . . . "today we're serving a . . . breast of chicken, if you will."
Watch Butters as the entertainment reporter, looking for movie stars in South Park. "I thought I saw Sigourney Weaver, but uh . . . up close I saw it was just a dead horse."
But when pressure to get higher ratings leads the boys to heat things up, renaming their broadcast as "Sexy Action School News" things really get out of hand. Butters, taking notes on how to make his entertainment segment more interesting: "Lie . . . about . . . celebrities."
It's interesting that in this episode it's Jimmy Volmer, not Kyle, who serves as the voice of integrity . . . with a stammer. "This is not news. This is a tr - tr - travesty."
Also interesting that in this episode all the boys get along. No fighting between Cartman and Butters, or Cartman and Kyle. Even Token is cool with what's going on when EC tells him he should "talk more . . . how shall I say . . . white." Satire this deadly almost HAS to come from little kids!
Oh, and the "drug trip" is the best thing since EASY RIDER. Best line goes to Butters . . . "whoa . . . feeling kind of . . . bowling ballish, fellers."
Classic satire. Classic brotherhood. Classic SOUTH PARK!
First five minutes are priceless -- very realistic "closed circuit" TV news, just like what real kids do all over America in elementary and middle school.
Watch Stan keep it clean, reporting from the lunch room . . . "today we're serving a . . . breast of chicken, if you will."
Watch Butters as the entertainment reporter, looking for movie stars in South Park. "I thought I saw Sigourney Weaver, but uh . . . up close I saw it was just a dead horse."
But when pressure to get higher ratings leads the boys to heat things up, renaming their broadcast as "Sexy Action School News" things really get out of hand. Butters, taking notes on how to make his entertainment segment more interesting: "Lie . . . about . . . celebrities."
It's interesting that in this episode it's Jimmy Volmer, not Kyle, who serves as the voice of integrity . . . with a stammer. "This is not news. This is a tr - tr - travesty."
Also interesting that in this episode all the boys get along. No fighting between Cartman and Butters, or Cartman and Kyle. Even Token is cool with what's going on when EC tells him he should "talk more . . . how shall I say . . . white." Satire this deadly almost HAS to come from little kids!
Oh, and the "drug trip" is the best thing since EASY RIDER. Best line goes to Butters . . . "whoa . . . feeling kind of . . . bowling ballish, fellers."
Classic satire. Classic brotherhood. Classic SOUTH PARK!
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- Dan1863Sickles
- Nov 12, 2009
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