Cartman's Silly Hate Crime 2000
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| "Cartman's Silly Hate Crime 2000" | |
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 The boys try to replace Cartman with a stack of bricks. |
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| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 1 |
| Written by | Trey Parker |
| Directed by | Trey Parker |
| Production no. | 401 |
| Original airdate | April 12, 2000 |
| Season 4 episodes | |
| South Park – Season 4 April 5, 2000 – December 20, 2000 |
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"Cartman's Silly Hate Crime 2000" is episode 50 of the Comedy Central series South Park. It first aired on April 12, 2000, and begins a four-episode run of titles ending in "2000". Although this was one of four episode to use 2000 in title, the previous episode World Wide Recorder Concert was the first episode to air in the year 2000.
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[edit] Plot
The third grade girls, led by Lizzy, challenge the boys to a sled race down Phil Collins Hill. After the boys accept the challenge, Cartman gets into an argument with Token, because he kept calling Cartman a 'fatass'. Cartman says if he Token calls him a fatass once more, he would throw a rock at his face. Kyle then calls Cartman a fatass instead, but Cartman thinks it was Token again, and he ends up throwing the rock at Token, giving him a black eye in the process. Because Token is African-American, the FBI overreacts. While Cartman is clearly shown to be a racist, his actions in this case were not racially motivated. Needless to say, Cartman is charged with and convicted of a hate crime, and sentenced to juvenile prison until he reaches the age of 21. Cartman escapes the courtroom and enlists Kenny and his Go Go Action Bronco toy car to try and flee to Mexico, but eventually fails.
The boys realize that without Cartman's weight on the back of their sled, they are doomed to lose. Clyde takes over for Cartman, since he is the second fattest in the grade, and everyone immediately starts calling him 'fatass'. Clyde tries to get them to stop, and yells "God dammit," seeing that he is like Cartman. In addition, Token is willing to forgive Cartman, but Token's father, who is himself against hate crime laws, tells the boys they will have to convince the governor in order to free Cartman. The boys then put on a presentation before the governor, complete with visual aids, in which they detail their opposition to hate crime laws. The governor is impressed.
Meanwhile, Cartman adapts to life in prison by smuggling in things for his cellmate, Romper Stomper, who, along with Cartman, escapes the prison. They are caught by the authorities, who take Romper Stomper back to the prison, but who tell Cartman that he has been pardoned by the governor. Cartman returns home, arriving at the sled race just as they are about to begin, and helps the boys beat the girls.
Cartman goes back to jail to pay a visit to Romper, who has always wanted to see Disneyland, and grants his wish by defecating it (off-camera), having smuggled it in his butt.
[edit] Production
As explained in the FAQ section on the official website: "When the year 2000 was coming up, everyone and their brother had '2000' in the titles of their products and TV shows. America was obsessed with 2000, so Trey Parker put '2000' in the titles to make fun of the ubiquity of the phrase."[1]
[edit] Cultural References
Cartman's prisoner number is announced as 24601 (even though it is different on his outfit), Jean Valjean's prisoner number in Les Miserables.
As Cartman is being pulled into Alamosas, the Theme Music for the TV show Oz can be heard in the background.
[edit] References
| Preceded by “World Wide Recorder Concert” |
South Park episodes | Followed by “The Tooth Fairy Tats 2000” |
