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"W.T.F.", is the tenth episode of the thirteenth season of the animated television series South Park. It aired on Comedy Central in the United States on October 21, 2009, and in the UK on October 23, 2009.[1]
Plot
After seeing a live WWE Raw professional wrestling event, the boys at South Park Elementary decide to join the school's wrestling team. Finding out that the wrestling taught in schools is quite different from professional wrestling, the boys immediately quit the class, much to the frustration of their wrestling teacher, Mr. Connors. The boys form W.T.F. (Wrestling Takedown Federation), their own backyard wrestling federation. Their performances incorporate characters who have engaged in activities more befitting of adults, such as serving in the Vietnam War and having abortions. Their audience grows quickly, and consists mostly of rednecks who believe the action is real and the dialogue reflects actual events. As its popularity increases, the federation begins to make use of an auditorium, complete with proscenium staging and theater-style lighting. Soon, the events see the performers reciting dramatic monologues more than engaging in wrestling and stunt work.
Mr. Connors is fired by the school board when it fails to make a distinction between what he teaches and professional wresting - which they deem as inappropriate for children - and interprets his videos of freestyle wrestling as gay pornography. The boys begin to prepare a weekend show that is to be scouted by WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, and Mr. Connors plans to sabotage the event in a personal vow to restore the integrity of the sport. Cartman, Stan, Kyle and Kenny secretly decide to relegate the other boys in the group to smaller roles, thinking it will give themselves a better opportunity to impress McMahon. They hold tryouts in the manner of a theater audition in order to find new talent for their show, which is now less reminiscent of wrestling and has more in common with theatrical plays and musicals.
Mr. Connors sneaks into the event and unsuccessfully attempts to destroy the wrestling ring with a rocket launcher, accidentally killing Kenny instead. He runs into the ring and chastises the crowd with an impassioned monologue about how professional wrestling has ruined "real wrestling", and the downward spiral his life has taken since it cost him his job. The crowd begins to sympathize with the man, and angrily chants "they took his job!" in tradition with one of the shows running gags. McMahon is impressed with the speech and decides to sign the Mr. Connors to the WWE. The boys are frustrated at losing their latest shot at stardom and began brawling amongst themselves, blaming each other for the lost opportunity. Unimpressed by the genuine scuffle, the crowd deems it "fake" and begins to leave.
Reception
IGN's Ramsey Isler gave the episode an 7.9 rating, describing it as a "spot on" parody but noting that "lacks a lot of the punchy kind of comedy that the show is usually known for".[2] Josh Modell of The A.V. Club gave the episode a C+ grade and called it "one of those too-common SP episodes that could’ve been cut in half".[3]
Cultural References
One of the rednecks shares a likeness with of redneck comedian Jeff Foxworthy.
The W.T.F. tryouts are done in the style and the music of the musical, A Chorus Line. Specifically, the songs "One" and "Nothing" are parodied from A Chorus Line.
References
- ^ a b "W.T.F.". South Park Studios.
{{cite web}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help); Unknown parameter|ur=ignored (help) - ^ Isler, Ramsey (22 October 2009). "South Park: "W.T.F" Review". IGN. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
- ^ Modell, Josh (7 October 2009). "W.T.F." The A.V. Club. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
External links
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