Talk:Pip (South Park)

	Animation portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Animation, a collaborative effort to build an encyclopedic guide to animation on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, you can edit the article attached to this page, help out with the open tasks, or contribute to the discussion.AnimationWikipedia:WikiProject AnimationTemplate:WikiProject AnimationAnimation articles
???	This article has not yet received a rating on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.
???	This article has not yet received a rating on the project's importance scale.
	This article is supported by the South Park task force.

Highly underrated IMHO, and reminiscent of How to Kill a Mockingbird... Or the Quahog version of The King and I from the show what uses manatees for writers...

Why has Comedy Cenral never aired this episode again?

Apparently, a lot of people didn't find it very funny and actually found it quite boring (though, in my opinion, it's got some highly funny moments, especially the third act). The Terrance & Phillip April Fools episode's never been repeated by them, either, and that one was definitely down to fan reaction. --L T Dangerous 06:49, 15 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

That's right, I liked it too, especially when it got ridiculous in the third act, but I liked the first two, as it was a refreshing change of pace.--Jaybob1222

I loved it, but if you haven't read Great Expectations, it's probably pretty dull.69.72.41.60 03:41, 28 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Both Pip and the April Fools episode have been shown on Paramount Comedy 1 in the UK very recently. I live in Britain, and haven't read Great Expectations, but loved the episode anyway. --Rai 15:35, 6 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This episode aired OTA tonite in syndication on UPN (soon to become CW Network). Having read Great Expectations does seem prerequisite, precisely because it's such a long, tedious, and aimless piece of "great British literature" (with two endings!) Remembering Malcolm McDowell ("British person") from A Clockwork Orange probably helps too. 71.162.255.58 04:40, 30 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't read Great Expectations, but I found this episode hilarious. Also, it does seem to be repeated in syndication, it's been shown on UPN frequently. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.166.232.27 (talk • contribs)

If only the real Great Expectations was like this, actually made a bit more sense than the real book. (This is a little hyperbole but the plot from the actual book did make very little sense and had a lot of convenient coincidences that I wont spoil, although you could look at the wikipedia entry for it)

Does it bother anyone that in the trivia it says The British person is also Lindermen in the NBC show "Heroes" I feel that It should atleast be changed to Malcolm McDowell. Also if we are going to list his credits they should all be there. Heroes seems like another "lost" good the first season but something next season will steal heroes viewers.

It worries me that this episode is mis-quoted. Malcolm McDowell never says the line "Your 'umble narrator". Although there are references to A Clockwork oranges, this is not one. So could this bit of triva be removed?

Also missed out is the line that Pip says to the escaped convict, "Did we breaky-wakys out of prison?" which to me is a sort of reference to the NADSAT spoken by Malcolm McDowell's character in A Clockwork Orange. Indeed his character talks about "Eggiwegs".

British Interpretation

The music that is playing at the beginning of the episode (when 'A British Person' is introducing the episode)and during the closing credits is Spring from The Four Seasons, by Vivaldi - an Italian composer. Just thought I'd point it out. NIN 21:48, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

And, of course, the reason Vivaldi is used in this context is to parody Masterpiece Theater, an anthology series on public television in the U.S. that starts with similar Baroque music, opens with an introduction by a "British Person" (originally Alistair Cooke), and features mostly adaptations of great British literature. 75.73.101.252 (talk) 17:11, 9 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

O, now I finally come to fully understand Sesame Street's Monsterpeace Theater, featuring Alistair Cookie! :-) You see, in Europe we don't get such jokes as we can't see American tv. Btw, it's a pity that this episode is so unpopular, I just watched it and loved it! (I love the real Great Expectations, too, by the way). Steinbach (talk) 21:24, 11 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Havishams

In Great Expectations, the lady's name is Miss Havisham - however at 03:29, it is quite clear that the Estate is called the 'Havesham Estate' - surely meaning that she should be Miss Havesham. Is there any other information to say otherwise? Chrislawrence5 09:21, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yorkshire Puddings with nutmeg

In the Trivia section, it says that yorkshire puddings do not traditionally contain nutmeg. I assume this for people who have never actually eaten a Yorkshire pudding before (notably the American audience), and I can't help thinking "Well duh!" This seems obvious to anyone with a BRAIN, as the fact that a Yorkshire Pudding is not a sweet dessert does make it obvious that it would go HORRIBLY with nutmeg. NIN 22:02, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe, but not every English speaker is English. For people like you and me it is a given, but for other people, who do not know what a Yorkshire pudding looks/tastes like, they could probably make no correct guesses other than that it comes from Yorkshire. :)

So, we allow them things like that. Hey, the more people learn about Northern cuisine, the better, right? :P --Dreaded Walrus ^{t c} 02:09, 20 June 2007 (UTC) as an aside, I have actually spoke with some Southerners, and Scottish people who also had not heard of Yorkshire puddings before, for some reason. I guess this could help them, too. --Dreaded Walrus ^{t c} 02:09, 20 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Are you implying that no American has a brain? 76.202.59.91 19:45, 8 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There's no need to imply it. ~~Lazyguythewerewolf . Rawr. 20:56, 19 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Nutmeg may not be a part of the traditional Yorkshire Pudding, but that doesn't mean that -as NIN states - only sweet dishes may contain nutmeg. I know plenty of non-sweet recipes that contain nutmeg. So, yes, the part with traditional Yorkshire Pudding NOT containing nutmeg should be included, since probably only Englishmen would readily know that. -92.226.199.127 (talk) 07:24, 31 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Nutmeg can [1] go with Yorkshire Puddings, just FYI. Griever89 (talk) 21:01, 17 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Also, Yorkshire Pudding CAN be a sweet dish, served with syrup. It's traditionally eaten this way in some parts of North Yorkshire, at least. --83.67.100.40 (talk) 22:54, 3 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Python of the Monty Nature

I can't help but wonder if the voice of Joe in this episode was none other than Eric Idle. I can't find any proof of it, and its not in the credits, but gosh darn it it really sounds like him. I know Trey and Matt are highly influenced by Monty Python and that Idle has lent his voice in the movie. Even if it wasn't him, the scenes with Joe are extremely reminiscent of Monty Python particularly, from the abstract humor of Joe's character to the signature Monty Python-esque man-doing-a-woman, scratchy voice of his wife. Your thoughts? Mac OS X 22:05, 17 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I was looking for this article to look for Monty Python references; this episode definitely seems to refer to it. Joepnl (talk) 23:37, 15 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:405 dance.gif

Image:405 dance.gif is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If there is other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images lacking such an explanation can be deleted one week after being tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.

BetacommandBot (talk) 07:17, 1 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Music at Beginning & Credits

Sorry this is just bugging me. What is the name of the song that is played when the episode opens on McDowell & during the credits? I know it's widely known but I can't place the name, could someone please tell me what it is? --76.255.82.119 (talk) 02:10, 13 January 2009 (UTC) The song is mentioned higher up on this page. 157.252.152.95 (talk) 01:48, 19 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]