Cartoon Wars (1)

Season 10, Episode 3, Aired
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Cartman and Kyle are at war over the popular cartoon, Family Guy. Kyle loves it and Cartman hates it. When the show airs some controversial content the boys go on a cross country chase with the fate of Family Guy lying with the first boy to reach Hollywood.moreless
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  • Mona Marshall

    Voice of Sheila Broflovski; Linda Stotch; Various Others [ episode 50+ ]

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    Trey Parker

    Voice of Stan Marsh; Eric Theodore Cartman; Herbert Garrison; Officer Barbrady; Terrance; Timmy; Ned Gerblanski; Satan; Randy Ma

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    Matt Stone

    Voice of Kyle Broflovski; Kenny McKormick; Gerald Broflovski; Pip Pirrup; Jesus; Jimbo Kearn; Phillip; Saddam; Various Others

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  • South Park is one of my all time favorite shows; however, this particular one did not win me over. Let's just say I don't like when two of my favorite shows fight. I think the swipe was low and petty.moreless

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    By izzyeddy, May 25, 2011 Report Abuse
    This particular episode did not sit well with me because I felt it was a cheap shot against Family Guy. I feel that South Park utilizes topical humor in it's genius story lines, whereas Family Guy uses more a slapstick technique in achieving comedy. I really see no simularity between the two shows aside from the crude references that keep me watching every time. In addition to this argument, I was especially annoyed with Cartman's attitude in this episode. In this episode, Cartman insists that the Family Guy show in question is so insensitive to Muslims and that he is outraged buy this. Although in the end his true intentions are revealed, this alone bothered the crap out of me.moreless

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  • Family Guy was portrayed perfectly in this episode.

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    By captaindillo456, May 25, 2011 Report Abuse
    *sighs* This episode pointed out to me how much the new Family Guy episodes have changed from the old ones, such as how it is joke after joke after joke, and pretty much no story. However the reason this episode got such a low rating is because, I did not laugh the entire way through it, aside from the Family Guy Parodies, and some times I didn't even laugh at them. I think Trey and Matt were so sure on their storyline here, that they pretty much forgot about putting in the jokes.

    I do like how they point out Family Guy's flaws in this episode, but I rarely laughed. :(moreless

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  • omg this is a funny episode. Kinda sux that it got split in 2 but good nonetheless. It was about time that South Park said something about the whole Mohamed cartoon ordeal and they did in in style. I couldn\'t stop laughing for the first 10 min of the shomoreless

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    By cg0def, Apr 10, 2011 Report Abuse
    Great episode and right on the money. Not sure why exactly they chose to make fun of The Family Guy but I guess you can\\\'t make fun of your own show. Oh and making fun of the Fox executives is just classic.

    Yet one of the best parts of the episode is when Kyle says to Cartman: \\\" You unbelievable son of a bitch. \\\" I actually never though that I would ever hear this combination in the show. It\\\'s usually fat ass or just son of a bitch but this was simply awesome. The background musik and the plot just clicked together.

    Anyway all the stupidity aside this is a good episode and I like it a lot. Oh and for those poeple that seem to not understand the whole Family Guy joke ... it is not really supposed to put the show down. However, in order to make comedy you need to use something and it just happens that Fox+The Family Guy fit the bill perfectly.moreless

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  • The episode comments on freedom of speech and Islam, and bashes Family Guy while at it.

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    By The6thTitan, Apr 10, 2011 Report Abuse
    OK, they made their point, they hate Family Guy.
    Yes, it has random interchangeable jokes, but that's what makes it way funnier than South Park. They have different styles. FG concentrates on just making you laugh, while SP focuses on criticism and social comment. They can't say they're better because of that.
    The episode itself bored me a little at times. Maybe they should make some interchangeable jokes.

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    By Wanted23, Apr 10, 2011 Report Abuse
    Great episode! Cartman and Kyle are at war over the popular cartoon, Family Guy. Kyle loves it and Cartman hates it. When the show airs some controversial content the boys go on a cross country chase with the fate of Family Guy lying with the first boy to reach Hollywood.

    "We forgot Butters!" "It's too late for him!" LMAO! Family Guy does really rock. I love it, and I love how it was animated on this show. Ew, FOX censored the image of Mohammad. I love Peter's voice and how the flashbacks kept coming on! LMAO! Cartman doesn't care about religion! LMAO! Perfect episode!moreless

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    • Gerald: Kyle! We have to get up! The terrorists are attacking! Kyle: Are you sure this time? This is an allusion to the episode "Two Days Before The Day After Tomorrow" in which everyone was forced out of bed because they thought terrorists were attacking. Edit
    • Right before Stan's dad smashes the beer bottle on the floor, if you freeze the action and look closely, you can tell that he's drinking a Corona Extra. Edit
    • In the Family Guy parody Brian has black ears and Peter wears a blue tie, while in the real Family Guy Brian has white ears and Peter doesn't wear a tie at all. Edit

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    • Because this episode had partly controversial themes for the time, SBS Australia did not show this episode, nor Part 2. SBS has a large Muslim audience for which it did not want to offend. Edit
    • Music from the 2004 movie Team America: World Police (which was made by the show's creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone) can be heard near the end of the episode. Edit
    • Cartman's rant about his sense of humor being like that of Family Guy mirrors Trey Parker and Matt Stone (the creators)'s own anger at their show constantly being mentioned as similar to Family Guy. Edit

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    • Linda: So what happens now? Randy: We stay here throught the night, wait it out to see if they do anything. If were still alive in the morning, then we'll know where not dead! Edit
    • Randy: (angrily) Family Guy, I damn you to hell!!!!!! Edit
    • Announcer: Will the cartoon be allowed to appear uncensored? Will Family Guy be destroyed??? Will television executives fight for free speech? Or will Comedy Central puss out? Tune in to see Part 2 of Family Guy, next week, on South Park! Edit

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    • CNN: The news station SNN is an obvious parody of CNN. Edit
    • Fake Subtitles: Putting fake subtitles on terrorist videos has been done before on the Australian comedy/news program, "The Chasers War on Everything." Edit
    • Terminator 2: Judgment Day: The dream sequence where Ike runs towards the Ice Cream store and then he and Kyle are burned alive by the terrorist bomb might be an allusion to the dream of Sarah Connor where a nuclear bomb detonates and incinerates everyone around her, including herself. Edit

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