Roger Ebert Should Lay Off the Fatty Foods

Season 2, Episode 11, Aired
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Mr. Garrison takes his class to the local planetarium for a field trip. Cartman leaves to audition for a Cheezy Poofs commercial outside. The rest of the class ends up being hypnotized and wanting to go back to the Planetarium. Mr. Mackey discover the secret of the planetarium and tries to stop the evil plan.moreless
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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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    Voice of Wendy Testaburger; Liane Cartman; Sheila Broflovski; Sharon Marsh; Mrs. McKormick; Mayor McDaniels; Ms. Crabtree; Princ

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    7.5
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    By oceanic6, Dec 10, 2011 Report Abuse
    A show of supreme quality, very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very (apologies, the former review has been moved to a new home, soon you will all be given the key) very very very veryvery very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very enjoyable. A must-see.moreless

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  • My reviews are back - South Park - Season 2 - Episode 24 - Roger Ebert Should Lay Off the Fatty Foods.

    8.6
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    By Skyancez, Oct 29, 2007 Report Abuse
    This episode was centered around the boys.It all started out when Mr. Garrison's class went to a school trip to a plantinium. The owner greets the kids with joy and invites them inside the plantinium. Once inside, the kids sit on a chair while the owner brings in pretty colors from outer space. After that time, the boys test it on Kenny, giving him a seizure and die. The boys try to alert the South Park folks to end the plantinium's madness. Meanwhile, Cartman auditions for the Cheesy Poff commercial. He is accepted and got the role.

    This episode was amazing plotwise. I think the plot was the good for thisd episode.

    Its sub-plot centering Cartman was a nce add to give you further to watch.

    The humor is its downside. It had many memorable scenes and jokes. But I just think it lacked humor.

    This is better then many other Season 2 South Park episodes. I recommend this episode for old fashioned South Park watchers.moreless

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  • Robert Ebert Should Lay Off The Fatty Foods

    8.0
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    By djjoe60, Oct 16, 2007 Report Abuse
    The basic plots of South Park sometimes turn into strange crazy plots that are boring and dumb. In this episode the plot is solid and stays fixed on the same thing through the 20-minute episode.
    An excellent fresh plot about a school trip and a Cheesy Poofs audition. It starts off with the kids wanting to go on a cool school trip like kids on TV and so Mr. Garrison announcing the surprise of the Planetarium to the kids... Y`know 3rd grade - they don't wanna go to the boring Planetarium.
    Kenny is brainwashed... Eric Cartman is humiliated again all in a brand new good episode of South Park

    ;D Great episode.moreless

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  • Not one of my favourite episodes.

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    By s1bbald, May 19, 2007 Report Abuse
    This episode was not one of my favourites in the first two seasons, in fact I think it rated lower than all of the season 1 episodes. There was only one funny thing about the episode and that was the planetarium owner had a rare bone disease that caused him to call the planetarium the 'plane-arium'. The side plot of Cartman going for the part of the kid in the cheesy poofs ad was better than the main storyline and that never makes for a good episode. So far, Season 2 has rated significantly lower than Season 1, which is a trend I hope will change.moreless

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  • I love my work

    6.5
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    By markagerholm, Apr 20, 2007 Report Abuse
    The main story in this episode is dull and repetitive. People go to the planetarium, become slaves. More people go to the planetarium and become slaves. And so on. Cartman’s subplot is the real highlight of this episode, consistently growing funnier and funnier as the show goes on. But the main story, featuring no real central character, is not very interesting.

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    • Visitor Sighting: During the end scene where Cartman is standing in the planetarium and his mom enters and says "don't pick your nose hun". There is a small half transparent figure to the left of the screen. this figure is an alien from the first episode. Its eyes are lights that are slanted down on an angle. It is obvious that Matt and Trey put it in as it does not fit to the background. Edit
    • Just to clear up this Plane'arium thing once and for all: Dr Adams does not pronounce Planetarium correctly just before Cartman kills him; however, he does pronounce it correctly TWICE about 10 minutes into the episode. Edit
    • The red headed kid (Peter) messes up the last verse of Bingo Edit

  • Notes

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    • There is no Barnaby Jones episode titled "Barnaby Under Seige." Edit
    • This is the first time Cartman saves the day (albeit unintentionally). Edit
    • This is the only time Mr.Mackey says "Drugs are GOOD"! Edit

  • Quotes

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    • Cartman: I could sing the cheesy poof song with both hands tied behind my back! Kyle: You couldn't get both hands behind your back, fatty! Edit
    • Cartman: But Mr. Garrison, I have to go and sing the Cheesy Poofs song! Mr. Garrison: No Eric, you have to come in the Planetarium and look at a bunch of stupid stars. Edit
    • Kyle: Fat ass Cartman was not on the school bus today, what a big fat turd. Edit

  • Allusions

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    • Night Court: Cartman: I'm talking Night Court in its fifth season lame! Night Court was a situation comedy aired on NBC from the mid 80s to through the early 90s. Edit
    • WIlliam Shatner: Kyle: Can you…imagine it, Stan? A mind…emptied…by that thing. Kyle's closing piece of dialogue is a reference to William Shatner's manner of speech. Edit
    • Star Trek: This whole episode is an allusion to the classic Star Trek episode "Dagger of the Mind," and if you watch the ST episode first, this episode is even more hilarious. The most notable references are the laser in the planetarium and the child named Van Gelder, named after the first victim in the Star Trek episode. Edit

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