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Britney's New Look

Episode Number: 169    Season Num: 12    First Aired: Wednesday March 19, 2008    Prod Code: 1202
While trying to escape her troubles in the secluded mountains near South Park, Britney Spears has a run-in with the boys. Stan and Kyle get swept up in her celebrity as well as the non-stop feeding frenzy that plagues her wherever she goes. The boys must take Britney to the North Pole when they learn the secret behind what makes her so popular.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Trey Parker
Director: Trey Parker
Star: April Stewart (Voice of Liane Cartman; Principal Victoria; Sharon Marsh; Wendy Testaburger; Shelly Marsh; Various Others [ episode 133+ ]),  Trey Parker (Voice of Stan Marsh; Eric Theodore Cartman; Herbert Garrison; Officer Barbrady; Terrance; Timmy; Ned Gerblanski; Satan; Randy Ma),  Mona Marshall (Voice of Sheila Broflovski; Linda Stotch; Various Others [ episode 50+ ]),  Matt Stone (Voice of Kyle Broflovski; Kenny McKormick; Gerald Broflovski; Pip Pirrup; Jesus; Jimbo Kearn; Phillip; Saddam; Various Others)
Guest Star: Jessie Jo Thomas (Voice of Britney Spears)

Notes

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During the MTV performance, you can see Paris Hilton in the audience! (edit)
Kenny does not appear in this episode. (edit)

Quotes

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Butters: Hang on fellas. Don't you think Britney's been through enough? I mean, maybe it's finally time for us to leave her alone.
Stan: ...Butters, don't be such a pussy.
Butters: Okay (Smiles). (edit)
Reporter: You won't believe what Britney's done now! The troubled star has just been spotted with a crazy "no top part of the head" look (cuts to video of Britney on stretcher) This video was taken just hours ago as Britney was wheeled into the hospital for some reason, and if we zoom in on the footage, (camera zooms in on a scar on her chest) right here, you can also definitely see a boob job scar! No doubt now that she's had plastic surgery in the past!
Anchor: (laughs) Ouch, that's gotta be embarrassing! Any word on why Britney went for this radical no top of the head look?
Reporter: No word yet, Tom, but it could be over the embarrassment of the boob job scar video we showed just just now.... Uh... even though the timing doesn't quite work out... (edit)
Randy Marsh: We hadn't told you about it Stanley because we- we like to wait until kids are a little older to talk to them about things like condoms and ritualistic human sacrifice for harvest. (edit)
Anchorman Brian: David, any idea as to how big the cameltoe actually was?
Reporter David: She was sportin' toe like never before, Brian. I-I don't know what's wrong with that girl but it's a slap in the face to camels all over the planet. (edit)
Anchorwoman: The giant squirrel which was picked up last week by Animal Control apparently now thinks it's a person. Colorado officials have taken the squirrel to Johns Hopkins for psychiatric evaluation.
Anchorman: That squirrel is obviously nuts. (edit)

Trivia

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Listen Closely: During the scene where Britney is recording, the music being used is an instrumental version of her song of "Toxic". (edit)
Visitor Sighting:

You can see a visitor's silhouette dancing on the Video wall during Britney's VMA performance. (edit)
Officer Barbrady makes his first appearance since "The Snuke," although he has no lines. (edit)
Among the people at the harvest:

A couple members of the Super Adventure Club
A redneck from "With Apologies to Jesse Jackson"
Condoleezza Rice
Gene Hackman (no moustache)
Gerald and Sheila Broflovski
Hilary Clinton
Irene the garbagewoman from "Casa Bonita"
Jimbo Kern
Liane Cartman
Marvin Marsh
Mephisto
Officer Barbrady
Pastor Phillips (the bi-curious priest) from "Cartman Sucks"
Pat Sajak
Randy and Sharon Marsh
Some of the lesbians from "D-Yikes!"
Stuart and Mrs. McCormick
The Moil from "Ike's Wee Wee"
The Mexicans from "D-Yikes!"
The Player Killer from "Make Love Not Warcraft" (edit)
The maintenance closet that Stan, Kyle and Britney hide in while at the train station is the same closet used for "Cartoon Wars (2)" on the Fox studio lot. (edit)

Allusions

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Family Guy: In the background of several scenes is a man who looks exactly like Tom Tucker from Family Guy. (edit)
Metalocalypse:

Britney talking to the boys while the whole top half of her head has been blown off is an allusion to the "Mordland" episode of Metalocalypse, where in Edgar Jomfru continued talking to his brother even after his head was shot off by a sniper. (edit)
The Lottery:



The parts in the episode about sacrificing a human for a good corn harvest is in reference to Shirley Jackson's 1948 short story "The Lottery". These include the line "Sacrifice in March, corn have plenty starch!", which is a parody of the line "Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon!" from the original story. Also in this episode the mayor of the town in which the people kill Britney Spears is named Summers, a reference to Mr. Summers who runs the lottery in the original story. (edit)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers:

The photogragher who pointed and screeched at Britney Spears is an allusion to Donald Sutherland's character in the 1978 film, Invasion of the Body Snachters, where the eponymous 'body snatchers' react this way when they identify a human who is not part of their collective. (edit)
Children of the Corn:

This ending of the episode is a parody of the horror movie series Children of the Corn, in which people are sacrificed into a corn field. (edit)
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1.1
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Britney's New Look
"Painful to watch"
Another South Park episode that could have been so much funnier.
Continue » Posted Jun 22, 2008 11:49 pm PST
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Britney's New Look
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A Horrible Episode
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Superb
Britney's New Look
"Exactly why I watch this series"
Way to Go Matt and Trey!
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Britney's New Look
"Painful to watch"
Sorry, but this was an episode I couldn't watch.
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Perfect
Britney's New Look
"A very special episode"
Brilliant. The episode is smart, funny and above all, It has a clear, and very important message about what th media, and our craving for celebrity can do to people's lives.
Continue » Posted Apr 8, 2008 6:04 pm PST
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