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South Park: Cartoon Wars (2)

 

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8.9 Great
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Air Date

Wednesday April 12, 2006

Production Code

1004

Episode Summary

With Kyle left behind, Cartman makes his way to FOX to get the Family Guy episode pulled, hoping to ultimately get rid of the show once and for all.

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    8 Great

    I love this episode!!! hide show

    It's part 2 of Cartoon Wars. After Cartman took down Kyle he gets to Foxs studios and Cartman meets Bart Simpson He's my favorite characters for Simpsons. Then Kyle gets to Foxs studios and I REALLY like the part when Bart hit's Kyle with his skateboard and say Cowabunga MotherF**ker! Then Cartman makes up a story to get the Family guy episode pull out then Cartman got the plan working and thinks that he is a GOD. Then Bart somehow let Kyle free and He and Cartman had their final battle a slap fight I thought that was so funny LOL

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    8 Great

    The 2nd part to "Cartoon Wars" hide show

    In the sequel or part two of the "Cartoon Wars", after leaving Kyle injured on the side of the road, Cartman races to the headquarters of "Family Guy" determined to put an end to the show once and for all. I like how Cartman and Kyle go to extreme lengths to show their sides of Family Guy.

    Cartman is determined to have the episode pulled and Kyle is determined to get the episode on air despite being ridculed and getting into a long fight with Cartman.

    This episode I think points out/highlights the real life issues with censorshop not only on South Park itself but other shows and newspapers (like the Danish cartoon controversy )

    This is one episode I will always love.

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    10 Perfect

    Season 10, Episode 4. hide show

    With Kyle left behind, Cartman makes his way to FOX to get the Family Guy episode pulled, hoping to ultimately get rid of the show once and for all. Haha, I loved the beginning with Terrence and Philip instead of resolving the "cliffhanger." LMAO Bart Simpson! =] Haha, I love Bart! :) South Park is really good. I thought the dolphin thing was incredibly stupid, though. Family Guy is written much better than South Park... Also, who cares about Mohammad? It seems like a stupid plot, yet entertaining. I liked Osama's little thing though. It's sort of weird that they can't show Mohammad on a fictional show in South Park, but South Park can show Bin Laden.

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    9.3 Superb

    A lot more to it than most people will get. hide show

    Instead of reviewing both parts, I'll just review part II as both parts. In short, this two-part episode is one of the best in south park history.

    The great building battle between Kyle and Cartman is great. It constantly points out the flimsy writing in Family Guy, but also seems to acknowledge it friendily. "I know Family Guy's just a bunch of interchangeable jokes not related to the plot, but I like it". Most people won't get it's positive side, and will only see the bashing. The whole censorship plot adds even more to the episode. It shows that we need to fight for free speech sometimes, and that we shouldn't take it for granted. The ironic thing is that Comedy Central censors the scene that the whole episode is about keeping in the show. It ends on something that would offend most christians, but should not be taken out of context. It shows the double standard that Muslims are extremely respected but nobody cares if you bash christianity.

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    10 Perfect

    How brilliant! I admire South Park. hide show

    This is exactly how I feel about the jokes of Family Guy. I know this wasn't the intention of the writers of South Park but I loved the mockery out of Family Guy. It's always like that: Peter starts to say something and a totally random joke goes on! HA! "Whatcha talkin' about, Willis?" It's hilarious to see in the reviews that people feels offended with this episode, and deny that Family Guy has that kind of humor. Obviously the real deal wasn't making fun of the show, that's not the style of South Park, they want to express another message.
    And yes, Family Guy has that kind of humor, wich for me sucks most of the times. Obviously is not written by manatees, but I just cracked up at that. This episode just shows the superiority of South Park, especially with their parodies, this time of Family Guy. Meanwhile Family Guy has very bad written parodies. South Park writers Matt and Trey are genius, meanwhile Family Guy writers are manatees! And also they put Cartman with Bart to discuss, on who's more evil and Cartman shutted Bart's mouth. And they even made fun of the Chicken fight of Peter with that 'fight' between Cartman and Kyle.
    And overall, the rest of the jokes and messages were very funny and clever.

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  • In Cartoon Wars, when Cartman first talks to Bart Simpson in the Family Guy staff building place, you can see Cartman's reflection on the floor, but his mouth is closed in the reflection but his mouth is actually open/talking. []
  • When "Bart" hits Kyle over the head with his skateboard, it is covered with blood. Yet in the very next scene, the skateboard is clean and there is no movement of him wiping it off. []
  • The network president is moved by Little Danny Pocket's (Cartman's) fake story and tells him to try to move the Family Guy writers (manatees) with it. Yet later one of the people who was with the president states that manatees are the only mammals not moved by terrorist threats. Why wouldn't somebody have corrected the network president (or at least told Cartman on his way to see them)? []
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  • This is the second time that a two part episode is interrupted at the second part by a Terrance & Phillip special. The first time was with "Cartman's Mom is a Dirty Slut (2)", the difference this time is that the second episode of the South Park story actually starts and is not interrupted entirely by Terrance & Phillip. []
  • The apparent "idea balls" for the skit were helmet, salmon, toga (which Peter was wearing), and Mohammad. []
  • When the man drops Kyle off at Fox studio, he says that he is sick of cartoon shows that are up its own ass with messages. This is in reference to South Park itself. A similar reference is made in the first scene of the episode when the CBC president describes the Terrance & Phillip show as so preachy and full of messages that it's forgotten how to funny. []
More Notes
  • Osama bin Laden: If you look closely at the writing on "Family Guy", you will see that the jokes never derive from the plot, and I think that's totally gay. []
  • FOX President: What are you talking about, kid?
    Kyle: Pulling an episode because someone is offended starts a chain reaction. You'll have to pull more and more episodes until the show goes off the air completely. It's what happened to Laverne & Shirley.
    FOX President: You mean… the manatees aren't trying to run the network?
    Kyle: What manatees?! []
  • Kyle: Cartman! You f****** fat ass! []
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  • Masters of the Universe: Cartman's "Let this be our final battle" line to Kyle at the beginning of their fight is a reference to the live action Masters of the Universe film, in which Skeletor utters the same line to He-Man as they begin their battle in the film's climax. This line was also said by one of the "psychic detectives" in "Cartman's Incredible Gift". []
  • In-Joke:

    When Cartman tells "Bart" that the worst thing he ever did was when I didn't like a kid, he ground his parents up into chili and fed it to him, this is a reference to the episode "Scott Tenorman Must Die". []
  • Simpsons/Family Guy Fued:

    The Bart Simpson character trying to get Family Guy taken off the air might be an allusion to the Simpsons/Family Guy feud where each show has, at one point or another, taken pot shots at the other. Unlike the situation between South Park and Family Guy, where the feud is relatively friendly. []
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