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Chinpokomon Trivia and Quotes

 

Episode Score

 
9.3 Superb
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Air Date

Wednesday November 3, 1999

Production Code

310

  • This episode is one of a handful of South Park episodes to feature live action video. Multiple times in the episode, a live action Japanese woman was shown. And also, two fake commercials were filmed for the episode featuring the fictional products of the "Wild Wacky Action Bike" and "Alabama Man". []
  • Cartman was murmuring in his sleep that he had to buy all Chinpokomon but earlier he had stated that the Chinpokomon video game is the new "thing" []
  • Cartman clearly states that there are no more penguins, but when the store clerk looks at the shelf when he closes the store, there is a penguin on bottom shelf in the middle. []
  • Cartman has an intense hatred for hippies, yet in order to gain money for Chinpokomon toys, he sings a classic hippy style song, while later stating he had to be out playing like a hippy. []
  • When Cartman walks towards the penguin basket there is one on the shelf behind him, but he tells Kenny that he has the last one. []
  • While Kenny is in his seizure, there are times when he is actually walking around. This is most noticable when all the children are marching through town. []
  • When the kids in the class were laughing and speaking Japanese, everytime they laughed and their eyes turned into a different shape, Kenny's did too. How can kenny's eyes move if he was in a siezure? []
  • Co-creator Trey Parker studied Japanese and lived in Japan for a time. Japanese jokes are sprinked thoughout the episode. []
  • This episode was nominated for the 2000 Emmy Award for "Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less)". []
  • On the season 3 mini-commentary of "Chinpokomon", Trey Parker mentioned that this episode featured the voice of an old buddy from college named Junichi Nishimura. Junichi had also done a voice in one of Trey's earlier animated shorts that he made in college called "American History." []
  • The aircraft the kids were about to use to bomb Pearl Harbor were, ironically, American made F-15s which the Japanese currently use themselves in real life. []
  • The actors used in the live action sequences featured in this episode were not credited. []
  • Chinpokomon doll: I love you. Let's be best friends… and destroy American Capitalist government! []
  • Chinpokomon doll: Down with America! []
  • Randy: We love Chinpokomon too! It's super toy number one! []
  • Stan: Dude! The video game just gave Kenny a seizure!
    Cartman: Ah, sweet! This game's cool! []
  • Cartman: Jesus tap-dancing Christ Kyle, get with the program! []
  • Chinpokomon Executive: You have such a large penis.

    Sharon Marsh: What??

    Chinpokomon Executive: Your penis, wow!

    (Mr. Hosik slaps his executive and pushes him aside)

    Mr. Hosik: What he means is all MEN in this town have very large penis.

    Sharon Marsh: Can't you see what's happening? They're just using their talk to distract you! He doesn't really have a small penis!

    (Mr. Hosik pulls down his pants, everybody looks shocked)

    Sharon Marsh: Oh. []
  • Mr. Garrison: For the last time I am not Garrison-san! and this is not Hat-san! []
  • (From the 'Wild Wacky Action Bike' commercial)
    Singer: Wild, Wacky Action Bike! Very hard to drive!
    Narrator: Wild Wacky Action Bike is impossible to steer. And it glows in the dark! []
  • Cartman: (Singing on the streets) Come on, people, join together. Join-together-so-I-can-get-more-money-for-ChinPokoMon! []
  • Gerald: You see, son, fads come and go. And this "Chin-po-ko Mon" is obviously nothing more than a fad. You don't have to be a part of it. In fact, you can make an even stronger statement by saying to your peers, "I'm not going to be a part of this fad, because I'm an individual." Do you understand?
    Kyle: Yes. Yes, I do, Dad. Now let me tell you how it works in the real world. In the real world, I can either get a Chinpokomon, or I can be the only kid without one, which singles me out, and causes the other kids to make fun of me and kick my ass.
    Gerald: Hmm. Good point; here's $10. On second thought, here's $20 pick up one for your brother too. []
  • Bill Clinton: My fellow Americans, I wish to address the concerns many of us have over the growing number of Japanese military bases forming in the United States. The new Japanese emperor, Hirohito, has made our own children into fighter pilots who will soon fly to Hawaii and attack Pearl Harbor. I spoke with Mr. Hirohito this morning, and he assured me that I have a very large penis. He said it was mammoth, dinosauric, and absolutely dwarfed his penis, which, he assured me, was nearly microscopic in size. My penis, he said, was most likely one of the biggest on the planet. I applaud Mr. Hirohito in his honesty. Thank you. []
  • Kyle: Dude, you're just jealous because I'm Chinpoko Master! []
  • Alabama Man Commercial: When his wife asks him where he's been, just use the action button and Alabama Man will bust her lip open. []
  • Alabama Man Commercial: You can take Alabama man to the bowling alley where he drinks heavily and chews tobacco. []
  • Chinpokomon Trainer: I've got to collect all Chinpokomon! I've got to collect them all so I can become World Crown Chinpoko-Master! Oh!
    Japanese Spokeswoman: All Chinpokomon, and you will have happy feeling-su! []
  • Cartman: (in high-pitched voice) But, moooooooom, I have to get the first one so that people will think I'm kewwwwwl!! []
  • Chinpokomon Executive: You are American.
    South Park Toy Store Owner: Yes.
    Chinpokomon Executive: Ohhh, you must have very big penis!
    South Park Toy Store Owner: Excuse me, I was just asking you what your up to with these toys.
    Chinpokomon Executive: Nothing, we are very simple people with very small penis. Mr. Hosik's penis is especially small!
    Mr. Hosik: So small.
    Chinpokomon Executive: We cannot achieve so much with such small penis, but you American wow, penis so big, so big penis!
    South Park Toy Store Owner: Well aah I guess it is pretty good size. []

Allusions

  • Independence Day:

    Sharon: We know how to take 'em out Mr. Garrison, spread the word. Get on the wire to every parent around the country and tell them how to bring those sons of b*tches down!

    This line is a spoof on the 1996 film Independence Day, starring Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum. []
  • Japanese Names: All of the Japanese (with the possible exception of Garrison-san) is correct Japanese. On a side note, Trey studied Japanese in college. Also, chinpo is Japanese for penis while mon means monster so Chinpokomon means penismonster. []
  • Hirohito:

    Emperor Hirohito was the Emperor of Japan during WWII. []
  • Infamous Pokemon Seizure Ep:

    Stan: Kenny's got a seizure!

    Kenny getting a seizure is a reference to the infamous Pokémon Episode #38: Electric Soldier Porygon. When first aired in Japan, it caused seizures in Japanese kids. Thus, it was never aired in the United States. []
  • Pokemon:

    We all know that the episode name is a take-off on Pokémon.

    But what Trey and Matt also slipped into the script is that "chinpoko" is Japanese slang for "penis". Therefore the title of the episode is "Penis Monster." []
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