Cartoon Wars Part I

"Cartoon Wars Part I" is 142nd episode of South Park which aired on April 5, 2006. It is part one of a two episode story arc, which concluded with "Cartoon Wars Part II".

Plot

The town panics when Family Guy shows an episode with Muhammad as a character, though he appears only in a brief cutaway drinking tea; leading several townspeople to hide in the Community Center. The episode ends up being censored, but it is revealed that a second half of the two-parter, without censors of Muhammad, will be shown. Kyle, who likes the show, finds no problem and thinks it's wrong to censor Family Guy; shockingly, Cartman actually finds it to be offensive and declares it's wrong to do this. Kyle thinks he is faking, but when Cartman gives an impassioned speech about keeping people from getting hurt, Kyle is guilt-ridden and, after a terrible dream where he and his little brother Ike are killed, agrees to go with Cartman to get the episode pulled.

The people in South Park, however, decide to literally bury their heads in the sand, as a way of showing Islamists they don't want to insult them; on the way to Hollywood, however, Kyle suddenly discovers something shocking—Cartman simply wants Family Guy taken off the air, and wants to use fear to destroy Freedom of speech. Cartman reveals that people always assume he loves Family Guy, but he finds it stupid, as it uses jokes without having a point to them (see Matt Stone and Trey Parker's opinions on Family Guy.). Kyle and Cartman then start racing on Big Wheels to Hollywood in order to decide the fate of the show.

Kyle loses his Big Wheel as a result of Cartman throwing various objects at him (the Big Wheel also explodes), and yells profanity as a result of not being able get to Los Angeles. President Bush meets with the FOX executives, who say that something secret about the Family Guy writers must be revealed.

At this point, it is suddenly revealed this is a two-part South Park and the conclusion will be explained in the next episode. According to the ending and the "Next Week On South Park" segment, President Bush and Cartman will learn a horrible secret about the Family Guy writers that supposedly "explains everything", while the entire nation buries its head in sand. The Next Week On South Park segment hints that Cartman and Kyle are finally going to have a fight, at last venting years of hatred against each other.

Cultural references

• The end of Kyle's dream is similar to Terminator 2: Judgement Day.
• The big wheel chase scene contains elements similar to the freeway chase scene in The Matrix Reloaded.
• To distract Kyle, Cartman says, "Oh my god, is that Tim McGraw?"

Goofs

• When Kyle realizes Cartman's plot, he gets off his big wheel and starts walking towards Cartman and the center of the wheel overlaps Kyle's body.
• Mayor McDaniel tells the crowd that they'll need eight dozen shovels. The university professor had previously said they'd need eighteen dozen.

Trivia

• When the people of South Park are running into the recreation center for shelter, a naked Chickenlover can be seen among the crowd.

See also

• Cartoon Wars Part II
• Criticism of Family Guy
• Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy

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