Le Petit Tourette
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| “Le Petit Tourette” | |
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| Episode no. | Season 11 Episode 8 |
| Original airdate | October 3, 2007 |
| Season 11 March 7, 2007– November 14, 2007 | |
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"Le Petit Tourette" is the eighth episode of the eleventh season of South Park.
Spoiler warning: Plot details follow.[edit] Synopsis
Cartman discovers the joys of tourette's syndrome, and Kyle tries to stop his evil plan.
[edit] Plot
At the toy store, Cartman encounters another boy who has tourette's syndrome. After learning about the disease, he bounds off singing "(I've Got a) Golden Ticket".
Ms. Cartman then takes Cartman to the doctor, believing he has tourette syndrome. The doctor believes this too. Cartman explains that the teachers and principal will not understand what is wrong, but the doctor assures him the school will be informed.
Next day, Cartman walks through school swearing at Wendy and an unnamed ginger boy. Kyle warns him that Principal Victoria is nearby. Cartman says hello to her (and adds "SHIT BALLS!"), and she replies with a hello. Kyle questions that Cartman swore at the principal. Butters explains that Cartman has Tourette's syndrome, with Craig adding how lucky he is. Cartman then explains to everyone he can't control it, and Principal Victoria explains they all understand, but Kyle says he's faking. Cartman takes Kyle to one side and explains to him that he missed the previous day's assembly which explained about Cartman's disease. Kyle tells him that he doesn't have it, and Cartman sarcastically claps, congratulating Kyle on his realization. Cartman explains how brilliant it is, and that Kyle can go tell everyone how he's faking, but Kyle ignores and walks on. Cartman then greets Mr. Mackey (adding more vulgarities).
In the classroom, Ms. Garrison cannot tolerate Cartman who is too distracting.
Garrison goes to Principal Victoria about this, and the latter introduces Mr. Donaldson from the Tourette's Tolerance and Understanding Foundation who has come to teach about the disease. At that moment, Kyle enters pursued by Cartman who is frantically apologizing. Kyle explains Cartman is making his disease up, but Mr. Donaldson is extremely angered at this (he too has Tourette's) and dubs Kyle a bully.
Kyle is taken to the Children's Therapy Center where Mr. Donaldson runs a group which includes the boy Cartman encountered. The children explain about Tourette's and that it isn't fun. Kyle apologizes.
Outside, Kyle is made to apologize to Cartman (accompanied by Sheila and Gerald). Kyle reluctantly does so, and Cartman heads off happily.
On |Dateline]], Chris Hansen announces he has received a letter from a "brave little boy with Tourette's" (Cartman) who wants them to film him.
At Cartman's, Kyle enters and is angry at Cartman who plans to use his television appearance to say "horrible things". Cartman refuses to stop and Kyle vows to stop him. Cartman asks Kyle if he has any idea how liberating it is to say whatever comes to mind without resriction, but accidentally says he wet his bed last night.
At Whistlin' Willy's, everyone congratulates Cartman for his bravery, and that he will go on national television as the spokesperson for Tourette's, which worries the boy with Tourette's syndrome. As Cartman speaks he blurts out things such as he's making the whole thing up and that he cries at night because he doesn't have a dad. After slipping up about his crush on Patty Nelson he dashes to the bathroom. He realises that he's said whatever he wants so long without thinking about it that he can no longer control himself. He asks Butters what he should do, passing it off as his cousin who is experiencing this but then says that he and cousin touched their penises. He then dashes out the building.
Cartman then goes to Chris Hansen explaining he won't be doing the show because his "grandma died", but he accidentally says she's fine. Chris informs him that when a pedophile he was tracking (he was on a pedophile tracking show prior to this) the pedophile got away, but was tracked and shot himself. Chris explains that he hopes Cartman will not have to tracked, and will shoot himself.
On Dateline, Cartman discovers he will be on in five minutes. He prays to God begging for a miracle.
Outside, Kyle arrives, talking on a cell phone to the boy with Tourette's syndrome. After Kyle asks if he wants to back out, he explains he believes Cartman is faking it and can't let Cartman carry on otherwise other people will think having Tourettes is fun. The boy then welcomes pedophiles into the Dateline studio pretending it is their home, who (in an act that shows that Chris Hansen wasn't threatening Cartman but was being serious) shoot themselves upon realizing where they are (or that they're aren't really brownies in there). As an increasing number commit suicide, the audience exit, terrified. After Chris Hansen follows and gets in an argument with the boy who swears at Chris (unintentionally) and manages to get rid of him. In the studio, Cartman hugs Kyle and thanks him, explaining how he's been saved and that he will now get help (dancing out singing "I've Got a Golden Ticket"). Kyle and the boy look on, saying "Aw, shit!". Only one because of Tourette's.
[edit] Trivia
- When Cartman is in the toy store, there is a game called Wolf on one of the shelves. This is a reference to Okami, because the boxart is identical except for the fact that the game's title is wolf which is okami in japanese.
- This is one of only four episodes not to censor the word "shit". Others include "It's Christmas in Canada", "It Hits the Fan", and "Imaginationland Episode III".
- Stan and Kenny do not speak in this episode, but both can be seen in a few shots.
- Cartman's grandma died in "Cartmanland". He may be referring to his maternal grandmother, however.
- Butters is shown urinating in the same way as in "Miss Teacher Bangs a Boy".
- Cartman sings the song "I've Got a Golden Ticket" twice.
- When waiting for an apology from Kyle, Bugs Bunny sounds effects are used for Cartman's blinking.
- Craig is jealous of Cartman and Thomas for having Tourettes because of fan speculation that he has tourettes.
| Preceded by: "Night of the Living Homeless" | South Park episodes | Followed by: "More Crap" |
