Cartman Gets an Anal Probe
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| "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe" | |
 Cartman hypnotized by Alien Dancing Device |
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| Episode no. | 1 |
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| Airdate | August 13, 1997 |
| South Park - Season 1 August 13, 1997 – February 25, 1998 |
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"Cartman Gets an Anal Probe" is the first episode of Comedy Central's animated series South Park which originally aired on August 13, 1997. It was adapted from an unaired pilot episode of the show that had a slightly longer running time, a different introduction and theme music. It was produced by traditional animation using figures made of construction paper, and took three months to make. It is the only episode of South Park to use this technique; almost all subsequent episodes were fully animated by computer.
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[edit] Synopsis
Cartman is abducted by aliens, who give him an anal probe. Aliens also kidnap Ike Broflovski when Kyle abandons him at the bus stop and he must get him back. Meanwhile, Stan has a date with Wendy Testaburger.
[edit] Plot
In this episode, Cartman details his dream of being abducted and receiving an anal probe. The others try to convince him it was real, but Cartman dismissed it as them just trying to scare him. Chef then pulls up he asks if they saw an alien spaceship, inadvertently confirming the reality behind Cartman's "dream." After Chef leaves, the school bus shows up, introducing Mrs. Crabtree, a scary-looking, loudmouthed, middle aged school bus driver who constantly tells the children to "sit down and shut up." As the bus is driving away Kyle looks back and sees his brother, Ike, being held by two aliens.
Several other aliens try to lure away cows by whistling and offering straw. The cows aren't falling for the trap as several of them have been turned inside out. Officer Barbrady explains that cows turning inside out is nothing unusual, clearly revealing that he's an incompetent law officer.
Worried about his brother, Kyle asks his teacher Mr. Garrison if he can be excused to find his brother. After being asked Mr. Garrison tells Kyle he has to ask Mr. Garrison's puppet, Mr. Hat. This is when Mr. Garrison's catchphrase of, "You go to hell! You go to hell and you die!" is introduced.
After class, the four are standing in line when Stan's love for Wendy is revealed by him vomiting when Wendy talks to him. When asked of Chef what to do when someone doesn't believe you, he breaks out into a sultry, erotic, (but off-topic) song.
After being told Kyle's brother was abducted by aliens, Chef freaks out and says, "What the hell do you think you're doing in school eating Salisbury steak? Go find him, dammit!" This is when a cycloptic robot pops up from behind Cartman and quickly retreats from whence it came. To help the children find Kyle's brother, Chef pulls the fire alarm.
It is the first time Cartman says one of his famous catchphrases, "Screw you guys, I'm going home!"
To lure the aliens back, Stan, Kyle, and Wendy tie Cartman up to a tree. After Cartman farts flames several times, an 80-foot satellite dish protrudes from his butt. After the alien spaceships show up, Ike is revealed behind a door on a ship. Kyle, in trying to get his brother to jump down, tells him to do his impersonation of David Caruso's career. Before jumping out, the aliens talk to the cows. The aliens explain the inside-out thing was "Carl's fault" and gives them a device that makes people sing.
The next morning, Cartman lands at the bus stop with pinkeye that was given to him by Scott Baio.
[edit] Kenny's Death
Kenny is blasted by the alien ship and lands on a road, only to be trampled by running cows. Officer Barbrady's patrol car then hits him while in pursuit of the running cows. In the unaired version, however, Kenny reappears near the end when Kyle says to Stan, "We're running out of friends".
[edit] Unaired Pilot
Originally, Cartman had a father and sister, Chef had helped the aliens find Cartman, the aliens eat all of the cows, and Cartman doesn't get pinkeye; instead, he falls from the sky. Also a pip looking character makes the scene but it was orinngally a playoff of tiny tim[citation needed]
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