Cripple Fight
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| Episode no. | 67 |
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| Airdate | June 27, 2001 |
| South Park - Season 5 June 20, 2001 – December 12, 2001 |
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"Cripple Fight" is episode 503 of the animated series South Park. It originally aired on June 27, 2001.
[edit] Plot
The boys have joined Mountain Scouts, and are on their way to their first meeting. When they arrive, they find that their scoutmaster is Big Gay Al, and some parents take objection to this, fearing that he may exhibit pedophilia. Big Gay Al is quickly thrown out of Mountain Scouts, after a lifetime of membership. A controversy erupts as the Mountain Scouts are called a hate group by the media and prominent supporters like Steven Spielberg withdraw their support. A new scoutmaster named Mr. Grazier (also known as "Mr. Slippyfist") is appointed, who turns out to be a real pedophile and begins to take pornographic photos of his scouts.
Meanwhile, Jimmy, a new handicapped boy, comes to town and also joins Mountain Scouts. Jimmy is a stand-up comedian and immediately becomes very popular. Timmy, the other handicapped boy in town, becomes incredibly jealous of the adoration given to the new kid. Quickly, they break out into a lengthy fistfight.
Under pressure from gay rights groups and with help from prominent lawyer Gloria Allred, Big Gay Al sues the Mountain Scouts, while Mr. Slippyfist is revealed as a criminal and arrested. Although Big Gay Al wins in court and the court orders the Mountain Scouts to take him back, he refuses, saying that he loves scouts too much to impose his will on them, and while they should be talked into changing their mind and he begs people not to cut their funding or support for the scouts. This causes Gloria Allred to brand Big Gay Al as a homophobe.
The boys get a new Scoutmaster, and Timmy gets even for losing the fistfight by doctoring some images of Jimmy, to make it look like Jimmy is a homosexual and was caught on camera in an affair with another man. Jimmy is expelled from Mountain Scouts, to a victory cheer from Timmy.
[edit] Trivia
- The fight between Timmy and Jimmy is a homage of the fight scene between Roddy Piper and Keith David in John Carpenter's They Live. The animated sequence mimics They Live almost exactly, even copying specific camera angles and dialogue.
- The Mountain Scouts' branding as a hate group is a reference to the controversy of the BSA banning homosexual members, particularly the Boy Scouts of America v. Dale case in 2000.
- Kyle does not appear in this episode, his role being effectively filled by Butters. This may be due to Kyle being a member of the Jew Scouts, as seen in "Jewbilee."
- In this episode, Timmy tries to have Jimmy killed off by giving him a parka just like the one Kenny always wears, hoping Kenny's tendency to meet with tragic accidents will be passed to Jimmy. It almost works, as Jimmy walks down the street narrowly avoiding death with every step.
- When Timmy is photoshopping the picture of Jimmy, the song he's "humming" is "Old MacDonald".
- The other man in the photo with Jimmy is Ben Stein.
- When Cartman goes into the Catholic church to announce the cripple fight, Kyle's parents are strangely seen in the front row of the pews.
- The troop's number is 69. A reference to the sexual position.
| Preceded by: "It Hits the Fan" |
South Park episodes | Followed by: "Super Best Friends" |
