All through the first half of this episode I was silently cringing at all the screw-ups Gene was making. I was thinking about how Gene was never so aggressively difficult and destructive (or at least not so many times in one episode). And just as I was worried that they might be taking Gene in a bad direction, the…

I think that South Park is at its best when it can balance generally topical ideas with the kids just being kids. That's why I love "Chinpokomon" so much. It dealt with a very popular fad in a funny way and didn't overdo the social commentary. Also, holy cow, that episode came out in 1999?

How 'bout the original article referring to seven "samurais"? And then labeling a picture as villagers "running and hiding in huts" when it's actually the scene of completely different villagers rushing to check out Kambei deal with the hostage situation. Not a very "remarkable similarity."

But what if the presentation is on how to shart yourself. Would the fear be that you wouldn't be able to perform under pressure?

*fart noise* What's the mattah, smaht-ass, you don't know any fahkin' Hawthorne?