Cartman wins a national environmental essay contest by plagiarizing Thoreau's Walden. The prize is getting on live TV with Kathy Lee Gifford, who visits South Park. This causes Mr. Garrison to relive a traumatic childhood memory when young Kathy Lee beat him in a talent show. Mr. Hat convinces Mr. Garrison that he musthug her. Meanwhile, Cartman decides to take Weight Gain 4000 so that he can "bulk up" for his big appearance. He becomes so fat that when he is accepting the award from Kathy Lee, the stage collapses at the same moment Mr. Garrison fires at her, hitting Kenny instead. Cartman gets to be on Geraldo, Mr. Hat is committed to a mental hospital, and Chef gives Kathy Lee some sweet lovin'.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 1 Episode 3 of South Park resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

South Park Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - Cartman Gets an Anal Probe
• s01e02 - Volcano
• s01e03 - Weight Gain 4000
• s01e04 - Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride
• s01e05 - An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig
• s01e06 - Death
• s01e07 - Pink Eye
• s01e08 - Starvin' Marvin
• s01e09 - Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo
• s01e10 - Damien
• s01e11 - Tom's Rhinoplasty
• s01e12 - Mecha-Streisand
• s01e13 - Cartman's Mom is a Dirty Slut (1)

South Park Show Summary

South Park is an award-winning animated series from creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. They have invented a whole town full of colorful personalities, where a group of eight-year-old boys try to understand the world around them. Their parents, teachers, and town leaders all mean well, but the boys learn through their misadventures that even adults make mistakes, and even the youngest and slowest among us can be wise. Despite the serious issues tackled by the show, it is sharp, funny, and often brilliant.

The crude animation, first done with paper cut-outs and then computerized, is deceptively primitive. The visual roughness fits the coarse language of the characters, because this is definitely a show for mature audiences. South Park is one of those rare shows that can make you laugh, and make you think about your long-held beliefs, both at the same time.