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 Al Gore showing a drawing of Manbearpig with Mr. Mackey. |
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| Episode no. | Season 10 Episode 145 |
| Written by | Trey Parker |
| Original airdate | April 26, 2006 |
| Season 10 episodes | |
| South Park - Season 10 March 22, 2006 – November 15, 2006 |
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"Manbearpig" is episode 145 of Comedy Central's South Park and originally aired on April 26, 2006. The episode parodies global warming and Al Gore's movie An Inconvenient Truth.[1]
Plot
Al Gore visits South Park Elementary School and talks about the terrible ManBearPig, "half man, half bear and half pig," who roams the Earth and attacks humans. Afterwards, the boys' basketball game is interrupted by another visit from Al Gore, who is disguised (poorly) as the ManBearPig and claims to be "trying to spread ManBearPig awareness" by handing out flyers. Suddenly, Stan's father, Randy, picks up the boys to drive them home. Randy says the former U.S. Vice President is just desperate for attention, because he has no friends. Al Gore phones Stan in the middle of the night and begins pestering him about manbearpig. Gore then breaks down on the phone, and Stan reluctantly agrees to go to a meeting, where Al Gore tells Stan and his friends that "MBP" is hiding in the Cave of the Winds. At first the children are reluctant to go with him, but when he explains that he will excuse the children from school, they agree to go. During the course of this episode, Al Gore repeatedly utters the phrases "Manbearpig must be stopped!", "Excelsior!" and "I'm cereal!" (cereal meaning "serious").
In the cave, Gore first starts asking the tour guide illogical questions and begins moaning, trying to call ManBearPig. Al Gore forces the kids to follow him off the path, saying, "This looks like ManBearPig central," and begins shooting wildly with a SPAS 12 while exclaiming, "I've got you now, you son of a bitch!", causing a cave-in that leaves the kids trapped in the caverns while Gore and all the other tourists evacuate the cave safely. Gore claims ManBearPig caused the cave-in and that the monster is still at large. While the boys search for a way out, Cartman discovers a small cavern filled with gold coins, pearls, and other treasures. He hides the loot from the other boys and starts swallowing the treasure piece-by-piece to smuggle it out of the cave.
Meanwhile, a rescue team has been assembled to find the boys, despite Al Gore's pleas that the caves should be filled with molten lead in order to kill ManBearPig. Gore diverts the flow of a nearby stream in order to cause a flood that fills the cavern in an attempt to kill the still-unseen monster.
The boys meanwhile believe that Cartman, bloated with gold and jewels, is severely ill, and try to find a way out, carrying him. The cave soon floods (thanks to Gore), and Kyle risks his life to get Cartman to safety. The boys manage to escape just as a memorial service is being held for them and Al Gore is secretly celebrating the fact he "killed" ManBearPig, believing he's a hero. Stan accuses Al Gore of using ManBearPig to get attention, but Gore denies this, saying that any man who single-handedly killed ManBearPig is not a loser. Cartman tries to walk away but he does not get far before he begins defecating pieces of treasure. It is revealed to Cartman that the treasure was a prop used for tourist photo ops and is worth "about $14." While Cartman continues to expel treasure, Kyle angrily rebuffs at him for forcing the other to pull him to safety for eating the treasure. Al Gore exclaims his intention is to make a film starring himself so that people would take him "super-cereal". He then dons a superhero cape, yelling, "Excelsior!" as he tries to fly away. The episode ends with Cartman defecating a fake golden vase and pounds upon pounds of more fake treasure.
In other media
- On April 1, 2008 biotechnology news site Think Gene carried an April Fools Day story about the creation of a human-bear-pig chimera, complete with a picture and scientific description of the genes involved. The story concluded with "Al Gore could not be reached for comment".[2]
- When Digg asked their thousands of users to compose and vote on questions to be asked to Al Gore in an upcoming interview #8 was "I was wondering if you could elaborate on your long term strategy for spreading ManBearPig awareness".[3]
References
- ^ "Al Gore and Global Warming Lambasted in "Manbearpig"". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved on 2008-09-17.
- ^ Hill, Josh (2008-04-01). "Scientists successfully create human-bear-pig chimera", Think Gene.
- ^ "Al Gore To Be Asked About ManBearPig", Cc Insider (2008-11-06).
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