[HairOfTheDog]

When the description for this episode came out, I don't think many knew quite what to make of it.

Original air Date: 2006-04-05 Cartman and Kyle are at war over the popular cartoon, "Family Guy." Kyle loves "Family Guy" and hates Cartman. The two boys embark upon a mad chase across the country and the fate of "Family Guy" lies with the first boy to reach Hollywood.

Some even wondered if it was a rather unexciting subject for a show. One comment on the thread yesterday accused Matt and Trey of running low on ideas :~D

Oh Yee of little faith. The show description being typically bland is just part of the fun :~D

This was a surprising and terrific episode, the same way most of them are, and one that I think will, or at least ~should~ create the same amount of buzz as the Scientology episode. The best buzz about it so far are these two blog entries.

I don't want to make too much out of the fact that they are "doing Islam". I really tired of all the "dares" to "make fun of Islam" from people here at FR who have probably never watched the show, or from those who feel unfairly singled out because SP has mocked ~them~ but don't have the "guts" to mock Islam. I've never known "Islam" to be the litmus test for good comedy.

As a diehard fan of Matt and Trey's work, I resented the dares, and resented the implication. I knew they'd do it in time, and when they did it it'd be funny :~D

I'm sure this episode, like previous ones, will be re-aired this week, and is probably circulating around the internet as well. I wish a script were available, but it's too soon.

[RightWingAtheist]

Oh man, just when I thought they couldn't be more brilliant!

BTW, I thought that in "Marjorine" they had a perfect chance to make fun of Cindy Sheehan, having Butters' mom blame the mayor for his "death", only to get scolded for exploiting him for personal publicity.

[AmishDude]

I watch and love South Park and I contended that they've been lax in dissing Islam as a theology. I don't expect them to do what they did to Mormonism or Scientology (that would be derivative and unfunny) but this did make fun of Islam as a religion and as a culture, unlike what they did before.

And it was funny. I just hope there is a part 2. I am sure they will reference the only other time they promised a 2-parter -- when they didn't do the Cartman's dad episode.

[billbears]

Hopefully of course this will shut all the SP detractors up about Matt and Trey being 'chicken' from attacking Islam. It was pretty good, although I wish it wasn't two parts

[mnehring]

Don't think for a moment that the Catholic League was also in their cross hairs with some of those comments. This was a brilliant episode.