Editing Merry Christmas Charlie Manson Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in!{{Episode_Infobox |Title=Merry Christmas Charlie Manson |Season=02 |Episode=16 |Author=Trey Parker |Director=Trey Parker |Airdate=1998-10-09 |Image=http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/images/shows/south-park/episode-thumbnails/season-2/south-park-s02e16-merry-christmas-charlie-manson.jpg |Number=29 |Prev=[[Spookyfish]] |Next=[[Gnomes]] }} ==Story== ===Description=== Kyle, Kenny and Stan (against his parents' wishes) accompany Cartman to Nebraska to visit his grandmother for the holidays. It turns into the road trip from hell. All of Cartman's relatives are in attendance, and they're just as fat and obnoxious as him. The guest list includes Uncle Howard, who gets in touch via a satellite link from state prison. That evening he pays an in-person visit, having broken out with another inmate, his friend, criminal mastermind and noted lunatic Charles Manson. Manson volunteers to drive the boys to the nearby Mall of Nebraska, where Mr. Hankey is allegedly appearing. Once there, the infamous killer parks himself in front of a department store television display and becomes engrossed in watching Christmas specials. Meanwhile Kyle and Stan visit the supposed Mr. Hankey, who turns out to be a guy in a costume. Disappointed, they "out" the imposter to the mob of kids waiting to see him. A bloody riot erupts and police are called in. They recognize Manson and a televised, high-speed car chase ensues. Manson and Uncle Howard make it back to the Cartman residence and hold everyone hostage -- a development the Cartmans, busy watching Terrance and Phillip on TV, barely notice. When Stan's furious parents arrive to take him home, he asks the two criminals if he can go on the lam with them. Instead Manson, who's suffered some sort of holiday TV special-induced epiphany, lectures him about the importance of family. Stan changes his mind about leaving. Kenny is gunned down by the cops. Manson and Uncle Howard surrender and go back to prison. The Cartmans, plus Stan and Kyle, surprise him in his cell by shouting, "Merry Christmas Charlie Manson!" and singing "Hark the Herald Angels Sing." ===What I Learned Today=== "I'm sorry for what I did, but that doesn't make up for it. I deserve to be in jail. All I hope is that I don't make mankind lose faith in itself. Yes there's murderers in the world, there's rapists and thieves, but those are the vast minority. The majority of mankind is made up of caring people who try every day to do what they think is right. And that's the spirit of the season." ===Memorable Quotes=== * "Oh my God! They killed the little orange coat kid!" [[Charles Manson]] * "Mister Hankey kicks ass!" [[Elvin Cartman]] * "The holidays are bullcrap!!" [[Cartman]] * "No, Jimmy! That's grandpa's pot pie!!" [[Grandma Cartman]] * "Stan, don't be such a dumbass. You have to trust people." [[Cartman]] * "Folks need to understand that I am terror. I am fear! I AM - Oh look, another holiday special " [[Charles Manson]] * "I'm glad I'm not you right now kid." [[Charles Manson]] ==Characters== {{Character list | Name = Eric Cartman | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/kids/eric-cartman.png }} {{Character list | Name = Kenny McCormick | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/kids/kenny-mccormick.png }} {{Character list | Name = Stan Marsh | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/kids/stan-marsh.png }} {{Character list | Name = Kyle Broflovski | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/kids/kyle-broflovski.png }} {{Character list | Name = Mabel Cartman | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/mabel-cartman.png }} {{Character list | Name = Liane Cartman | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/liane-cartman.png }} {{Character list | Name = Stuart McCormick | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/stuart-mccormick.png }} {{Character list | Name = Mrs. McCormick | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/mrsmccormick.png }} {{Character list | Name = Randy Marsh | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/randy-marsh.png }} {{Character list | Name = Sharon Marsh | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/sharon-marsh.png }} {{Character list | Name = Shelly Marsh | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/kids/shelly-marsh.png }} {{Character list | Name = Mr. Hankey | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/celebrities/mr-hankey.jpg }} {{Character list | Name = Brimmy | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/kids/brimmy.png }} {{Character list | Name = Gerald Broflovski | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/gerald-broflovski.png }} {{Character list | Name = Sheila Broflovski | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/sheila-broflovski.png }} {{Character list | Name = Kevin Stoley | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/kids/kevin-stoley.png }} ===Character Debuts=== {{Character list | Name = Florence Cartman | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/florence-cartman.png }} {{Character list | Name = Fred Cartman | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/fred-cartman.png }} {{Character list | Name = Harold Cartman | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/harold-cartman.png }} {{Character list | Name = Howard Cartman | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/howard-cartman.png }} {{Character list | Name = Lisa Cartman | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/lisa-cartman.png }} {{Character list | Name = Stinky Cartman | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/stinky-cartman.png }} {{Character list | Name = Charlie Manson | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/celebrities/charlie-manson.png }} {{Character list | Name = Elvin Cartman | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/kids/elvin-cartman.png }} {{Character list | Name = Alexandria Cartman | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/kids/alexandria-cartman.png }} ===Body Count=== Kenny for sure; he's shot, beaten with a baton, and then handcuffed by policemen. There's also a massive pileup during the police chase that leaves a lot of cops in bad shape. ==Locations== ==Original Songs== Manson breaks out into song after his Christmas epiphany, singing the jolly yule tune "Happy, Happy Holiday". ==Behind The Scenes== ==Pop Culture References== ===Shout Outs=== The prison sing-along at the end of the episode is lifted from a similar scene in A Charlie Brown Christmas. Manson is also mesmerized by a Christmas special called Grinchy Poo -- a reference to How The Grinch Stole Christmas. Finally Manson, once back in jail, pens a series of introspective books, including Are You There God? It's Me, Manson. This is a rip on the novel by Judy Bloom Are You There God? It's Me Margaret. In the Terrance and Phillip Christmas Special, Terrance and Phillip take turns farting on a reindeer who's nose glows red with every fart - an obvious homage to Rudolph. ===Pwn'd=== Jimmy Stewart. In a scene allegedly from It's A Wonderful Life he tells Mr. Potter, "You know what you are? You're a little bitch. That's right, you're a bitch and I'll bet you'd like to suck it, wouldn't you?" Also the entire state of Nebraska, which is portrayed as pool table-flat and covered with wheat. A sign at the state line reads "You are now in Nebraska sorry." ==Bonus Factoids== ===Pointless Observations=== The Mall of Nebraska crowd unaccountably includes Craig, Red, and Butters. Cartman sleeps in his Weight Gain 4000 t-shirt from the episode of the same name. We also get to see his hair for the first time. To get his cousin Elvin to stop crying, Cartman takes a stick and whacks him over the head. He will do the same thing to an Underpants Gnome in "Gnomes", and an endangered monkey in "Rainforest Shmainforest". The reporter covering the Manson chase is named Robert Pooner. This alias was also used as the name of the "Executive Producer" for Barbrady's cop show in "Chickenlover". Pooner signs off with, "God bless us, every one", a classic line from A Christmas Carol. Kyle complains that "ever since Mr. Hankey was in that movie, he got all famous". He's talking about the Tom Hanks independent film Mr. Hankey and Me from "Chef's Chocolate Salty Balls". {{Season_List_02|Episode=16}} Summary: Please note that all contributions to South Park Wiki may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see South Park Wiki:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Templates used on this page: Template:Character list (edit) Template:Episode Infobox (edit) Template:Season List 02 (edit)