101 - Cartman Gets An Anal Probe

Original Airdate: 13-Aug-1997
Brief Plot: The boys rescue Kyle's little brother from aliens who have come to South Park.
Plot: Kyle's brother Ike shows up while the kids are waiting for the school bus. After a discussion about what a dildo is and a quick game of "Kick the Baby", Cartman reveals his dream about getting captured by alien visitors. After boarding the bus, Kyle and Stan see Ike being captured by visitors. At South Park Elementary, Mr. Hat and Mr Garrison give a lousy history lesson. Kyle asks to get out of class to find his brother, but Mr. Hat won't let him. Moments later, Cartman begins farting fire. Pip catches on fire and runs away.
At lunch time, Wendy Testeburger gives Stan a note and he throws up. She wants to meet him at Stark's Pond after school. When the gang gets in to see Chef, they tell him how aliens took Ike. Cartman insists they're making it up just before an alien probe comes out of his ass. Chef pulls the fire alarm to let the kids out of school early. On the street, Cartman continues to insist he's not under alien control. Right on cue, the aliens zap Cartman and make him sing a song from a 1930's cartoon.
Realizing that Cartman is under alien control, Kyle yells in his ear to tell the aliens to return his little brother. The alien ship appears and Kyle throws a rock at it. The aliens return fire and blast Kenny. Fortunately, he's ok...until he's trampled by the cows and then hit by the police car. Kenny dies. Cartman insists he's not dead and that it's all still a big joke and goes home to have some chocolate chicken pot pie and Cheesy Poofs. At Stark's Pond, Wendy meets Stan. Wendy comes up with a plan to get Ike back...using Cartman as bait. Stan, Kyle, and Wendy show up at Cartman's house and make him go with them to the field. They tie him to a tree and an 80 foot satellite dish comes out of his ass. Cartman still insists they're making it up. The aliens soon show up and talk to the cows. They explain that they've found the cows to be the most intelligent life. Meanwhile, Kyle convinces Ike to jump out of the alien ship. The aliens capture Cartman and leave while Wendy and Stan examine Stan's vomit.
After the final commercial break, we find Stan and Kyle waiting for the school bus the next morning. Cartman is returned from the alien ship and tells the guys about his dream about being captured by aliens and being given pink-eye by Scott Baio.

Kenny: Zapped by aliens, trampled by cows, and run over by a police car
Quote:

Kyle: "Maybe you can kiss her!"
Cartman: "...or slip her the tongue."
Kenny: "Mm mmmm mm mm mmm mmm!"
Stan: "What? How do you know she has a cat?"

Written by: Trey Parker and Matt Stone

References:

• The music that plays when Stan sees Wendy is "Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet".
• The original title of this episode was "Anal Probe". It was a longer "pilot" version which featured numerous differences (such as the inclusion of Pip in the school nurse's office.)

Fun Fact:

• The girl in the picture in Cartman's house is Matt Stone's sister.

Oops:

• In the classroom, the poster in the back changes to an astronaut in the final shot.
• The printing on Chef's apron in the Cafeteria switches case.

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