History Recap / SouthParkS1E2WeightGain4000

--> '''Kyle:''' Cartman, you're such a fatass that when you walk down the street people go "GODDAMN! THAT'S A BIG FAT ASS!"

** Butters can briefly be seen punching Pip in the face during the play. Not only would he not be this prone to violence when he became a proper character, but in his "debut" episode, "Two Men in a Hot Tub," he's shown to be good friends with Pip.

* YouAreFat: Cartman, you're such a fatass that when you walk down the street people go "GODDAMN! THAT'S A BIG FAT ASS!"

* YouAreFat: "Cartman, you're such a fatass that when you walk down the street people go ''GODDAMN! THAT'S A BIG FAT ASS!''"

** Bebe wears an entirely pink jacket instead of the red and gray one that she's usually known to wear. A similar thing happened in the pilot "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe" where she's shown wearing a green jacket instead.
** Stan, Wendy, and Kyle actually showing concern for Mr. Garrison's mental well-being (even going so far as having Stan and Kyle visit him in the mental hospital[[note]]which doesn't look like the one from "Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo"[[/note]] and say, "We hope you can come back to school real soon, Mr. Garrison" without any irony or sarcasm in their voice). In the later episodes, none of the kids would give a crap.

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: This episode establishs Kyle's bullying Cartman all the time that still exists in the latest episodes.

* PoliceAreUseless: Officer Barbrady tells Mr. Garrsion (armed with a gun, which he compliments) where to get "a good, clear shot--er, view of Kathie Lee", and confiscates a camera from a fan, telling him, "No pictures of Kathie Lee!" Later on, Stan tells Barbrady that Mr. Garrison is going to kill Kathie Lee. Barbrady flashes back to himself telling Mr. Garrison to go to the book depository, but then acts like Mr. Garrison "could be anywhere!" Immediately after Barbrady rushes off to issue an APB, Stan and Wendy find out on their own where Mr. Garrison is.
* ShoutOut: Mr. Garrison uses the "You talkin' to me?!" scene from TaxiDriver to decide whether he has the right gun.
** Mr.Hat then uses the "I would have gotten away with it if not for you meddling kids." from ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' when Barbrady arrests him.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: ** Bebe wears an entirely pink jacket instead of the red and gray one that she's usually known to wear. A similar thing happened in the pilot "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe" where she's shown wearing a green jacket instead.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Bebe wears an entirely pink jacket instead of the red and gray one that she's usually known to wear.

* TheyKilledKenny: When Mr. Hat takes a shot at Kathy Lee Gifford, the bullet hits Kenny and sends him flying. Kenny lands on a flagpole, where he's impaled in the head.

* TheyKilledKenny: When Mr. Hat takes a shot at Kathy Lee Gifford, the bullet hits Kenny and sends him flying. Kenny lands on a flagpole, where he's impaled in the head.

* AbnormalLimbRotation: Mr. Hat's head rotates as he exclaims, "KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLL!"

'''Mr. Hat:''' ''(casually)'' Well, I would have gotten away with it if it weren't for those meddling kids.

The second episode of South Park. Cartman wins an essay contest which brings Kathie Lee Gifford to town, which unsettles Mr. Garrison due to losing a talent show against her when they were kids. Meanwhile, the Mayor wants to use the publicity from Kathie Lee's visit to South Park to get out of the "piss ant redneck mountain town" and further up the politics ladder. Cartman tries to get into shape for his appearance on national TV, HilarityEnsues.

First appearance of Jimbo.

'''Mr. Garrison:''' Well, what do you want? This is how it happened in those days.

* TemporaryBulkChange: Cartman takes Weight Gain 4000 and winds up incredibly obese to the point that he looks like Jabba the Hutt and is unaware that he's gained weight. He's back to his typical weight the next episode.

* IntercourseWithYou: Chef's song to Kathie Lee, which he gets at the end of the episode.