History Recap / SouthParkS6E7SimpsonsAlreadyDidIt

* ArtShift / ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: When Butters snaps from ''The Simpsons'' having already done his ideas, he starts seeing everyone as Simpsonized versions of themselves.

* SeaAping: The plot is kickstarted by the boys buying a set of "Sea People," thinking that they're going to become a civilized society that "builds castles and plays basketball and stuff" due to the exaggerated cartoony ads. When they see the Sea People are just brine shrimp, they're disappointed...but upon combining the shrimp semen, they end up inadvertently creating the sapient and underwater society they were hoping for.

* SeaAping: One of the main plots focuses on Cartman's Sea People developing their own society after exposure to semen.

Butters (as Professor Chaos) suffers a mental breakdown after realizing that all of his diabolical plans are plots to ''Simpsons'' episodes. Meanwhile, the boys create a micro-universe of sea monkeys and discover that Ms. Choksondik is dead.

* ArtShift / ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: When Butters snaps from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' having already done his ideas, he starts seeing everyone as Simpsonized versions of themselves.
* CharacterisationMarchesOn: In this episode, Stan and Kyle largely treat Tweak as badly as they did Butters beforehand. By "Free Hat", the dynamic is altered so that Tweak genuinely likes Stan and Kyle, with only Cartman being particularly abusive towards him. This dynamic shifts onto their treatment Butters as well in later episodes of Season Six.

* NoodleIncident: When Butters mentions forgetting about destroying the town and running away to join the circus, Dougie mentions that plotline's been done by ''the Simpsons'', much to Butters' ire.

* ShoutOut: Cartman's subplot is based on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''' [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E1TreehouseOfHorrorVII "Treehouse of Horror VII"]] segment "The Genesis Tub."[[note]]the Treehouse of Horror story where Lisa's "Do soft drinks cause tooth decay?" science project comes to life after Bart shocks it with static electricity[[/note]]. Which itself, as pointed out by Chef, was based of ''The Twilight Zone'' episode "The Little People".
* SuddenDownerEnding: After Butters learns to not worry about ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' doing his ideas first (since by this point, [[ItsBeenDone The Simpsons have done everything]]), Cartman's sea monkeys kill themselves via nuclear war.

** At ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' for [[LongRunner having so many episodes]] and [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny different plots that it's hard today to come up with original ideas]]. The idea came about when the creators learned that the show used their idea for Cartman blocking out the sun in "The Wacky Molestation Adventure".

* YourTelevisionHatesYou: While the boys are watching "Terrance and Phillip," trying not to think about how they killed their teacher, Terrance suddenly reveals that he may have killed Celine Dion out of the blue.

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* DramaticIrony: After the majority of the plot concerns ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' doing his (and others') ideas first, the subplot with Cartman's sea monkeys ends with them developing nuclear weapons and destroying themselves. Or, in other words, it ends by ripping off [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Matt Groening's]] ''[[Recap/FuturamaS3E20Godfellas other]]'' [[Recap/FuturamaS3E20Godfellas cartoon]].

* ShoutOut: Cartman's subplot is based on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''' [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E1TreehouseOfHorrorVII "Treehouse of Horror VII"]] segment "The Genesis Tub."[[note]]the Treehouse of Horror story where Lisa's "Do soft drinks cause tooth decay?" science project comes to life after Bart shocks it with static electricity[[/note]]
** Which itself, as pointed out by Chef, was based of ''The Twilight Zone'' episode "The Little People".

* TakeThat: At ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' for [[LongRunner having so many episodes]] and [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny different plots that it's hard today to come up with original ideas]]. The idea came about when the creators learned that the show used their idea for Cartman blocking out the sun in "The Wacky Molestation Adventure".
** There's also one towards the series' perceived SeasonalRot. When Butters reveals his plot to replace the cherries in chocolate-covered cherries with mayonnaise, Dougie tells him he thinks ''The Simpsons'' "would be more clever than that". Then it's revealed a brand-new episode will feature Bart doing that same exact plot.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Early press images for the episode showed a deleted scene where Butters began to hallucinate his parents in ''Simpsons'' style, with his mother appearing somewhat like Mrs. Krabappel.

* ItsBeenDone: The main plot of course. Later when Cartman reveals his plan to have the sea people shrink him so he can live with them, Butters points out that's from ''The Simpsons'' as well. Cartman and everyone else tell him it doesn't matter since the show has done everything over its long run and even does stuff that other shows already did. Chef points out that the "shrink down plot" was actually ripped off from an episode of ''Series/TheTwilightZone''.
* DramaticIrony: After the majority of the plot concerns ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' doing his (and others') ideas first, the subplot with Cartman's sea monkeys ends with them developing nuclear weapons and destroying themselves. Or, in other words, it ends by ripping off [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Matt Groening's]] ''[[Recap/FuturamaS3E20Godfellas other]]'' [[Recap/FuturamaS3E20Godfellas cartoon.]]

* MythologyGag: The joke about a snowman coming to life and killing the boys is in reference to ''WesternAnimation/TheSpiritOfChristmas,'' a short that eventually evolved into ''South Park.''

* ShoutOut: Cartman's subplot is based on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''' [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E1TreehouseOfHorrorVII "Treehouse of Horror VII"]] segment "The Genesis Tub"[[note]]the Treehouse of Horror story where Lisa's "Do soft drinks cause tooth decay?" science project comes to life after Bart shocks it with static electricity[[/note]].
** Which itself, as pointed out by Chef, was based of The Twilight Zone episode "The Little People".
* SuddenDownerEnding: After Butters learns to not worry about ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' doing his ideas first (since by this point, [[ItsBeenDone The Simpsons have done everything by this point]]), Cartman's sea monkeys kill themselves via nuclear war.

** There's also one towards the series' perceived SeasonalRot. When Butters reveals his plot to replace the cherries in chocolate covered cherries with mayonnaise, Dougies tells him he thinks ''The Simpsons'' "would be more clever than that". Then it's revealed a brand new episode will feature Bart doing that same exact plot.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Early press images for the episode showed a deleted scene where Butters began to hallucinate his parents in Simpsons style, with his mother appearing somewhat like Mrs. Krabappel.

** Which itself, as pointed out by Chef, was based of The Twilight Zone episode "The Little People"
* TakeThat: At ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' for [[LongRunner having so many episodes]] and [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny different plots that it's hard today to come up with original ideas]]. The idea came about when the creators learned that the show used their for Cartman blocking out the sun in "The Wacky Molestation Adventure".

* KilledOffForReal: Ms. Choksondik

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Early press images for the episode showed a deleted scene where Butters began to hallucinate his parents in Simpsons style, with his mother appearing somewhat like Ms. Krabappel.

* ArtShift / ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: When Butters snaps from ''TheSimpsons'' having already done his ideas, he starts seeing everyone as Simpsonized versions of themselves.

* ShoutOut: Cartman's subplot is based on ''TheSimpsons''' "Treehouse of Horror VII" segment "The Genesis Tub"[[note]]the Treehouse of Horror story where Lisa's "Do soft drinks cause tooth decay?" science project comes to life after Bart shocks it with static electricity[[/note]].
* TakeThat: At ''TheSimpsons'' for [[LongRunner having so many episodes]] and [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny different plots that it's hard today to come up with original ideas]]. The idea came about when the creators learned that the show used their for Cartman blocking out the sun in "The Wacky Molestation Adventure".

* TakeThat: At ''TheSimpsons'' for [[LongRunner having so many episodes]] and [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny different plots that it's hard today to come up with original ideas]] (which explains the initial criticisms of ''FamilyGuy'', another sitcom Matt and Trey attack later in the series, but for different reasons). The idea came about when the creators learned that the show used their for Cartman blocking out the sun in "The Wacky Molestation Adventure".

* ShoutOut: Cartman's subplot is based on ''TheSimpsons''' "Treehouse of Horror VII" segment "The Genesis Tub"[[note]]the Treehouse of Horror story where Lisa's tooth-in-cola science project comes to life after Bart shocks it with static electricity[[/note]].
* TakeThat: At ''TheSimpsons'' for having so many episodes and different plots that it's hard today to come up with original ideas (which explains the initial criticisms of ''FamilyGuy'', another sitcom Matt and Trey attack later in the series). The idea came about when the creators learned that the show used their for Cartman blocking out the sun in "The Wacky Molestation Adventure".

* ShoutOut: Cartman's subplot is based on ''TheSimpsons''' "Treehouse of Horror VII" segment "The Genesis Tub".
* TakeThat: At ''TheSimpsons'' for having so many episodes and different plots that it's hard today to come up with original ideas (which would explain the initial criticisms of ''FamilyGuy'', another sitcom Matt and Trey attack later in the series). The idea came about when the creators learned that the show used their for Cartman blocking out the sun in "The Wacky Molestation Adventure".

* ArtShift: When Butters snaps from ''TheSimpsons'' having already done his ideas, he starts seeing everyone as Simpsonized versions of themselves.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Early press images for the episode showed a deleted scene where Butters began to hallucinate his parents in Simpsons style, with his mother appearing somewhat like Ms. Krabappel.

* TakeThat: At ''TheSimpsons'' for having so many episodes and different plots, that its hard today to come up with original ideas. The idea came about when the creators learned that the show used their for Cartman blocking out the sun in "The Wacky Molestation Adventure".

* TakeThat: At ''TheSimpsons'' for having so many episodes and different plots, that its hard today to come up with original ideas. The idea came about when the creators learned that the show used their for Cartman blocking out the sun in "The Wacky Molestation Adventure".