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** Did Cartman really not notice the many signs of Alien existence, or was he delusional to push the memories of his abduction out of his mind? The fact that his go-to "argument" was to restate that [[ImplausibleDeniabiliity they didn't probe him]] (even when that hadn't been brought up) implies the latter, especially considering how he slips back into the "it was all a dream" mentality after being abducted and molested again.
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** Did Cartman really not notice the many signs of Alien existence, or was he delusional to push the memories of his abduction out of his mind? The fact that his go-to "argument" was to restate that [[ImplausibleDeniabiliity [[ImplausibleDeniability they didn't probe him]] (even when that hadn't been brought up) implies the latter, especially considering how he slips back into the "it was all a dream" mentality after being abducted and molested again.
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** Did Cartman really not notice the many signs of Alien existence, or was he delusional to push the memories of his abduction out of his mind? The fact that his go-to "argument" was to restate that [[ImplausibleDeniabiliity they didn't probe him]] (even when that hadn't been brought up) implies the latter, especially considering how he slips back into the "it was all a dream" mentality after being abducted and molested again.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: Child abduction and molestation by itself isn't funny. A kid getting abducted twice by aliens, getting shoved a probe up his butt (which makes him fart fire), and then abducted again and this time given pinkeye by Creator/ScottBaio, with nobody around him caring, is, especially when that kid is Eric Cartman.
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* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: While the entire first three seasons could count as this, this episode in particular gets it bad from later fans of the show. In his video reviewing the series, WebVideo/LSMark said that he respected the episode more for what it represented for the show as a whole than as a standalone cartoon.
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** Kyle's fear of his parents (and especially his mother) in this episode (which clouds his genuine care for his brother's predicament for most of the episode) could be interpreted as {{Foreshadowing}} for when Sheila is introduced in Recap/SouthParkS1E6Death as TheDreaded for Kyle due to her HairTriggerTemper.
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* KarmicOverkill: While Cartman is an idiot and a bully, and would go on to become one of the most infamous examples of a {{Jerkass}} in Western Animation, his treatment in this episode was a bit too much for many fans, since he gets sexually assaulted by aliens [[WithFriendsLikeThese while his friends either ignore or laugh at his pain]]. The episode ends with him being abducted ''again'' after being used as bait and given a disease, all the while his friends ignore his pain again. If this episode had had a different tone, it would've served as a pretty valid FreudianExcuse for Cartman's treatment of Stan, Kyle, and Kenny in later seasons.
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** Considering how unashamed Cartman's mom is to speak of dirty subjects around her son ("I know of a certain kitty-kitty who's sleeping with mommy tonight") and taking into account that she'll [[Recap/SouthParkS1E7Pinkeye later be]] established as a notorious crack whore), it's no wonder Cartman has the word "dildo" engrained in his mind despite not understanding what it's use even is.
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** Considering how unashamed Cartman's mom is to speak of dirty subjects around her son ("I know of a certain kitty-kitty who's sleeping with mommy tonight") and taking into account that she'll [[Recap/SouthParkS1E7Pinkeye later be]] established as a notorious crack whore), whore, it's no wonder Cartman has the word "dildo" engrained in his mind despite not understanding what it's use even is.
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** Stan's apathy towards the whole "Ike being kidnapped" situation makes more sense when you realize he already knows about what the visitors routine, so he probably knows that they just release you afterwards, like they do with Cartman at the end.
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** Stan's apathy towards the whole "Ike being kidnapped" Ike’s kidnapping situation makes more sense when you realize he already knows about what the visitors visitors’ routine, so he probably knows that they just release you afterwards, like they do with Cartman at the end.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Do the aliens [[NoSympathy really not care]] about Kyle wanting his baby brother back, or do they just don't understand what he's saying?
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** Do the aliens [[NoSympathy really not care]] about Kyle wanting his baby brother back, or do they just don't understand what he'ssaying?saying?
** Did Wendy really join the mission to rescue Ike out of genuine altruism, or did she just want to get out of her awkward date with Stan because he kept puking on her?
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** Considering how unashamed Cartman's mom is to speak of dirty subjects around her son ("I know of a certain kitty-kitty who's sleeping with mommy tonight") and taking into account that she'll [[Recap/SouthParkS1E7Pinkeye later be]] established as a notorious crack whore), it's no wonder Cartman has the word "dildo" engrained in his mind despite not understanding what it's use even is.
** It's possible that Kyle's ClusterBleepBomb towards the aliens was inspired by [[NoIndoorVoice Ms. Crabtree]]'s repeated rants directed at the kids during other school trips, since it wouldn't be out of character for her to swear at the kids (''especially'' him, as shown in this episode).
** Stan's apathy towards the whole "Ike being kidnapped" situation makes more sense when you realize he already knows about what the visitors routine, so he probably knows that they just release you afterwards, like they do with Cartman at the end.
** Do the aliens [[NoSympathy really not care]] about Kyle wanting his baby brother back, or do they just don't understand what he's
** Did Wendy really join the mission to rescue Ike out of genuine altruism, or did she just want to get out of her awkward date with Stan because he kept puking on her?
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** Considering how unashamed Cartman's mom is to speak of dirty subjects around her son ("I know of a certain kitty-kitty who's sleeping with mommy tonight") and taking into account that she'll [[Recap/SouthParkS1E7Pinkeye later be]] established as a notorious crack whore), it's no wonder Cartman has the word "dildo" engrained in his mind despite not understanding what it's use even is.
** It's possible that Kyle's ClusterBleepBomb towards the aliens was inspired by [[NoIndoorVoice Ms. Crabtree]]'s repeated rants directed at the kids during other school trips, since it wouldn't be out of character for her to swear at the kids (''especially'' him, as shown in this episode).
** Stan's apathy towards the whole "Ike being kidnapped" situation makes more sense when you realize he already knows about what the visitors routine, so he probably knows that they just release you afterwards, like they do with Cartman at the end.
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* SeinfieldIsUnfunny: While the entire first three seasons could count as this, this episode in particular gets it bad from later fans of the show. In his video reviewing the series, WebVideo/LSMark said that he respected the episode more for what it represented for the show as a whole than as a standalone cartoon.
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* SeinfieldIsUnfunny: SeinfeldIsUnfunny: While the entire first three seasons could count as this, this episode in particular gets it bad from later fans of the show. In his video reviewing the series, WebVideo/LSMark said that he respected the episode more for what it represented for the show as a whole than as a standalone cartoon.
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* SeinfieldIsUnfunny: While the entire first three seasons could count as this, this episode in particular gets it bad from later fans of the show. In his video reviewing the series, WebVideo/LSMark said that he respected the episode more for what it represented for the show as a whole than as a standalone cartoon.
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* {{Squick}}: Stan throwing up out of nervousness when his crush is around, even vomiting ''on her face'' when she tries to kiss him. Wendy must be the most patient girl in the world.
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* JerkassWoobie: Who would know that ''Cartman'' of all people would be introduced as this? As much of an asshole as he's shown to be, the boy is abducted, sexually assaulted, made to fart fire (which is implied to have been quite painful), briefly brainwashed, tied to a tree, abducted ''again'', [[MakesAsMuchSenseInContext and given pinkeye]] by Creator/ScottBaio. All the while his [[WithFriendsLikeThese "friends"]] either laugh at his misery or simply turn a blind eye to his predicament.
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* JerkassWoobie: Who would know that ''Cartman'' of all people would be introduced as this? As much of an asshole as he's shown to be, the boy is abducted, sexually assaulted, made to fart fire (which is implied to have been quite painful), briefly brainwashed, tied to a tree, abducted ''again'', [[MakesAsMuchSenseInContext [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext and given pinkeye]] by Creator/ScottBaio. All the while his [[WithFriendsLikeThese "friends"]] either laugh at his misery or simply turn a blind eye to his predicament.
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* JerkassWoobie: Who would know that ''Cartman'' of all people would be introduced as this? As much of an asshole as he's shown to be, the boy is abducted, sexually assaulted, made to fart fire (which is implied to have been quite painful), briefly brainwashed, tied to a tree, abducted ''again'', [[NakesAsMuchSenseInContext and given pinkeye]] by Creator/ScottBaio. All the while his [[WithFriendsLikeThese "friends"]] either laugh at his misery or simply turn a blind eye to his predicament.
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* JerkassWoobie: Who would know that ''Cartman'' of all people would be introduced as this? As much of an asshole as he's shown to be, the boy is abducted, sexually assaulted, made to fart fire (which is implied to have been quite painful), briefly brainwashed, tied to a tree, abducted ''again'', [[NakesAsMuchSenseInContext [[MakesAsMuchSenseInContext and given pinkeye]] by Creator/ScottBaio. All the while his [[WithFriendsLikeThese "friends"]] either laugh at his misery or simply turn a blind eye to his predicament.
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* JerkassWoobie: Who would know that ''Cartman'' of all people would be introduced as this? As much of an asshole as he's shown to be, the boy is abducted, sexually assaulted, made to fart fire (which is implied to have been quite painful), briefly brainwashed, tied to a tree, abducted ''again'', [[ItMakesAsMuchSenseInContext and given pinkeye by Scott Baio.]] All the while his [[WithFriendsLikeThese "friends"]] either laugh at his misery or simply turn a blind eye to his predicament.
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* JerkassWoobie: Who would know that ''Cartman'' of all people would be introduced as this? As much of an asshole as he's shown to be, the boy is abducted, sexually assaulted, made to fart fire (which is implied to have been quite painful), briefly brainwashed, tied to a tree, abducted ''again'', [[ItMakesAsMuchSenseInContext [[NakesAsMuchSenseInContext and given pinkeye pinkeye]] by Scott Baio.]] Creator/ScottBaio. All the while his [[WithFriendsLikeThese "friends"]] either laugh at his misery or simply turn a blind eye to his predicament.
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* JerkassWoobie: Who would know that ''Cartman'' of all people would be introduced as this? As much of an asshole as he's shown to be, the boy is abducted, sexually assaulted, made to fart fire (which is implied to have been quite painful), briefly brainwashed, tied to a tree, abducted ''again'', [[ItMakesAsMuchSenseInContext and given ''pinkeye'' pinkeye by Scott Baio.]] All the while his [[WithFriendsLikeThese "friends"]] either laugh at his misery or simply turn a blind eye to his predicament.
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* JerkassWoobie: Who would know that ''Cartman'' of all people would be introduced as this? As much of an asshole as he's shown to be, the boy is abducted, sexually assaulted, made to fart fire (which is implied to have been quite painful), briefly brainwashed, tied to a tree, abducted ''again'', [[ItMakesAsMuchSenseInContext and given ''pinkeye'' by Scott Baio.]] All the while his [[WithFriendsLikeThese "friends"]] either laugh at his misery or simply turn a blind eye to his predicament.
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** Poor Ike gets put through hell in this episode, only because [[BigBrotherWorship he wanted to follow his older brother to school.]]
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** Poor Ike gets put through hell in this episode, only because [[BigBrotherWorship he wanted to follow his older brother to school.]]
** Also Pip, who gets set on fire by [[ItMakesSenseInContext Cartman's flaming farts]]. It's even worse in the unaired cut, which makes a RunningGag out of him getting insulted and beat up by his peers, culminating in him bashing his head against a slide in the playground.
** Poor Ike gets put through hell in this episode, only because [[BigBrotherWorship he wanted to follow his older brother to school.]]
** Also Pip, who gets set on fire by [[ItMakesSenseInContext Cartman's flaming farts]]. It's even worse in the unaired cut, which makes a RunningGag out of him getting insulted and beat up by his peers, culminating in him bashing his head against a slide in the playground.
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* HilariousInHindsight: The ending had a joke saying Creator/DavidCaruso's career has gone downhill. Five years later he would undergo a CareerResurrection starting in ''Series/CSIMiami''.
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