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* HilariousInHindsight: The protestors try to take down ''Cartoon Central'' by [[Franchise/AngryBirds flinging themselves against the building with a large slingshot Franchise/AngryBirds]]. For added coincidence, there's a large man in red who is flung last, almost resembling the bird Terrance.

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* HilariousInHindsight: The protestors try to take down ''Cartoon Central'' by [[Franchise/AngryBirds flinging themselves against the building with a large slingshot Franchise/AngryBirds]].slingshot]]. For added coincidence, there's a large man in red who is flung last, almost resembling the bird Terrance.
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* HilariousInHindsight: The protestors try to take down ''Cartoon Central'' by [[flinging themselves against the building with a large slingshot Franchise/AngryBirds]]. For added coincidence, there's a large man in red who is flung last, almost resembling the bird Terrance.

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* HilariousInHindsight: The protestors try to take down ''Cartoon Central'' by [[flinging [[Franchise/AngryBirds flinging themselves against the building with a large slingshot Franchise/AngryBirds]]. For added coincidence, there's a large man in red who is flung last, almost resembling the bird Terrance.
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** Cartman telling Grandpa Marsh that he would never kill anyone unless they pissed him off. Come "Scott Tenorman Must Die", we find out that he's not kidding.

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** Cartman telling Grandpa Marsh that he would never kill anyone unless they pissed him off. Come "Scott "[[Recap/SouthParkS5E4ScottTenormanMustDie Scott Tenorman Must Die", Die]]", we find out that he's not kidding.Cartman will in fact kill people if properly enraged.
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** Cartman telling Grandpa Marsh that he would never kill anyone unless they pissed him off. Come "Scott Tenorman Must Die", we find out that he's not kidding.
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* TheWoobie: The large protestor who is accidentally flung and splattered against the Cartoon Central building ''after'' ''Terrance & Phillip'' had already been cancelled. Nobody even cares to notice his death.

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** Stan saying that he can't shoot anybody when he clearly could [[Recap/SouthParkS1E3Volcano several episodes ago]] initially seems like NegativeContinuity, but it makes more sense when ''[[Recap/SouthParkS2E7CityOnTheEdgeOfForever City On The Edge Of Forever]]'' showcased that the boys have [[SelfServingMemory Self-Serving Memories]] regarding episodes like that one, in which both him and Kyle falsely remember Scuzzlebutt showing up and making them ice cream.

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** Stan saying that he can't shoot anybody when he clearly could [[Recap/SouthParkS1E3Volcano several episodes ago]] initially seems like NegativeContinuity, a SeriesContinuityError, but it makes more sense when ''[[Recap/SouthParkS2E7CityOnTheEdgeOfForever City On The Edge Of Forever]]'' showcased that the boys have [[SelfServingMemory Self-Serving Memories]] regarding episodes like that one, in which both him and Kyle falsely remember Scuzzlebutt showing up and making them ice cream.



* JerkassWoobie: Grandpa Marsh is a GrumpyOldMan who constantly hassles Stan, but he's also suicidally depressed and miserable for his own life, and is constantly trying to make Stan MercyKill him. The revelation that he killed his own suicidal grandfather when he was Stan's age adds some sympathy points to his predicament.

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* JerkassWoobie: HilariousInHindsight: The protestors try to take down ''Cartoon Central'' by [[flinging themselves against the building with a large slingshot Franchise/AngryBirds]]. For added coincidence, there's a large man in red who is flung last, almost resembling the bird Terrance.
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Grandpa Marsh is a GrumpyOldMan who constantly hassles Stan, but he's also suicidally depressed and miserable for his own life, and is constantly trying to make Stan MercyKill him. The revelation that he killed his own suicidal grandfather when he was Stan's age adds some sympathy points to his predicament.predicament.
** Stan himself, who despite being quite aloof and only interested to watch ToiletHumor, is put in the difficult and extremely unfair position of having to MercyKill his grandfather or endure being constantly tormented by him.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: Parents shouldn't blame television for corrupting their kids and instead should spend more time with their children. At one point the boys have a discussion about it that blatantly has them look at the camera while each say their take on the subject. PlayedForLaughs when it's [[TheUnintelligible Kenny]] who has the most heavy-handed opinion of them all.
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* CommonKnowledge: Many fans believe that Kenny's dad is killed in this episode, even though it has since been confirmed that the man who died was a completely unrelated [=Mr. McCormick=]. To be fair, considering how many times the show has updated character models, it isn't a stretch to believe that this Mr. [=McCormick=] was a bearded, hatless prototype of Stuart, since they have matching attires and similar hair color.

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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Death itself, for being NotSoAboveItAll while still posing a threat to the boys.

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Death itself, for being NotSoAboveItAll while still posing a threat to the boys.boys.
** The defiant head of Cartoon Central John Warsog, for his brutal jabs at the protestors.


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* MemeticMutation: I'm not touching that with a X-foot pole. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Mr. Garrison, Chef, and Jesus all say this to Stan on different occasions in regards to their stance on assisted suicide, with each increasing the length of the metaphorical pole each time. Used in regards to touchy subjects[[/labelnote]].


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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: A previously unknown character called [=Mr. McCormick=] is killed in this episode, with Sheila calling him "a martyr to us all". Later episodes will establish Kenny's last name as [=McCormick=], with his canonical (living) father somewhat resembling [=Mr. McCormick=] here (only without the beard and wearing a "Scotch" cap). Considering Kenny's [[TheyKilledKennyAgain predicament]] in this show, it gave ample room to imply that his "curse" was shared by his already danger-prone family members. Instead, this is never brought up and is outright jossed in "[[Recap/SouthParkTheCoonAndFriendsTrilogy Mysterion Rises]]", with Matt and Trey outright confirming in the DVD Commentary that the [=McCormick=] in this episode was completely unrelated to Kenny's dad.
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* JerkassWoobie: Grandpa Marsh is a GrumpyOldMan who constantly hassles Stan, but he's also suicidally depressed and miserable for his own life, and is constantly trying to make Stan MercyKill him. The revelation that he killed his own suicidal grandfather when he was Stan's age adds some sympathy points to his predicament.

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* FridgeBrilliance: The reason the network backed down by replacing ''Terrance & Phillip'' with ''She's The Sheriff''? It was a ploy to get them to stop their protests by making Terrance & Phillip look better by comparison.

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The reason the network backed down by replacing ''Terrance & Phillip'' with ''She's The Sheriff''? It was a ploy to get them to stop their protests by making Terrance & Phillip look better by comparison.comparison.
** Stan saying that he can't shoot anybody when he clearly could [[Recap/SouthParkS1E3Volcano several episodes ago]] initially seems like NegativeContinuity, but it makes more sense when ''[[Recap/SouthParkS2E7CityOnTheEdgeOfForever City On The Edge Of Forever]]'' showcased that the boys have [[SelfServingMemory Self-Serving Memories]] regarding episodes like that one, in which both him and Kyle falsely remember Scuzzlebutt showing up and making them ice cream.
* FridgeHorror: With the revelation that the Marsh family has a tendency to be DrivenToSuicide after reaching their old age, does that mean that Randy, Sharon, Shelley and even ''Stan'' might fall down the same path, especially since they seem to be a DysfunctionalFamily as it is? The movie ''WesternAnimation/SouthParkPostCovid'' shows both Stan and Randy being equally miserable at their 50s and 80s respectively (with Sharon and Shelley having been KilledOffscreen), but [[WesternAnimation/SouthParkPostCovidTheReturnOfCovid its sequel]] seems to hint at a brighter future for them as they solve their main struggles.

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* HarsherInHindsight: This line from Cartman to Kyle has ''a lot'' of {{Foreshadowing}}:
-->'''Cartman:''' Just because your mom is a bitch doesn't mean [[WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut the whole world has to suffer]].
** Which is worse since Kyle eventually ''does'' become his mom in [[Recap/SouthParkS21E9SuperHardPCness "Super Hard PCness"]].
** In recent years, several people such as Dana Schwartz have gone on the offensive claiming South Park is damaging society and claiming Eric Cartman is a bad role model despite the fact he is clearly not intended to be one unknowingly acting like Sheila Broflovski in the process.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: While understandable since Kenny is TheQuietOne for most of the show, the episode wastes the chance to have him interact with Grandpa Marsh, who is basically in the opposite predicament he is (as showcased in this episode: Death chases Kenny, while Grandpa chases Death), about their life situations, especially since they spend most of the episode in the same house. However, it's Stan, Cartman and Kyle who mostly debate the subject of whether it's okay to perform a MercyKill on the old man, while Kenny is relegated to taking constant potty breaks before being killed.

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line from Cartman to Kyle has ''a lot'' of {{Foreshadowing}}:
-->'''Cartman:''' --->'''Cartman:''' Just because your mom is a bitch doesn't mean [[WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut the whole world has to suffer]].
** *** Which is worse since Kyle eventually ''does'' become his mom in [[Recap/SouthParkS21E9SuperHardPCness "Super Hard PCness"]].
** *** In recent years, several people such as Dana Schwartz have gone on the offensive claiming South Park is damaging society and claiming Eric Cartman is a bad role model despite the fact he is clearly not intended to be one unknowingly acting like Sheila Broflovski in the process.
** While he never got as bad as his grandfather, future seasons will have Stan himself fall into a deep depression and complain about the bleakness of existence, almost mirroring Grandpa Marsh's predicament here.
* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Despite the tendency for characters in this show to fall victim to AesopAmnesia, it seems like Grandpa Marsh's lesson here stuck, even as he succumbed to all other types of Amnesia, and [[Recap/SouthParkS1E13CartmansMomIsADirtySlut future episodes]] will show him [[ThrowTheDogABone actually having fun in life for once]].
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: While understandable since Kenny is TheQuietOne for most of the show, the episode wastes the chance to have him interact with Grandpa Marsh, who is basically in [[DeathSeeker the opposite predicament predicament]] [[TheyKilledKennyAgain he is is]] (as showcased in this episode: Death chases Kenny, while Grandpa chases Death), about their life situations, especially since they spend most of the episode in the same house. However, it's Stan, Cartman and Kyle who mostly debate the subject of whether it's okay to perform a MercyKill on the old man, while Kenny is relegated to taking constant potty breaks before being killed.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Death itself, for being NotSoAboveItAll while still posing a threat to the boys.


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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: While understandable since Kenny is TheQuietOne for most of the show, the episode wastes the chance to have him interact with Grandpa Marsh, who is basically in the opposite predicament he is (as showcased in this episode: Death chases Kenny, while Grandpa chases Death), about their life situations, especially since they spend most of the episode in the same house. However, it's Stan, Cartman and Kyle who mostly debate the subject of whether it's okay to perform a MercyKill on the old man, while Kenny is relegated to taking constant potty breaks before being killed.
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** In recent years, several people such as Dana Schwartz have gone on the offensive claiming South Park is damaging society and claiming Eric Cartman is a bad role model despite the fact he is clearly not intended to be one unknowingly acting like Sheila Broflovski in the process.
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-->'''Cartman:''' Just because your mom's a bitch doesn't mean [[WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut the whole world has to suffer]].

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-->'''Cartman:''' Just because your mom's mom is a bitch doesn't mean [[WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut the whole world has to suffer]].
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** Which is worse since Kyle eventually ''does'' become his mom in [[WesternAnimation/SouthParkS21E9SuperHardPCness Super Hard PCness]].

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** Which is worse since Kyle eventually ''does'' become his mom in [[WesternAnimation/SouthParkS21E9SuperHardPCness Super [[Recap/SouthParkS21E9SuperHardPCness "Super Hard PCness]].PCness"]].
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** Which is worse since Kyle eventually ''does'' become his mom in [[WesternAnimation/SouthParkS21E9SuperHardPCness "Super Hard PCness"]].

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** Which is worse since Kyle eventually ''does'' become his mom in [[WesternAnimation/SouthParkS21E9SuperHardPCness "Super Super Hard PCness"]].PCness]].
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* HarsherInHindsight: This line from Cartman to Kyle has ''a lot'' of {{Foreshadowing}}:
-->'''Cartman:''' Just because your mom's a bitch doesn't mean [[WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut the whole world has to suffer]].
** Which is worse since Kyle eventually ''does'' become his mom in [[WesternAnimation/SouthParkS21E9SuperHardPCness "Super Hard PCness"]].
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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: This show's moral about parents needing to take TV less seriously and be actual parents to their children is one that a lot of MoralGuardians need drilling into their skulls, both back then and now. This considering ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', along with ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' before it, and ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' after it, have also been condemned for being vulgar cartoons out to corrupt younger viewers with its subversive content. Creator/SethMacFarlane's shows have since gotten into similar scrapes with the Parents Television Council over content.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Cartoon Central replaces ''Terrance & Phillip'' with ''She's The Sheriff'', which isn't even a cartoon. In the mid-2000s, Creator/CartoonNetwork experienced NetworkDecay by airing live-action programming.

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* FridgeBrilliance: The reason the network backed down by replacing "Terrance & Phillip" with "She's The Sheriff"? It was a ploy to get them to stop their protests by making Terrance & Phillip look better by comparison.

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* FridgeBrilliance: The reason the network backed down by replacing "Terrance ''Terrance & Phillip" Phillip'' with "She's ''She's The Sheriff"? Sheriff''? It was a ploy to get them to stop their protests by making Terrance & Phillip look better by comparison.comparison.
* HarsherInHindsight: Cartoon Central replaces ''Terrance & Phillip'' with ''She's The Sheriff'', which isn't even a cartoon. In the mid-2000s, Creator/CartoonNetwork experienced NetworkDecay by airing live-action programming.
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* FridgeBrilliance: The reason the network backed down by replacing "Terrance & Phillip" with "She's The Sheriff"? It was a ploy to get them to stop their protests by making Terrance & Phillip look better by comparison.
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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: This show's moral about parents needing to take TV less seriously and be actual parents to their children is one that a lot of MoralGuardians need drilling into their skulls, both back then and now. This considering ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', along with ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' before it, and ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' after it, have also been condemned for being vulgar cartoons out to corrupt younger viewers with its subversive content. Creator/SethMacFarlane's shows have SINCE gotten into similar scrapes with the Parents Television Council over content.

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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: This show's moral about parents needing to take TV less seriously and be actual parents to their children is one that a lot of MoralGuardians need drilling into their skulls, both back then and now. This considering ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', along with ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' before it, and ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' after it, have also been condemned for being vulgar cartoons out to corrupt younger viewers with its subversive content. Creator/SethMacFarlane's shows have SINCE since gotten into similar scrapes with the Parents Television Council over content.
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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: This show's moral about parents needing to take TV less seriously and be actual parents to their children is one that a lot of MoralGuardians need drilling into their skulls, both back then and now. This considering ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', along with ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' before it, and ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' after it, have also been condemned for being vulgar cartoons out to corrupt younger viewers with its subversive content. Creator/SethMacFarlane's shows have gotten into similar scrapes with the Parents Television Council over content.

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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: This show's moral about parents needing to take TV less seriously and be actual parents to their children is one that a lot of MoralGuardians need drilling into their skulls, both back then and now. This considering ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', along with ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' before it, and ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' after it, have also been condemned for being vulgar cartoons out to corrupt younger viewers with its subversive content. Creator/SethMacFarlane's shows have SINCE gotten into similar scrapes with the Parents Television Council over content.
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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Considering that ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', along with ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' before it, and ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' after it, were also condemned for being vulgar cartoons out to corrupt younger viewers with its subversive content, this show's moral about parents needing to take TV less seriously and be actual parents to their children is one that a lot of MoralGuardians need drilling into their skulls (both back then and now, considering that Creator/SethMacFarlane's shows get into similar scrapes with MoralGuardians over content).

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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Considering This show's moral about parents needing to take TV less seriously and be actual parents to their children is one that a lot of MoralGuardians need drilling into their skulls, both back then and now. This considering ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', along with ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' before it, and ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' after it, were have also been condemned for being vulgar cartoons out to corrupt younger viewers with its subversive content, this show's moral about parents needing to take TV less seriously and be actual parents to their children is one that a lot of MoralGuardians need drilling into their skulls (both back then and now, considering that content. Creator/SethMacFarlane's shows get have gotten into similar scrapes with MoralGuardians the Parents Television Council over content).content.
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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Considering that ''South Park'', along with ''Beavis and Butthead'' and ''The Simpsons'' before it, and ''Family Guy'' after it, were also condemned for being vulgar cartoons out to corrupt younger viewers with its subversive content, this show's moral about parents needing to take TV less seriously and be actual parents to their children is one that a lot of MoralGuardians need drilling into their skulls (both back then and now, considering that Creator/SethMacFarlane's shows get into similar scrapes with MoralGuardians over content).

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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Considering that ''South Park'', ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', along with ''Beavis ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead'' and Butthead'' and ''The Simpsons'' ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' before it, and ''Family Guy'' ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' after it, were also condemned for being vulgar cartoons out to corrupt younger viewers with its subversive content, this show's moral about parents needing to take TV less seriously and be actual parents to their children is one that a lot of MoralGuardians need drilling into their skulls (both back then and now, considering that Creator/SethMacFarlane's shows get into similar scrapes with MoralGuardians over content).
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