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** At the beginning of the episode, Kenny says that the reason Cartman didn’t show up for school is probably because [[LazyBum he’s too big to get out of bed]]. It gets himself, Stan, and Kyle laughing.
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* CulturalPersonalityMakeover: Cartman takes on Black, Native American and other stereotypes depending on who he thinks his father is at different points.
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'''Episode''' – 113\\
'''Airdate''' – 2/25/1998

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'''Airdate''' – 2/25/1998
'''Original air date:''' 2/25/1998 ''(produced in 1997)''

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* {{Angrish}}: Cartman, upon seeing the video of him playing with his dolls on tv, is so livid he can barely get the words out threatening to kill Kyle and Stan.



* {{Angrish}}: Cartman, upon seeing the video of him playing with his dolls on tv, is so livid he can barely get the words out threatening to kill Kyle and Stan.

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* {{Angrish}}: Cartman, upon seeing the video of him playing with his dolls on tv, is so livid he can barely get the words out threatening to kill Kyle and Stan.



* PetTheDog: Stan and Kyle offer to let Cartman use some of the money for [=DNA=] testing to find out who his dad is and when they get a runner up prize of $3,000, they let him use it.

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* PetTheDog: PetTheDog:
** When they first see him playing with his dolls, Kyle gets up to go make fun of him, but Stan holds him back, noting that something is '''very''' wrong with Cartman.
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Stan and Kyle offer to let Cartman use some of the money for [=DNA=] testing to find out who his dad is and when they get a runner up prize of $3,000, they let him use it.
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* JerkassBall: Stan and Kyle. They took footage of Cartman having a tea party with his dolls and send it into ''America's Stupidest Home Videos'' to win $10,000. When Cartman sees their video while the show watching with them, he gets extremly ''furious'', but Stan and Kyle show no remorse and instead talk about how their video will win enough money to afford Cartman's [=DNA=] tests.

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* JerkassBall: Stan and Kyle. They took footage of Cartman having a tea party with his dolls and send it into ''America's Stupidest Home Videos'' to win $10,000. When Cartman sees their video while watching the show watching with them, he gets extremly ''furious'', but Stan and Kyle show no remorse and instead talk about how their video will win enough money to afford Cartman's [=DNA=] tests.tests. At the very least, they do give Cartman the $3,000 runner up prize.
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Airdate: February 25, 1998

Cartman goes on a quest to find out who is real father is. Meanwhile, Stan, Kyle, and Kenny try to tape Cartman's weird behavior so they can send the video to ''[[Series/AmericasFunniestHomeVideos America's Stupidest Home Videos]]'' and win $10,000.

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Airdate: February 25, 1998

'''Episode''' – 113\\
'''Airdate''' – 2/25/1998

Cartman goes on a quest to find out who is real father is. for the identity of his father. Meanwhile, Stan, Kyle, Kyle and Kenny try to tape Cartman's weird behavior so they can send the video to ''[[Series/AmericasFunniestHomeVideos America's Stupidest Home Videos]]'' and win for a grand prize of $10,000.
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* {{Irony}}: When Mr. Mackey talks to Stan and Kyle about Cartman dealing with not having a father, a poster behind Mr. Mackey reads "If you don't have a Dad you're a BASTARD!"
* JerkassBall: Stan and Kyle. They took footage of Cartman having a tea party with his dolls and send it into ''America's Stupidest Home Videos'' to win $10,000. When Cartman sees their video while the show watching with them, he gets extremly ''furious'', but Stan and Kyle show no remorse and instead talk about how their video will win enough money to afford Cartman's DNA tests.

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* {{Irony}}: When Mr. Mackey talks to Stan and Kyle about Cartman dealing with not having a father, a poster behind Mr. Mackey reads "If you don't have a Dad dad, you're a BASTARD!"
* JerkassBall: Stan and Kyle. They took footage of Cartman having a tea party with his dolls and send it into ''America's Stupidest Home Videos'' to win $10,000. When Cartman sees their video while the show watching with them, he gets extremly ''furious'', but Stan and Kyle show no remorse and instead talk about how their video will win enough money to afford Cartman's DNA [=DNA=] tests.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Stan and Kyle. They took footage of Cartman having a tea party with his dolls and send it into ''America's Stupidest Home Videos'' to win $10,000.

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* {{Jerkass}}: JerkassBall: Stan and Kyle. They took footage of Cartman having a tea party with his dolls and send it into ''America's Stupidest Home Videos'' to win $10,000. When Cartman sees their video while the show watching with them, he gets extremly ''furious'', but Stan and Kyle show no remorse and instead talk about how their video will win enough money to afford Cartman's DNA tests.

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** PetTheDog: They then offer to let him use some of the money for [=DNA=] testing to find out who his dad is and when they get a runner up prize of $3,000, they let him use it.


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* PetTheDog: Stan and Kyle offer to let Cartman use some of the money for [=DNA=] testing to find out who his dad is and when they get a runner up prize of $3,000, they let him use it.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Liane said she was pregnant with Cartman the day after the Drunken Barn Dance. Her body would've needed at least 1 week to produce the proper levels of HCG for a positive pregnancy test.
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* TheDreadedPretendTeaParty: Cartman is mortified to find the other guys have covertly videotaped him having a pretend tea party with his dolls and action figures, together with his giving them distinctive funny voices, and have the video submitted to ''America's Stupidest Home Videos''.



* WildTake: When Kenny starts the go-kart and it suddenly takes off, his body separates into floating pieces for a split second.

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* WildTake: When Kenny starts the go-kart and it suddenly takes off, his body separates into floating pieces for a split second.second.
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* {{Irony}}: When Stan and Kyle talk to Mr. Mackey about Cartman's daddy issues, a poster behind Mr. Mackey reads "If you don't have a Dad you're a BASTARD!"

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* {{Irony}}: When Mr. Mackey talks to Stan and Kyle talk to Mr. Mackey about Cartman's daddy issues, Cartman dealing with not having a father, a poster behind Mr. Mackey reads "If you don't have a Dad you're a BASTARD!"



* WildTake: When Kenny starts the go-kart and it suddenly takes off, his body separates into floating pieces for a spilt second.

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* WildTake: When Kenny starts the go-kart and it suddenly takes off, his body separates into floating pieces for a spilt split second.
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* {{Irony}}: When Stan and Kyle talk to Mr. Mackey about Cartman's daddy issues, a poster behind Mr. Mackey reads "If you don't have a Dad you're a BASTARD!"
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* SpecialGuest: {{Parodied}}. Creator/JayLeno supplied the cat noises for Kitty.
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* ThreeWaySex: In the {{Flashback}}, Liane Cartman discusses with Chef if he and Mr. Garrison could do the "manage-o-three"[[note]]i.e., "ménage-à-trois"[[/note]] with her.
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Stan's grandfather and the studio audience find Bob Saget funny, much to Stan and Kyle's disbelief.
* AmbiguouslyGay: When Cartman publicly accuses Mr. Garrison of being his father, Jimbo says that's impossible because Garrison's gay. Garrison openly denies it, but the flashback shows he was most interested in Liane when Chef was there.



* CaptainObvious:
-->'''Kyle:''' Mr. Mackey, something's really wrong with Cartman.\\
'''Mr. Mackey:''' [[SarcasmMode Oh, well, there's a newsflash!]]



* {{Cliffhanger}}: Much to Cartman's irritation.



* HighPressureEmotion: Cartman turns red with rage when he sees Stan and Kyle recorded his tea party and sent it in to ''America's Stupidest Home Videos''.



* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Cartman having a tea party with his dolls. Kyle wants to make fun of him for it, but Stan sees it means he's dealing with a major problem and needs help.



-->'''Stan:''' Wow. I always knew Cartman's mom was a slut, but goddamn!



--->'''Kyle:''' [[Creator/BobSaget He's]] almost as bad as that guy from ''Series/FullHouse''.

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--->'''Kyle:''' -->'''Kyle:''' [[Creator/BobSaget He's]] almost as bad as that guy from ''Series/FullHouse''.



--->'''Cartman:''' I'm...so...pissed off right now.

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--->'''Cartman:''' -->'''Cartman:''' I'm...so...pissed off right now.now.
* TheyKilledKennyAgain: Kenny loses control of a go-kart, lands on some train tracks, and gets hit by a train.
* WhatTheHellHero: Kyle is disgusted to learn that even his own father slept with Cartman's mom.
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--->'''Stan:''' Man, [[Creator/BobSaget this guy's]] just as bad as that guy from ''Series/FullHouse''.

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--->'''Stan:''' Man, --->'''Kyle:''' [[Creator/BobSaget this guy's]] just He's]] almost as bad as that guy from ''Series/FullHouse''.

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* BreakingTheFourthWall:
** The characters responding to the cliffhanger narrator's questions about whether or not they're Cartman's father.
** Cartman also does this when the cliffhanger narrator doesn't reveal who his father is.
-->'''Cliffhanger narrator:''' Find out in the next five weeks on an all-new episode of ''South Park''.\\
'''Cartman:''' Aw, son of a bitch!
* CallBack: When Jimbo says Mr. Garrison is gay, he responds "You go to hell! You go to hell and you die!" This was a quote he said to Kyle in [[Recap/SouthParkS1E1CartmanGetsAnAnalProbe the very first episode]].



* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Although the Father's Day posters are all around the school and Cartman is clearly bothered, instead, Mr. Mackey just gives Stan, Kyle and Kenny a video camera to record his antics.

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: ComicallyMissingThePoint:
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Although the Father's Day posters are all around the school and Cartman is clearly bothered, instead, Mr. Mackey just gives Stan, Kyle and Kenny a video camera to record his antics.



* CrackDefeat: Stan and Kyle's video of Cartman's tea party loses the $10,000 grand prize to [[spoiler:Grandpa Marsh]]'s video of Kenny's go-kart ride and death on the train tracks.

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* CrackDefeat: Stan and Kyle's video of Cartman's tea party loses the $10,000 grand prize to [[spoiler:Grandpa Marsh]]'s Grandpa Marsh's video of Kenny's go-kart ride and death on the train tracks.



* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Cartman's playing with dolls and using them to talk to him and boost his self esteem is established in this episode.
** Mr. Garrison's deep denial of his being gay is firmly established in this episode.

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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: EstablishingCharacterMoment:
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Cartman's playing with dolls and using them to talk to him and boost his self esteem self-esteem is established in this episode.
** Mr. Garrison's deep denial of his him being gay is firmly established in this episode.



* HiddenDepths: Cartman is genuinely distressed over not having a dad. He also uses his dolls to boost his self esteem.

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* HiddenDepths: Cartman is genuinely distressed over not having a dad. He also uses his dolls to boost his self esteem.self-esteem.



* TakeThat: ''America's Stupidest Home Videos'' is obviously one towards ''Series/AmericasFunniestHomeVideos.'' They also use the opportunity to mock something related to it.
--->'''Stan:''' Man, [[Creator/BobSaget this guy's]] just as bad as that guy from Series/FullHouse.

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* TakeThat: ''America's Stupidest Home Videos'' is obviously one towards ''Series/AmericasFunniestHomeVideos.'' ''Series/AmericasFunniestHomeVideos''. They also use the opportunity to mock something related to it.
--->'''Stan:''' Man, [[Creator/BobSaget this guy's]] just as bad as that guy from Series/FullHouse.''Series/FullHouse''.



* WildTake: When Kenny's starts the go-kart and it suddenly takes off, his body separates into floating pieces for a spilt second.

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* WildTake: When Kenny's Kenny starts the go-kart and it suddenly takes off, his body separates into floating pieces for a spilt second.
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Hey Its That Guy cut by TRS decision. Ditto for Hey Its That Voice.


--->'''Stan:''' Man, [[Creator/BobSaget this guy's]] just as bad as [[HeyItsThatGuy that guy from]] Series/FullHouse.

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--->'''Stan:''' Man, [[Creator/BobSaget this guy's]] just as bad as [[HeyItsThatGuy that guy from]] from Series/FullHouse.
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* ThatMakesMeFeelAngry: Cartman, upon seeing the video of his tea party:
--->'''Cartman:''' I'm...so...pissed off right now.
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* HeroicBSOD: Cartman does into a depressive state when he can't afford the money for DNA testing for his father.

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* HeroicBSOD: Cartman does goes into a depressive state when he can't afford the money for DNA testing for his father.
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I may have misquoted that. Feel free to fix it.

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* TakeThat: ''America's Stupidest Home Videos'' is obviously one towards ''Series/AmericasFunniestHomeVideos.'' They also use the opportunity to mock something related to it.
--->'''Stan:''' Man, [[Creator/BobSaget this guy's]] just as bad as [[HeyItsThatGuy that guy from]] Series/FullHouse.
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* AngstWhatAngst: When Stan's parents inform him and Kyle that Kenny was hit by a train that morning, neither of them (having witnessed his death themselves) feel remorse.

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* AngstWhatAngst: AngstWhatAngst:[[invoked]] When Stan's parents inform him and Kyle that Kenny was hit by a train that morning, neither of them (having witnessed his death themselves) feel remorse.

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Cartman goes on a quest to find out who is real father is. Meanwhile, Stan, Kyle, and Kenny try to tape Cartman's weird behavior so they can send the video to ''America's Funniest Home Videos'' and win $10,000.

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Cartman goes on a quest to find out who is real father is. Meanwhile, Stan, Kyle, and Kenny try to tape Cartman's weird behavior so they can send the video to ''America's Funniest ''[[Series/AmericasFunniestHomeVideos America's Stupidest Home Videos'' Videos]]'' and win $10,000.



* CensoredTitle: On a lot of cable and TV guides, this episode is retitled "Cartman's Mom" (with and without the ellipses).

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* AngstWhatAngst: When Stan's parents inform him and Kyle that Kenny was hit by a train that morning, neither of them (having witnessed his death themselves) feel remorse.
-->'''Randy:''' Is there, uh, anything we can do for you, son?\\
'''Stan:''' ''(chipper)'' How 'bout some ice cream?\\
'''Kyle:''' ''(likewise)'' Yeah, with butterscotch.\\
'''Sharon:''' You bet, you poor dears.
* CensoredTitle: On a lot of cable and TV guides, this episode is retitled "Cartman's Mom" (with and without the ellipses). When Comedy Central originally announced the episode, they simply billed it "Cliffhanger".



* CrackDefeat: Stan and Kyle's video of Cartman's tea party loses the $10,000 grand prize to [[spoiler:Grandpa Marsh]]'s video of Kenny's go-kart ride and death on the train tracks.
-->'''Stan:''' Oh my God, they videotaped killing Kenny!\\
'''Kyle:''' You bastards!



* HeroicBSOD: Cartman does into a depressive state when he can't afford the money for DNA testing for his father.



* {{Jerkass}}: Stan and Kyle. They took footage of Cartman having a tea party with his dolls and send it into America's Funniest Home Videos to win $10,000.

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* {{Jerkass}}: Stan and Kyle. They took footage of Cartman having a tea party with his dolls and send it into America's Funniest ''America's Stupidest Home Videos Videos'' to win $10,000.



* ReallyGetsAround: Mrs. Cartman has slept with every adult in the town except for Halfy.

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* ReallyGetsAround: Mrs. Cartman has slept with every adult in the town except for Halfy.Halfy.
* WildTake: When Kenny's starts the go-kart and it suddenly takes off, his body separates into floating pieces for a spilt second.
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** Chef's song to Cartman after revealing that he isn't Cartman's dad ends up doing this.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Cartman's playing with dolls and using them to talk to him and boost his self esteem is established in this episode.
** Mr. Garrison's deep denial of his being gay is firmly established in this episode.


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* HiddenDepths: Cartman is genuinely distressed over not having a dad. He also uses his dolls to boost his self esteem.
* {{Jerkass}}: Stan and Kyle. They took footage of Cartman having a tea party with his dolls and send it into America's Funniest Home Videos to win $10,000.
** PetTheDog: They then offer to let him use some of the money for [=DNA=] testing to find out who his dad is and when they get a runner up prize of $3,000, they let him use it.
* PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy: When Cartman thinks Chef is his dad, he acts like this. He stops once Chef says he isn't Cartman's dad.
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Cartman's been skipping school for two days, which confuses Stan, Kyle and Kenny and upon watching him in the backyard, see him having a tea party with his stuffed animals. That night, Cartman asks his mom who his dad is and she tells her about the Drunken Barn Dance and she can't remember everything so he has to go around South Park and ask who his dad is after getting a little extra information from each man Mrs Cartman hooked up with. Meanwhile, Mr. Mackey gives Stan, Kyle and Kenny a camera to record Cartman and they decide to send the video of him talking to his stuffed animals to America's Stupidest Home Videos.

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Cartman goes on a quest to find out who is real father is. Meanwhile, Stan, Kyle, and Kenny try to tape Cartman's been skipping school for two days, which confuses Stan, Kyle and Kenny and upon watching him in the backyard, see him having a tea party with his stuffed animals. That night, Cartman asks his mom who his dad is and she tells her about the Drunken Barn Dance and she can't remember everything weird behavior so he has to go around South Park and ask who his dad is after getting a little extra information from each man Mrs Cartman hooked up with. Meanwhile, Mr. Mackey gives Stan, Kyle and Kenny a camera to record Cartman and they decide to can send the video of him talking to his stuffed animals to America's Stupidest ''America's Funniest Home Videos.
Videos'' and win $10,000.
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Cartman's been skipping school for two days, which confuses Stan, Kyle and Kenny and upon watching him in the backyard, see him having a tea party with his stuffed animals. That night, Cartman asks his mom who his dad is and she tells her about the Drunken Barn Dance and she can't remember everything so he has to go around South Park and ask who his dad is after getting a little extra information from each man Mrs Cartman hooked up with. Meanwhile, Mr. Mackey gives Stan, Kyle and Kenny a camera to record Cartman and they decide to send the video of him talking to his stuffed animals to America's Stupidest Home Videos.

!!This episode contains the following:

* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Although the Father's Day posters are all around the school and Cartman is clearly bothered, instead, Mr. Mackey just gives Stan, Kyle and Kenny a video camera to record his antics.
* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Cartman gets angry when his mother is called a slut.
* ReallyGetsAround: Mrs. Cartman has slept with every adult in the town except for Halfy.

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