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'''Mr Garrison:''' Hey, you're the ones who made it this way.\\

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'''Mr Garrison:''' [[JerkassHasAPoint Hey, you're the ones who made it this way.\\]]\\
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* JerkassHasAPoint: After all the townspeople complain about how horrible the politically correct Christmas pageant is, Mr. Garrison rightfully points out that it was their various complaints that made it this way.
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* BlatantLies: Cartman at the end claims to have always believed in Mr. Hankey.
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-->'''Cartman:''' Screw you guys, I'm going home. Talking poo is where I draw the line.

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-->'''Cartman:''' Okay, that does it. Screw you guys, I'm going home. Talking poo is where I draw the line.
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* HellYesMoment: Kenny when he makes it through the episode without being killed.
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* WhatTheHellHero: After the town complains about the lackluster pageant, Mr. Garrison is quick to point out they made it that way in the first place, leading them to all blame each other for escalating things.

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* WhatTheHellHero: After the town complains about the lackluster pageant, Mr. Garrison is quick to point out they made it that way in the first place, leading them to all blame each other for escalating things.things.
* YouMonster: Mr. Mackey calls Kyle a "sick little monkey" when he sees what Kyle believes is Mr. Hankey in his mug.

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* BrokenStreak: [[spoiler: This is the first episode in the series where Kenny doesn't die.]]



* TheyKilledKennyAgain: The episode threatened it a few times by placing Kenny in peril, but [[spoiler:he survives to the end of the episode, with a huge lampshade hung on this fact.]]
* ThrowTheDogABone: [[spoiler:Oh, my God! They DIDN'T kill Kenny!]]

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* TheyKilledKennyAgain: The episode threatened it a few times by placing Kenny in peril, but [[spoiler:he he survives to the end of the episode, with a huge lampshade hung on this fact.]]
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* ThrowTheDogABone: [[spoiler:Oh, Oh, my God! They DIDN'T kill Kenny!]]Kenny!
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* ThrowTheDogABone: [[spoiler:Oh, my God! They DIDN'T kill Kenny!]]
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* [[spoiler:BrokenStreak: This is the first episode in the series where Kenny doesn't die.]]

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* [[spoiler:BrokenStreak: BrokenStreak: [[spoiler: This is the first episode in the series where Kenny doesn't die.]]



* {{Hypocrite}}: After complaining about the pageant's insensitivity to other religions, she suggests replacing the Christian theme with The Dreidel Song. Apparently it's more tolerant to have Jewish only themes in the play.

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* {{Hypocrite}}: After complaining about the pageant's insensitivity to other religions, she Shelia suggests replacing the Christian theme with The Dreidel Song. Apparently it's more tolerant to have Jewish only themes in the play.



* WhatTheHellHero: After the town complains about the lackluster pageant, Mr Garrison is quick to point out they made it that way in the first place, leading them to all blame each other for escalating things.

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* WhatTheHellHero: After the town complains about the lackluster pageant, Mr Mr. Garrison is quick to point out they made it that way in the first place, leading them to all blame each other for escalating things.

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* [[spoiler:BrokenStreak: This is the first episode in the series where Kenny doesn't die.]]



* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: Chef encourages the other kids to believe in Mr. Hanky at the beginning of the fourth act. This causes Mr. Hanky to appear to them normal, not as an ordinary lump of poo.

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* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: Chef encourages the other kids to believe in Mr. Hanky Hankey at the beginning of the fourth act. This causes Mr. Hanky Hankey to appear to them normal, not as an ordinary lump of poo.



* ParodyCommercial: In the middle of the religious groups' brawl, a commercial for a Mr. Hanky playset is aired in lieu of a real commercial.

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* ParodyCommercial: In the middle of the religious groups' brawl, a commercial for a Mr. Hanky Hankey playset is aired in lieu of a real commercial.



* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Cartman's reaction when Mr. Hanky comes to life in front of him and his friends.

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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Cartman's reaction when Mr. Hanky Hankey comes to life in front of him and his friends.
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-->'''Sheila:''' This is an offense to the Jewish community.\\

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-->'''Sheila:''' This is an offense It isn't being sensitive to the Jewish community.\\



* ParodyCommercial: In the muddle of the religious groups' brawl, a commercial for a Mr. Hanky playset is aired in lieu of a real commercial.

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* ParodyCommercial: In the muddle middle of the religious groups' brawl, a commercial for a Mr. Hanky playset is aired in lieu of a real commercial.
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* ArtisticLicenseReligion: Sheila complains about Kyle playing Joseph in the Christmas pageant because he's Jewish. Joseph of Aramathea was in fact Jewish, and the Joseph who was Jesus' mortal father wasn't Joseph of Aramathea.

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* ArtisticLicenseReligion: Sheila complains about Kyle playing Joseph in the Christmas pageant because he's Jewish. Joseph of Aramathea was in fact Jewish, and the Joseph who was Jesus' mortal father wasn't was Joseph of Nazareth, not Joseph of Aramathea.
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* SkewedPriorities: Kyle's mom is more upset over Kyle being cast as Joseph than over the actual on-screen depiction of Jesus' birth. With an ''eight-year-old girl'' playing the role of Mary, no less.
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* ClusterFBomb: Kyle near the end of his "Lonely Jew on Christmas" song.


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* OnePersonBirthdayParty: The credits are interrupted partway by Jesus singing "Happy Birthday" to himself.

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* IAmBigBoned: "I'm not fat, I'm festively plump."



* ScreamingBirth: The original Christmas pageant had Mary (played by Wendy) in the Nativity scene groaning loudly as she gives birth to Jesus.



-->'''Cartman:''' Talking poo is where I draw the line.

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-->'''Cartman:''' Screw you guys, I'm going home. Talking poo is where I draw the line.
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** There are numerous references to ''ACharlieBrownChristmas''.

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** There are numerous references to ''ACharlieBrownChristmas''.''WesternAnimation/ACharlieBrownChristmas''.
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** [[TheRenAndStimpyShow "Oh my God! You sick little monkey!"]]

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** [[TheRenAndStimpyShow [[WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow "Oh my God! You sick little monkey!"]]
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*TheyKilledKennyAgain: The episode threatened it a few times by placing Kenny in peril, but [[spoiler:he survives to the end of the episode, with a huge lampshade hung on this fact.]]
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* AbusiveParents: Gerald and Sheila are incredibly dismissive of Kyle and his beliefs in Mr. Hankey and allows him to be thrown into a mental asylum.


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* RunningGag: Craig being forced to sit outside Mr. Mackey's office.

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* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: Chef encourages the other kids to believe in Mr. Hanky at the beginning of the fourth act. This causes Mr. Hanky to appear to them normal, not as an ordinary lump of poo.



-->'''Sheila:''' This is an offense to the Jewish community.
-->'''Mr. Garrison:''' You ARE the Jewish community.

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-->'''Sheila:''' This is an offense to the Jewish community.
-->'''Mr.
community.\\
'''Mr.
Garrison:''' You ARE the Jewish community.



-->'''Sheila Brovloski:''' What is this? This is terrible!
-->'''Priest Maxi:''' This is the most god awful piece of crap I've ever seen.
-->'''Mr Garrison:''' Hey, you're the ones who made it this way.
-->'''Priest Maxi:''' Yes, because the Jews said it couldn't be Christian.
-->'''Gerald Brovloski:''' It wasn't ''our'' idea to take out Santa Claus.
-->'''Tree Protestor:''' All you bastards ruined Christmas!

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-->'''Sheila Brovloski:''' What the hell is this? This is terrible!
-->'''Priest
horrible!\\
'''Priest
Maxi:''' This is the most god awful piece of crap I've ever seen.
-->'''Mr
seen.\\
'''Mr
Garrison:''' Hey, you're the ones who made it this way.
-->'''Priest
way.\\
'''Priest
Maxi:''' Yes, because the Jews said it couldn't be Christian.
-->'''Gerald
Christian.\\
'''Gerald
Brovloski:''' It wasn't ''our'' idea to take out Santa Claus.
-->'''Tree
Claus.\\
'''Tree
Protestor:''' All you bastards ruined Christmas!Christmas!
* ParodyCommercial: In the muddle of the religious groups' brawl, a commercial for a Mr. Hanky playset is aired in lieu of a real commercial.



* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: This marks the first time Cartman says [[CatchPhrase "Screw you guys, I'm going home."]]

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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: This marks the first time Cartman says [[CatchPhrase "Screw you guys, I'm going home."]]Cartman's reaction when Mr. Hanky comes to life in front of him and his friends.

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* {{Hypocrite}}: After complaining about the pageant's insensitivity to other religions, she suggests replacing the Christian theme with The Dreidel Song. Apparently it's more tolerant to have Jewish only themes in the play.



* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Mercilessly lampooned. Every subculture in town protests to get things removed from the Christmas, such as Christmas lights for epileptics and for some reason, ''mistletoe''.

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* NeverMyFault: After the pageant is ruined by their nitpicking, the various culture groups of South Park all blame each other.
-->'''Sheila Brovloski:''' What is this? This is terrible!
-->'''Priest Maxi:''' This is the most god awful piece of crap I've ever seen.
-->'''Mr Garrison:''' Hey, you're the ones who made it this way.
-->'''Priest Maxi:''' Yes, because the Jews said it couldn't be Christian.
-->'''Gerald Brovloski:''' It wasn't ''our'' idea to take out Santa Claus.
-->'''Tree Protestor:''' All you bastards ruined Christmas!
* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Mercilessly lampooned. Every subculture in town protests to get things removed from the Christmas, such as Christmas lights for epileptics and for some reason, ''mistletoe''. The end result leads to a bland pageant with kids dancing in grey leotards ([[FelonyMisdemeanor to music by Phillip Glass]]) which no one enjoys, leading to a violent, and very discriminate war.



* TheVillainSucksSong: "Kyle's Mom is a Stupid Bitch (in D Minor)"

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* TheVillainSucksSong: "Kyle's Mom is a Stupid Bitch (in D Minor)"Minor)"
* WhatTheHellHero: After the town complains about the lackluster pageant, Mr Garrison is quick to point out they made it that way in the first place, leading them to all blame each other for escalating things.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere

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* ScrewThisImOuttaHereScrewThisImOuttaHere: This marks the first time Cartman says [[CatchPhrase "Screw you guys, I'm going home."]]

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Kyle's mom protests against her son being in the Nativity play, due to being Jewish, which leads to the town abolishing anything that could be considered offensive during the holiday season.
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* ArtisticLicenseReligion: Sheila complains about Kyle playing Joseph in the Christmas pageant because he's Jewish. Joseph of Aramathea was in fact Jewish.

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* ArtisticLicenseReligion: Sheila complains about Kyle playing Joseph in the Christmas pageant because he's Jewish. Joseph of Aramathea was in fact Jewish.Jewish, and the Joseph who was Jesus' mortal father wasn't Joseph of Aramathea.



* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Pip is seen with parents and a supposed sister (the red-haired girl), and his father even has a line in the ending song. Of course, it could be that he was adopted.

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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Pip is seen with parents and a supposed sister (the red-haired girl), and his father even has a line in the ending song. Of course, it could be In "Summer Sucks," it's revealed that Pip is an orphan who has to stay in summer school, as he was adopted.has no parents. [[WildMassGuessing Knowing Pip, either those were his parents and they died between this episode and "Summer Sucks" or those were his adoptive parents and they either died or neglected him]].



* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Parodied. Every subculture in town protests to get things removed from the Christmas, such as Christmas lights for epileptics and for some reason, ''mistletoe''.

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* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Parodied.Mercilessly lampooned. Every subculture in town protests to get things removed from the Christmas, such as Christmas lights for epileptics and for some reason, ''mistletoe''.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere
-->'''Cartman:''' Talking poo is where I draw the line.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Pip is seen with parents and a supposed sister (the red-haired girl), and his father even has a line in the ending song. Of course, it could be that he was adopted.
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* ArtisticLicenseReligion: Sheila complains about Kyle playing Joseph in the Christmas pagaant because he's Jewish. Joseph of Aramathea was in fact Jewish.

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* ArtisticLicenseReligion: Sheila complains about Kyle playing Joseph in the Christmas pagaant pageant because he's Jewish. Joseph of Aramathea was in fact Jewish.
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* ArtisticLicenseReligion: Sheila compalins about Kyle playing Joseph in the Christma spegant because he's Jewish. Joseph of Aramathea was in fact Jewish.

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* ArtisticLicenseReligion: Sheila compalins complains about Kyle playing Joseph in the Christma spegant Christmas pagaant because he's Jewish. Joseph of Aramathea was in fact Jewish.
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-->'''SHeila:''' This is an offense to the Jewish community.

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-->'''SHeila:''' -->'''Sheila:''' This is an offense to the Jewish community.
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'''Airdate:''' December 17, 1997

!!This episode contains examples of:
* ArtisticLicenseReligion: Sheila compalins about Kyle playing Joseph in the Christma spegant because he's Jewish. Joseph of Aramathea was in fact Jewish.
* ChristmasEpisode
* MoralGuardians: Once again, Sheila.
-->'''SHeila:''' This is an offense to the Jewish community.
-->'''Mr. Garrison:''' You ARE the Jewish community.
* MusicalEpisode
* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Parodied. Every subculture in town protests to get things removed from the Christmas, such as Christmas lights for epileptics and for some reason, ''mistletoe''.
* RealAfterAll: Mr. Hankey
* ShoutOut
** There are numerous references to ''ACharlieBrownChristmas''.
** [[TheRenAndStimpyShow "Oh my God! You sick little monkey!"]]
* TakeThat: The episode satirizes the "War on Christmas" and people wanting to tone down the religious elements so the holidays can cater to every religious group.
* TheVillainSucksSong: "Kyle's Mom is a Stupid Bitch (in D Minor)"

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