History Recap / SouthParkS2E3Chickenlover

** Oddly, the Book Mobile Driver made love to chickens BEFORE Barbrady mentions his inability to read. This was never touched upon. But he may have known before.

A mysterious crime wave of sexually violated chickens crops up in town. Officer Barbrady tries to solve it, but leaves the force after admitting that he can't read. While Barbrady goes back to elementary school, Cartman is made a junior deputy and abuses anyone who doesn't respect his "authoritah."

* BackToSchool: Officer Barbrady goes back to school—and the third grade no less—after it's revealed that he's illiterate.
* BatmanGambit: The Book Mobile Driver claims that he pulled one of these to teach Officer Barbrady how to read. Stan and Kyle find it a little hard to believe.
** Oddly the Book Mobile Driver made love to chickens BEFORE Barbrady mentions his inability to read. This was never touched upon. But he may have known before.

* KickTheDog: After the Mayor threatens to take his job away permanently if he doesn't pass reading, one of her aides pops a ball Stan and Kyle were playing for dramatic effect.

* DomesticAbuse: Kenny's mom constantly punches his dad for not holding down a job and tries telling officer Cartman to arrest him and get him out of her house.

-->'''Barbrady:''' You gotta hit 'em in the head. They go down faster.

* YankTheDogsChain: Just when it seems Kenny has cheated death in this episode (doing so three times), he is killed when a tree falls on him during the credits.

* TitleDrop: The culprit is always called the "chickenfucker" throughout the series, but only twice was he referred to as the "chickenlover".

* TitleDrop: The culprit is always called the "chickenfucker" throughout the series, but only once was he referred to as the "chickenlover".

* {{Catchphrase}}: "Respect my authoritah!" is used by Cartman in some variation several times in this episode, mostly when he's abusing his police powers.

--> "Yes, at first, I was happy to be learning how to read. It seemed exciting and magical. But then I read this: ''Atlas Shrugged'', by Ayn Rand. I read every last word of this garbage, and because of this piece of shit, I'm never reading again!"

* TakeThat: Barbrady has this to say about ''Atlas Shrugged'': "Yes, at first, I was happy to be learning how to read. It seemed exciting and magical. But then I read this: ''Atlas Shrugged'', by Ayn Rand. I read every last word of this garbage, and because of this piece of shit, I'm never reading again!"

* FourIsDeath: Kenny comes out of three life-threatening scenarios unharmed. The fourth incident at the end credits (where a tree falls on top of him) finally ends up killing him.

* FourisDeath: Kenny comes out of three life-threatening scenarios unharmed. The fourth incident at the end credits (where a tree falls on top of him) finally ends up killing him.

* TheyKilledKennyAgain: {{Double Subversion}}. Kenny manages to escape death twice before he's finally killed during the end credits.

** Oddly the Book Mobile Driver made love to chickens BEFORE Barbrady mentions his inability to read. This was never touched upon.

* TheyKilledKennyAgain: {{Double Subversion}}. Kenny manages to escape death twice before he's finally killed during the end credits.

* KickTheDog: After the Mayor threatens to take his job away permanently if he doesn't pass reading, one of her aides pops a ball Stan and Kyle were playing for dramatic affect.

* TheyKilledKennyAgain: Subverted, but Kenny nearly dies twice before he's killed in the credits by being crushed.

The boys are in a book mobile and meet the book mobile's driver who discourages them from reading because of his eccentricities. Meanwhile, Officer Barbrady is filming for [=COPS=] and a mysterious crime occurs in which someone had sex with a chicken. It is quickly revealed that Barbrady is illiterate and quits because of this, which causes a town riot. In response, the Mayor reinstates him but gives him a temporary leave of absence to learn to read and Barbrady gives Cartman, Stan and Kyle temporary police duties due to LoopholeAbuse and Cartman enjoys the power a little too much.

* TheyKilledKenny: Subverted, but Kenny nearly dies twice before he's killed in the credits by being crushed.