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Pre-School (South Park)
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"Pre-School" is the 121st episode and the 10th in season 8 of the Comedy Central
series South Park
. It originally aired on November 10, 2004.
announces to Kyle
, Kenny
, Cartman
and Butters
that Trent Boyett, a classmate from their preschool years, is being released from juvenile hall after a five year sentence.
In flashback, the boys got the idea on day to play "Fireman
", and hoped to put out a fire by urinating on it. Wanting to put out a real fire, they ask delinquent and bully, Trent Boyett, to start one. However, the fire gets out of the control, and their teacher, Miss Claridge, is badly burned. After she is taken away in an ambulance
, the boys tell the police that Trent started the fire, and that it was entirely his idea. When Trent tries to tell the police that the fire was the boys' idea, Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny deny this, as does Butters, who witnessed the event. As a result, Trent is taken away to juvenile hall, where he will spend five years.
Now that Trent is free, the boys consider telling their parents about Trent wanting revenge, but Kyle explains that they lied to everyone for five years and would get in worse trouble.
Miss Claridge is burned so badly that she is forever confined to a motorized wheelchair
(resembling Christopher Pike
from Star Trek
). She can only communicate by using an electronic beep: once for "yes", twice for "no". She is shown moving throughout the town, and is crossing the street when the battery to the chair dies, leaving her stranded in the middle of a crosswalk, and unable to move or communicate.
Butters is the first of the boys that Trent confronts, which results in a hospital stay for Butters, who sustains, according to the Doctor, a number of childhood pranks, including a massive snuggie
, two Indian sunburns, a charlie horse, a second degree titty-twister, a "colossal" swirlie, a noogie and something called a "Polish bike ride".
The boys try to ask the sixth graders for protection from Trent, but the sixth graders demand that Stan produce a photo of his mother's uncovered breasts. The boys improvise by taking a photo of Cartman's buttocks, which they dress up to look like breasts, including drawn-on nipples. The sixth graders agree to protect the boys, but only after taking the photograph behind a set of bushes. The boys are initially relieved, only to later discover that Trent dispatched all of the sixth graders single-handedly, sending them to the hospital with injuries similar to Butters'. With no one left to turn to, the boys ask Stan's sister, Shelley, to defend them, but she only agrees to help them on the condition that they confess to Miss Claridge what really happened five years ago.
The boys meet Miss Claridge who is still stuck in the middle of the street, and attempt to make peace with her, but Trent arrives to confront them.
Cartman takes out his mom's taser
gun, and fires it at Trent, but the electrodes land on Miss Claridge's chair instead, charging it to such a degree that it runs out of control, crashing into a propane
shop, creating an explosion that destroys the shop and sets Miss Claridge on fire. After she then crashes into a fire hydrant
, which puts out the flames, the police arrive and ask Miss Claridge if Trent tried to kill her again. She replies "no" with two beeps, but the police misunderstand this to mean "Yes, yes", and arrest Trent. The boys, having learned nothing from the experience, make the same mistake that they made five years before, claiming that they were not involved with the incident at all. When Kyle points out that Trent will be angered when he gets out of juvenile hall, Cartman dismisses this, saying, "Whatever, that's like, five years from now!" As Cartman moons
Trent, the sixth graders happen upon the scene, and see Cartman's buttocks, still with nipples drawn on them. Recognizing them as the breasts from the photograph, they pick Cartman up, saying, "I'm taking them to the bushes".
Comedy Central
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series South Park
South Park
South Park is an American animated television series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for the Comedy Central television network. Intended for mature audiences, the show has become famous for its crude language, surreal, satirical, and dark humor that lampoons a wide range of topics...
. It originally aired on November 10, 2004.
Plot
A terrified StanStan Marsh
Stanley Randall "Stan" Marsh is a fictional character in the animated television series South Park. He is voiced by and loosely based on series co-creator Trey Parker. Stan is one of the show's four central characters, along with his friends Kyle Broflovski, Kenny McCormick, and Eric Cartman...
announces to Kyle
Kyle Broflovski
Kyle Broflovski is a fictional character in the animated television series South Park. He is voiced by co-creator Matt Stone. Kyle is one of the show's four central characters, along with his friends Stan Marsh, Kenny McCormick, and Eric Cartman...
, Kenny
Kenny McCormick
Kenneth "Kenny" McCormick is a fictional character in the animated television series South Park. He is one of the four central characters along with his friends Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, and Eric Cartman. His oft-muffled and indiscernible speech—the result of his parka hood covering his...
, Cartman
Eric Cartman
Eric Theodore Cartman is a fictional character in the American animated television series South Park. One of four main characters, along with Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, and Kenny McCormick, he is generally referred to within the series by his last name...
and Butters
Butters Stotch
Leopold "Butters" Stotch is a fictional character in the animated television series South Park. He is voiced by series co-creator Matt Stone and loosely based on co-producer Eric Stough. He is a fourth-grade student who commonly has extraordinary experiences not typical of conventional small-town...
that Trent Boyett, a classmate from their preschool years, is being released from juvenile hall after a five year sentence.
In flashback, the boys got the idea on day to play "Fireman
Fireman
Fireman may refer to::* Firefighter, person who extinguishes fires and rescues people from harms way.* Fire Safety Officer, a senior ranking firefighter or Fire Safety Inspector in the UK...
", and hoped to put out a fire by urinating on it. Wanting to put out a real fire, they ask delinquent and bully, Trent Boyett, to start one. However, the fire gets out of the control, and their teacher, Miss Claridge, is badly burned. After she is taken away in an ambulance
Ambulance
An ambulance is a vehicle for transportation of sick or injured people to, from or between places of treatment for an illness or injury, and in some instances will also provide out of hospital medical care to the patient...
, the boys tell the police that Trent started the fire, and that it was entirely his idea. When Trent tries to tell the police that the fire was the boys' idea, Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny deny this, as does Butters, who witnessed the event. As a result, Trent is taken away to juvenile hall, where he will spend five years.
Now that Trent is free, the boys consider telling their parents about Trent wanting revenge, but Kyle explains that they lied to everyone for five years and would get in worse trouble.
Miss Claridge is burned so badly that she is forever confined to a motorized wheelchair
Wheelchair
A wheelchair is a chair with wheels, designed to be a replacement for walking. The device comes in variations where it is propelled by motors or by the seated occupant turning the rear wheels by hand. Often there are handles behind the seat for someone else to do the pushing...
(resembling Christopher Pike
Christopher Pike (Star Trek)
Christopher Pike is a character in the Star Trek franchise. He was portrayed by Jeffrey Hunter in the original Star Trek pilot episode, "The Cage", as captain of the USS Enterprise. The pilot was rejected, and the character was dropped during development of the second pilot when Hunter decided that...
from Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
). She can only communicate by using an electronic beep: once for "yes", twice for "no". She is shown moving throughout the town, and is crossing the street when the battery to the chair dies, leaving her stranded in the middle of a crosswalk, and unable to move or communicate.
Butters is the first of the boys that Trent confronts, which results in a hospital stay for Butters, who sustains, according to the Doctor, a number of childhood pranks, including a massive snuggie
Wedgie
A wedgie occurs when a person's underwear or other garments are wedged between the buttocks. While a wedgie can be created naturally, the term is usually associated with a prank or as a form of bullying...
, two Indian sunburns, a charlie horse, a second degree titty-twister, a "colossal" swirlie, a noogie and something called a "Polish bike ride".
The boys try to ask the sixth graders for protection from Trent, but the sixth graders demand that Stan produce a photo of his mother's uncovered breasts. The boys improvise by taking a photo of Cartman's buttocks, which they dress up to look like breasts, including drawn-on nipples. The sixth graders agree to protect the boys, but only after taking the photograph behind a set of bushes. The boys are initially relieved, only to later discover that Trent dispatched all of the sixth graders single-handedly, sending them to the hospital with injuries similar to Butters'. With no one left to turn to, the boys ask Stan's sister, Shelley, to defend them, but she only agrees to help them on the condition that they confess to Miss Claridge what really happened five years ago.
The boys meet Miss Claridge who is still stuck in the middle of the street, and attempt to make peace with her, but Trent arrives to confront them.
Cartman takes out his mom's taser
Taser
A Taser is an electroshock weapon that uses electrical current to disrupt voluntary control of muscles. Its manufacturer, Taser International, calls the effects "neuromuscular incapacitation" and the devices' mechanism "Electro-Muscular Disruption technology"...
gun, and fires it at Trent, but the electrodes land on Miss Claridge's chair instead, charging it to such a degree that it runs out of control, crashing into a propane
Propane
Propane is a three-carbon alkane with the molecular formula , normally a gas, but compressible to a transportable liquid. A by-product of natural gas processing and petroleum refining, it is commonly used as a fuel for engines, oxy-gas torches, barbecues, portable stoves, and residential central...
shop, creating an explosion that destroys the shop and sets Miss Claridge on fire. After she then crashes into a fire hydrant
Fire hydrant
A fire hydrant , is an active fire protection measure, and a source of water provided in most urban, suburban and rural areas with municipal water service to enable firefighters to tap into the municipal water...
, which puts out the flames, the police arrive and ask Miss Claridge if Trent tried to kill her again. She replies "no" with two beeps, but the police misunderstand this to mean "Yes, yes", and arrest Trent. The boys, having learned nothing from the experience, make the same mistake that they made five years before, claiming that they were not involved with the incident at all. When Kyle points out that Trent will be angered when he gets out of juvenile hall, Cartman dismisses this, saying, "Whatever, that's like, five years from now!" As Cartman moons
Mooning
Mooning is the act of displaying one's bare buttocks by removing clothing, e.g., by lowering the backside of one's trousers and underpants, usually bending over, whether also exposing the genitals or not...
Trent, the sixth graders happen upon the scene, and see Cartman's buttocks, still with nipples drawn on them. Recognizing them as the breasts from the photograph, they pick Cartman up, saying, "I'm taking them to the bushes".
External links
- Pre-School Full episode at South Park Studios
- Pre-School Episode guide at South Park Studios