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| ⚫ | "'''The List'''" is the fourteenth episode and season finale of ] of the American animated television series '']'', and the 167th episode of the series overall.<ref name=Epguide>{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} South Park Studios. Retrieved on 2007-11-12.</ref><ref name=CCpressrelease></ref> It first aired on ] in the United States on November 14, 2007. | ||
| In the episode, the fourth grade girls have made a secret list that rates every boy's looks from cutest to ugliest. When the boys steal the list, they are completely unprepared to deal with the results. | |||
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| ==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
| The boys discover that the girls in their class have made a list of them, ordered by cuteness. The boys, after two attempts, eventually succeed in stealing the list and discover it ranks ] as the cutest, and ] as the ugliest, with ] just above him. Kyle's spirits plummet after this discovery, while Clyde's ego inflates dramatically and he starts flirting with many girls at school. He takes pity on Kyle and kindly reassures him that Abraham Lincoln, who was apparently ugly, accomplished so much. Kyle, in an act of depression, starts hanging out with the ugly kids, and gets the idea from a boy named Jamal to burn the school down. He is visited by the ghost of ], who shows him that ugliness can be a blessing in disguise; ugly people like Jamal have nothing handed to them and they must earn what they seek and will thus develop character, while beautiful people will have no redeeming character when their looks begin to fade. Kyle decides to go ahead with his plans of arson regardless, citing the long wait he would have to endure in order to realize this blessing, and the hardships and misery he would suffer in the interim. | |||
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| The boys discover that the girls in their class have made a list of them, ordered by cuteness. The boys, after two attempts, eventually succeed in stealing the list and post it on the wall of the Boys' Bathroom (where the girls cannot get it back) and discover the list is as follows: | |||
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| Kyle's spirits plummet after this discovery, especially as he's ranked uglier than his nemesis, Cartman. Meanwhile, Clyde's ego inflates dramatically and he starts flirting with many girls at school. Unlike Cartman and Butters (whose ego has also inflated and has inexplicably become mean to Kyle), who are both ranked very low on the list, he does not mock Kyle and kindly reassures him that Abraham Lincoln, who was apparently ugly, accomplished so much. He also berates Butters when he makes fun of him. However, Kyle, in an act of depression, starts hanging out with the ugly kids in the school. He gets the idea from a boy named Jamal to ]. He is visited by the Ghost of Abraham Lincoln, who shows him that ugliness is a gift, not a curse, as one who is ugly has nothing handed to them and must earn it themselves and discover it useful when they turn 40 while those who are attractive will be handed everything and thus will develop no redeeming character. Apparently ignoring this advice, Kyle decides to go ahead with his plans of arson, as he cannot wait as long as 31 years for happiness. | |||
| Meanwhile, Stan (who was ranked third on the list) watches Kyle's behavior with increasing unease. Eventually, he asks his ex-girlfriend, Wendy (whom he is no longer speaking to) why Kyle was voted ugliest. Wendy agrees that it seems like a wrong decision, as she voted Cartman ugliest. Upon bringing the case to her list-making society, which is similar to the ], it is decided that the list would be re-opened if a good reason to do so is found. Upon inspection of the list ballots, they discover Clyde's votes put him in the bottom five of the list, and visit Wendy's friend, Rebbecca, to discuss the matter. However, Rebbecca warns Wendy that she may discover a secret she "''couldn't handle.''" Suspicious, Wendy explains to her List Committee that Rebbecca may have tampered with the list and that this is a reason the list should be re-made. However, the girls quickly reveal the plot that Rebbecca, themselves and Bebe, the head of the Committee are in on - Clyde's father owns a local shoe-store, and they wanted to make Clyde popular to justify dating him and getting free shoes. In order to do this, they hid the real list and forged a new one (the exact list the boys stole). | |||
| Wendy, shocked and outraged that the Committee would abuse their power, steals the real list from them and she and Stan run off to find Kyle, who is about to set the school alight, while cursing God. They explain the truth to him, but then Bebe shows up and holds them at gunpoint, while admitting that Kyle was a "casualty" of their plot, as moving Clyde necessitated in moving other boys because Clyde was voted in the bottom five. However, Wendy has called the police, who arrive almost at once. Bebe is shocked, which Wendy takes advantage of to wrestle the gun from her. However, a shot goes off, flies all the way across town and kills Kenny as he eats pop tarts at home. Bebe is arrested and taken to prison. | |||
| Kyle, however, refuses to take a look at the real list, fearing an inflated ego that Abraham Lincoln's ghost warned him about. Instead, he uses some of his flammable liquid to burn it. Wendy admits to Stan that she has enjoyed hanging out with him and feels that he has changed a lot since ]. In a near-exact copy of ]'s climax scene (which signaled the beginning of their original relationship), Wendy's attempt to kiss him is interrupted when he vomits in her face (He vomits on her much more than the other times), an old running gag that tied into their original relationship. This signals their reconciliation. | |||
| === The ugly kids === | |||
| '''The Ugly Kids''' are background student characters who premiered in this episode. Due to their appearances and voices being different, they are forbidden to sit with the other children in the school and are forced to sit together at one table at lunchtime. Although ] and ] have a similar differences, neither of them are considered to be ugly kids. | |||
| ====Jamal==== | |||
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| He has a slightly squashed face, black hair and big ears. He speaks with a ], so when he says that he wants to "burn the school down, down to the ground," the words "down" and "ground" sound similar. | |||
| ====The Pickle Kid==== | |||
| He has an overly large forehead similar to Timmy's. His favorite food is pickles, often asking to eat other students' pickles. He chews his food in a slowly, moving his jaw in a circular motion, unlike the other characters who chew with chomping motions. He has a low and raspy voice that has a minor nasal quality. | |||
| Meanwhile, ] watches Kyle's behavior with increasing unease. Eventually, he asks his ex-girlfriend ] (who thought that ]) why Kyle was voted ugliest. Wendy begins investigating and discovers that the ballots were rigged in Clyde's favor: Since Clyde's father owns a shoe store, some of the girls wanted to make Clyde popular to justify dating him and getting free shoes. They hid the real list and forged a new one, meaning that the girls let the boys steal the list. Wendy steals the real list from them and she and Stan run off to find Kyle, who is about to set the school on fire. | |||
| ====Small-eyed kid==== | |||
| She has long, brown hair and glasses that make her eyes seem huge. Without her glasses, however, she has two tiny dots for eyes. | |||
| Stan and Wendy explain the truth to Kyle, when ] shows up and holds them at gunpoint, while admitting that Kyle was a "casualty" of their plot. However, Wendy has called the police, who arrive almost at once. Bebe is shocked, which Wendy takes advantage of to wrestle the gun from her. A shot goes off; however, neither Wendy nor Bebe are hurt. The bullet flies off, killing ] at home. Bebe is arrested, and the list is burned after Kyle refuses to take a look at the real list, fearing an inflated ego that Abraham Lincoln's ghost warned him about. Wendy admits to Stan that she has enjoyed his company and feels that he has changed a lot since ]. Unfortunately for Wendy, Stan has not quite lost his habit of throwing up out of nervousness and her attempt to kiss him is interrupted when he vomits in her face, but this marks their reconciliation and they resume their romantic relationship. | |||
| ====High-mouthed girl==== | |||
| She has a mouth that is incredibly high up on her face (though not above her nose) and long blond hair tied up into a ponytail. She has an unusually deep voice and she is obese. | |||
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===Extended ending=== | ||
| There is an extension to the ending, which has the list being burned, only for a vomit-covered Wendy to reveal that she looked at the list and reveals that Eric Cartman is the ugliest boy. The final scene shows Cartman at lunch having to eat with the ugly kids. Butters is now mocking him. He tries to convince everyone that it doesn't matter and it's what is on the inside that counts—but he then remembers who that is and gets even more depressed.<ref>{{Citation|title="South Park" The List (TV Episode 2007) |work=IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1137316/alternateversions|access-date=2021-04-24}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=The List Ending- With Original Music|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHsG6383B6I |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/tHsG6383B6I| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=2021-04-24}}{{cbignore}}</ref> | |||
| He is a brown haired boy with a face that's askew and is the tallest of the ugly kids. | |||
| ⚫ | ==Production== | ||
| ====New and temporary members==== | |||
| "The List" was written and directed by series co-founder ], and was rated ] L in the United States. It first aired on November 14, 2007 in the United States on ]. Shortly after "The List" was originally broadcast, T-shirts and hooded sweatshirts based on the episode were made available at ''South Park Studios'', the official ''South Park'' website. The shirt design featured a hip-looking Clyde wearing his letterman jacket.<ref>{{Cite web |title=southpark: Clyde the Letterman |work=] |date=2007-11-14 |url=http://www.zazzle.com/southpark/gifts?cg=196520200259726837 |accessdate=2009-11-19}}</ref> When Kenny gets shot, the pop tarts come out of the toaster, a reference to where Butch kills Vincent and the toaster pastries come out of the toaster in '']''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=BurnsTwitter|first=Ashley|date=2014-10-15|title=Zed's Dead But 'Pulp Fiction' Is Still Very Much Alive In Pop Culture 20 Years Later|url=https://uproxx.com/filmdrunk/zeds-dead-but-pulp-fiction-is-still-very-much-alive-in-pop-culture-20-years-later/|access-date=2021-04-24|website=UPROXX}}</ref> | |||
| '''Kyle Broflovski''': {{Main|Kyle Broflovski}} | |||
| Kyle at one point was forced to sit with the other, already-deemed ugly children at lunchtime, and hang out with them at recess. | |||
| ==Reception== | |||
| '''Eric Cartman''':{{Main|Eric Cartman}} | |||
| ] gave the episode a rating of 8.9, citing it "an excellent episode and a fine way to end the season".<ref name="IGN">{{Citation|title=South Park: "The List" Review - IGN|date=16 November 2007 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/11/16/south-park-the-list-review|access-date=2021-04-24}}</ref> | |||
| After it was revealed that the ugliest boy was actually Cartman, he was then condemned to sit with the ugly kids. | |||
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14th episode of the 11th season of South Park
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| Episode no. | Season 11 Episode 14 | ||
| Directed by | Trey Parker | ||
| Written by | Trey Parker | ||
| Production code | 1114 | ||
| Original air date | November 14, 2007 (2007-11-14) | ||
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"The List" is the fourteenth episode and season finale of the eleventh season of the American animated television series South Park, and the 167th episode of the series overall. It first aired on Comedy Central in the United States on November 14, 2007.
In the episode, the fourth grade girls have made a secret list that rates every boy's looks from cutest to ugliest. When the boys steal the list, they are completely unprepared to deal with the results.
Plot
The boys discover that the girls in their class have made a list of them, ordered by cuteness. The boys, after two attempts, eventually succeed in stealing the list and discover it ranks Clyde as the cutest, and Kyle as the ugliest, with Cartman just above him. Kyle's spirits plummet after this discovery, while Clyde's ego inflates dramatically and he starts flirting with many girls at school. He takes pity on Kyle and kindly reassures him that Abraham Lincoln, who was apparently ugly, accomplished so much. Kyle, in an act of depression, starts hanging out with the ugly kids, and gets the idea from a boy named Jamal to burn the school down. He is visited by the ghost of Abraham Lincoln, who shows him that ugliness can be a blessing in disguise; ugly people like Jamal have nothing handed to them and they must earn what they seek and will thus develop character, while beautiful people will have no redeeming character when their looks begin to fade. Kyle decides to go ahead with his plans of arson regardless, citing the long wait he would have to endure in order to realize this blessing, and the hardships and misery he would suffer in the interim.
Meanwhile, Stan watches Kyle's behavior with increasing unease. Eventually, he asks his ex-girlfriend Wendy (who thought that he wasn't going to speak to her again) why Kyle was voted ugliest. Wendy begins investigating and discovers that the ballots were rigged in Clyde's favor: Since Clyde's father owns a shoe store, some of the girls wanted to make Clyde popular to justify dating him and getting free shoes. They hid the real list and forged a new one, meaning that the girls let the boys steal the list. Wendy steals the real list from them and she and Stan run off to find Kyle, who is about to set the school on fire.
Stan and Wendy explain the truth to Kyle, when Bebe shows up and holds them at gunpoint, while admitting that Kyle was a "casualty" of their plot. However, Wendy has called the police, who arrive almost at once. Bebe is shocked, which Wendy takes advantage of to wrestle the gun from her. A shot goes off; however, neither Wendy nor Bebe are hurt. The bullet flies off, killing Kenny at home. Bebe is arrested, and the list is burned after Kyle refuses to take a look at the real list, fearing an inflated ego that Abraham Lincoln's ghost warned him about. Wendy admits to Stan that she has enjoyed his company and feels that he has changed a lot since their breakup. Unfortunately for Wendy, Stan has not quite lost his habit of throwing up out of nervousness and her attempt to kiss him is interrupted when he vomits in her face, but this marks their reconciliation and they resume their romantic relationship.
Extended ending
There is an extension to the ending, which has the list being burned, only for a vomit-covered Wendy to reveal that she looked at the list and reveals that Eric Cartman is the ugliest boy. The final scene shows Cartman at lunch having to eat with the ugly kids. Butters is now mocking him. He tries to convince everyone that it doesn't matter and it's what is on the inside that counts—but he then remembers who that is and gets even more depressed.
Production
"The List" was written and directed by series co-founder Trey Parker, and was rated TV-MA L in the United States. It first aired on November 14, 2007 in the United States on Comedy Central. Shortly after "The List" was originally broadcast, T-shirts and hooded sweatshirts based on the episode were made available at South Park Studios, the official South Park website. The shirt design featured a hip-looking Clyde wearing his letterman jacket. When Kenny gets shot, the pop tarts come out of the toaster, a reference to where Butch kills Vincent and the toaster pastries come out of the toaster in Pulp Fiction.
Reception
IGN gave the episode a rating of 8.9, citing it "an excellent episode and a fine way to end the season".
References
- Episode guide. South Park Studios. Retrieved on 2007-11-12.
- Comedy Central press release
- ""South Park" The List (TV Episode 2007)", IMDb, retrieved April 24, 2021
- The List Ending- With Original Music, archived from the original on December 12, 2021, retrieved April 24, 2021
- "southpark: Clyde the Letterman". Zazzle. November 14, 2007. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
- BurnsTwitter, Ashley (October 15, 2014). "Zed's Dead But 'Pulp Fiction' Is Still Very Much Alive In Pop Culture 20 Years Later". UPROXX. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - South Park: "The List" Review - IGN, November 16, 2007, retrieved April 24, 2021
External links
- "The List" Full episode at South Park Studios
- "The List" at IMDb
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