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"Cartman's Mom Is Still a Dirty Slut" is the second episode of the second season of the American animated television series ''
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''. The 15th episode of the series overall, it premiered on
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in the
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on April 22, 1998. The episode concludes the storyline of the
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finale "
Cartman's Mom Is a Dirty Slut "Cartman's Mom Is a Dirty Slut" is the thirteenth and final episode of the first season of the American animated television series '' South Park''. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on February 25, 1998. The episode is the ...
"; Mephesto is suddenly shot, just as he is about to reveal the identity of Eric Cartman's father. The four boys and
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rush him to Hell's Pass Hospital while the town of South Park experiences a massive blizzard. The episode aired after the season premiere, "
Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My Anus "Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My Anus" is the second season premiere of the American animated television series ''South Park''. The 14th episode of the series overall, it originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on April 1 ...
" was aired in its place three weeks earlier as an
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prank. Upset viewers wrote over 2,000 complaints to Comedy Central within a week of its premiere date. In 2013, fans voted "Cartman's Mom Is Still a Dirty Slut" as the best episode of season two.


Plot

Just as Mephesto is about to announce who Eric Cartman's father is, the electricity goes out, the room is darkened, and two gunshots are fired. As the lights come back on, everyone discovers that Mephesto has been shot.
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notes that he is still alive and, along with the boys, rushes him to the hospital. Upon entering the hospital, they meet Dr. Doctor, and a nurse with no arms named Nurse Goodley; they are the only ones working in the hospital. He manages to get Mephesto on a life support system, but has many other patients to tend to. Outside, a terrible blizzard brews. While the rest of the adults in town and a visiting television crew film a reenactment for '' America's Most Wanted'', a tree falls on the power line causing the power to go out. All of the adults are now stuck in a building until the storm settles. After only a few minutes of being trapped, the group hastily resort to cannibalism to survive, eating
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and the ''America's Most Wanted'' film crew. The power also goes out back at the hospital, and a plan is enacted to restore it. Dr. Doctor suggests that they split into two teams: team A, consisting of everyone in the room except
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, and team B, consisting of Kenny. His job is to reconnect the generator in the cold, while team A give advice to him via
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as they enjoy some hot cocoa and TV. Once Kenny gets to the generator, he discovers that there is no wire connecting the cords, so he decides to make the connection himself to restore the electricity, fatally electrocuting himself in the process. Thanks to his brave deed, the power is restored and Mephesto survives. After casually revealing his shooter was his brother, he gathers everyone in the emergency room for the revelation of Cartman's father: his mother Liane. Mephesto explains that Liane is a
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, someone with both male and female genitalia. He also reveals that hermaphrodites cannot have children, so Liane must have impregnated another woman on her intercourse spree. An angered Cartman then demands who his mother is, but when a narrator questions who his mother might be, he quickly refuses to pursue the issue any further.


Production

Written by series co-creator
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and David Goodman, and directed by Parker, "Cartman's Mom Is Still a Dirty Slut" originally aired on
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in the United States on April 22, 1998. This episode was originally to air on April 1, 1998, four weeks after "
Cartman's Mom is a Dirty Slut "Cartman's Mom Is a Dirty Slut" is the thirteenth and final episode of the first season of the American animated television series '' South Park''. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on February 25, 1998. The episode is the ...
" was first broadcast, but instead of continuing the storyline from "Cartman's Mom is a Dirty Slut", Parker and co-creator
Matt Stone Matthew Richard Stone (born May 26, 1971) is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, and composer. He is known for co-creating ''South Park'' (since 1997) and ''The Book of Mormon'' (2011) with his creative partner Trey Parker. Stone was interes ...
made an episode regarding the ''South Park'' minor characters
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, called "
Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My Anus "Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My Anus" is the second season premiere of the American animated television series ''South Park''. The 14th episode of the series overall, it originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on April 1 ...
", as an
April Fool's Day April Fools' Day or All Fools' Day is an annual custom on 1 April consisting of practical jokes and hoaxes. Jokesters often expose their actions by shouting "April Fools!" at the recipient. Mass media can be involved in these pranks, which ma ...
prank on viewers of the show. Upset fans wrote more than 2,000 angry e-mail complaints to Comedy Central within a week of the episode's original broadcast, and media outlets said some fans harbored a grudge against the show more than five years after the episode was broadcast. A call was even shown in a promo for the actual episode, where the angry viewer commented, via phone call: "Who the fuck do you think you guys are with Comedy Central and that fucking ''South Park''? I mean, people have been waiting four fucking weeks to see who the fuck Cartman's father is, and all you guys can show us is Terrance and fucking Phillip? Fuck you guys! You guys fucking suck! Fuck you!" The outcome of "Cartman's Mom is Still a Dirty Slut" was revisited in the season fourteen episode, " 200", where it is revealed that Liane is not a hermaphrodite and is not Cartman's father after all, as revealed by Cartman's hand puppet persona, Mitch Conner. In the following episode, " 201", it is revealed that Cartman's actual father is Jack Tenorman, the father of his personal rival Scott Tenorman.


Home media

On April 27, 1999, "Cartman's Mom Is Still a Dirty Slut" was released on the "''South Park'': Volume 7" VHS tape, which also contained "
Cartman's Mom is a Dirty Slut "Cartman's Mom Is a Dirty Slut" is the thirteenth and final episode of the first season of the American animated television series '' South Park''. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on February 25, 1998. The episode is the ...
", in a third series of ''South Park'' home video releases. Volume 7 was sold along with Volume 8, which contained "
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" and "
Ike's Wee Wee "Ike's Wee Wee" is the third episode of the second season of the American animated television series '' South Park''. The 16th episode of the series overall, it first aired on Comedy Central in the United States on May 20, 1998. In the episode, sc ...
", and Volume 9, which contained "
Conjoined Fetus Lady "Conjoined Fetus Lady" is the fifth episode of the second season of the American animated television series ''South Park''. The 18th episode of the series overall, it originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on June 3, 1998. The ep ...
" and "
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". All 18 episodes of the second season, including "Cartman's Mom Is Still a Dirty Slut", were released on a DVD box set on June 3, 2003.


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