The Entity (South Park)
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| "The Entity" | |
 Kyle meets Kyle. |
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| Episode no. | 76 |
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| Airdate | November 21, 2001 |
| South Park - Season 5 June 20, 2001 – December 12, 2001 |
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"The Entity" is episode 511 of the Comedy Central series South Park. It originally aired on November 21, 2001.
[edit] Plot synopsis
In the episode, Kyle's cousin, Kyle Schwartz, from Connecticut, comes to live in South Park (in the episode, Mrs. Broflovski refers to Cousin Kyle as Kyle, and her son as Kyle 2). Kyle 2 is shocked at Cousin Kyle, who is an overly-stereotyped version of a Jew, constantly complaining about everything. At school, he offers Eric Cartman $40 not to make fun of his cousin; Cartman tries but he fails to do so. Much of this episode then goes on to have the boys constantly trying to get rid of Cousin Kyle, by tricking him onto a plane, tying him to the back of a bus while he is on a sled, etc. However, he always finds a way to come back to South Park.
Meanwhile, Mr. Garrison, tired of the airlines, decides to invent his own vehicle. Inspired by watching singer Enrique Iglesias's sexualized singing and gyrations on TV, he invents the gyroscope-powered monowheel "IT". "IT" can go up to two hundred miles per hour, gets three hundred miles to the gallon, and is an all-around a better mode of travel. The only problem is that it is controlled by four handles: two used by the hands, one in the mouth, and a fourth handle which is inserted into the anus. These (especially the last two) are supposed to resemble penises, and to anyone but Mr. Garrison and old women, are very uncomfortable; however, it is still considered better than the airlines, and Mr. Garrison is a smashing success. Even John Travolta decides that "IT" "beats dealing with the airline companies."
However, the government decides to bail out the airlines again, and ends up outlawing the "IT"; as a result, Cousin Kyle, who had invested in the "IT", gets a $5,000,000 bail out check and decides to return home to take care of his ailing mother (hence the reason he came to South Park). The boys now change their plan and try to get him to stay. To their surprise, cousin Kyle says that he wants to leave because they are douchebags, and it's as if they are out of a "stereotype catalog". He ultimately leaves, dashing their chances for any money.
[edit] Trivia
- In syndication, the shots of "IT" entering people's anus's are removed and we just see their facial reaction.
- The "IT" was based on the Segway and the hype surrounding its introduction.
- Antarctica Airlines was a fictional airline used to test many electronic signs at Denver International while the airport was under construction.
- Bill Gates has a hole in his head, in reference to his execution in South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut.
- At Better Buy (a play on Best Buy) when Mr. Garrison is showing the man how to use "IT", he says, "Take it" as one of the controls is inserted into the man's anus. "Take it" is a common phrase used in gay pornographic films.
- It is revealed that the handles and mouthpiece doesn't do anything on the "IT".
[edit] Kenny's Death
- Kenny dies when an airport security guard shoots him for carrying toenail clippers to the airport.
| Preceded by: "How to Eat with Your Butt" |
South Park episodes | Followed by: "Here Comes the Neighborhood" |
