It was packed, and the room was in hysterics, especially during the pokes at Canada.

We love it! My perception of this has always been that it was a joke. I saw the South Park movie in the theater. From a global perceptive (especially in the late 1990s when South Park started) United States and Canadian residents seem quite similar. "Canada on Strike" is the fourth episode in the twelfth season of the American animated television series South Park. I was always thought "How I Met Your Mother" did the greatest tribute to Canada with Robin Sparkles. Mr. Mackey explains the importance of dental hygiene, while Ike learns the location of the real kidnapper. Cookies help us deliver our Services. When they do, it's usually one character who is Canadian and happens to mention hockey or something once and a while... or it's a brief mention that somebody on the show thinks Canada is lame or something. With the strike settled, the boys go home, where Kyle gives an extremely verbose speech about the current feasibility of generating revenue on the Internet. I think it's incredibly over the top and silly, just like everything in South Park. As punishment, Abootman and his men are banished by being set adrift on an ice floe. He noted that though it was an "issue" episode, it was still humorous, unlike other such episodes like "Britney's New Look". In this time of ultimate Canadian peril, Ike opens his Box of Faith. When he asks "When you think of Canada, what's the one thing that comes to mind? [6], Travis Fickett of IGN gave the episode a rating of 7.6. Screw people that get offended easily. The Government discovers whats truly behind all this anger. I imagine it's kind of hard to get offended by mockery that isn't really based on anything. https://southpark.cc.com/video-clips/gq0nyw/south-park-native-canadians Unless I'm mistaken and Canadians really do have heads that are completely detached in the middle and top and drive around on square-wheeled cars and such. All Rights Reserved. FREE Shipping on your first order shipped by Amazon. Give us some of that money!" Terrance and Philip started as sort of a parody of south park itself, or at least peoples opinions of it, crude humor and crude art, so they made the art of Terrance and Phillip even crappier, that just sort of evolved into how they portrayed all Canadians as …

But I love seeing us in TV shows for vacations and stuff. The episode was a criticism of the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. 14, Fall 2012. Voted “The Greatest Animated TV Series” in a poll conducted by Entertainment Weekly, the Emmy® and Peabody® Award-winning, animated series, “South Park,” created by comic geniuses Trey Parker and Matt Stone, features the breathtakingly irreverent and ruthlessly funny misadventures of four foul-mouthed, troublemaking young boys in a small town nestled in the Colorado Rockies. ", Craig replies "Nothing!" The Canadians finally face off with the Princess' kidnapper. A lot of it is spot on, too. [10][11], "Canada on Strike", along with the thirteen other episodes from South Park's twelfth season, were released on a three-disc DVD set and two-disc Blu-ray set in the United States on March 10, 2009. I'm Canadian, guy and I fart, budday and laugh a lot, friend. 99. "[5] IGN's Travis Fickett stated that "It was probably inevitable that South Park would comment on the writers' strike in some fashion, and here they do – by way of Canada. [9][dead link] Brownmark Films appealed in the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled in favor of Comedy Central in June 2012, holding that the parody was protected under fair use laws, and noting that, as demonstrated in the episode, Brownmark's loss of revenue could only be measured in the sense of "Internet dollars" and of no measurable commercial value; if anything, South Park's lampooning of What What (In the Butt) "would only increase [the original video's] ad revenue" on YouTube. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going back to lookin for treasure, guy. This fan page is for every human being, who thinks the canadians in southpark are extremely funny illustrated. South Park is an American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone and developed by Brian Graden for Comedy Central.The series revolves around four boys—Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormick—and their exploits in and around the titular Colorado town. I'm all the way down in Arkansas but if Donald trump is somehow elected, please don't build a wall!

They're just taking stereotypes to an extreme. Mr. Mackey loses it, while Scott the Dick leads Ike to the Native Canadians. Trechak was "happy to see South Park get back on track to the focus and humor from the previous seasons. They have also remained consistent with their dislike of the Hollywood creative elite (including actors and writers, although they are both) and their willingness to take a different viewpoint than the popular media.

before all the other students laugh and ridicule the Canadians. After Abootman throws a celebration party to celebrate the end of the strike, treating it as a great victory for Canada, Terrance and Phillip gatecrash the party and reveal to the Canadian public that they lost $10.4 million by not working during the strike, while the gumballs and coupons are worth $3,008. I've seen every episode in US. [7], Josh Modell of The A.V. In a plan to raise money from the Internet, the boys post a video on "YouToob" of Butters singing Samwell's "What What (In the Butt)". But what about the mushroom people of Nova Scotia? While on the phone with him, they agree that Canada deserves more money but they do not have any to give. Comedy Central.

There were people of all ages there. $17.99 $ 17. The English speaking people (who speak it as a first language) sound just like Americans, and the culture isn't that different than the US either. South Park features Canada regularly, and we love it. When the boys present him their theoretical dollars, Abootman is outraged and refuses to call off the strike until he feels he has won something, at which point Kyle convinces the world leaders to give Canada a consolation prize of bubblegum and Bennigan's coupons. Club's Josh Modell suggested that "it's clear that Parker and Stone feel that the writers completely screwed themselves in the long run, but that subplot is almost beside the point. When Abootman and his cohorts announce the strike to an assembly of world leaders, the other countries' delegates are confused as to what exactly Canada wants. We are basically known as the crazy weird state, and that's usually how we are treated (see r/Floridaman.) Cartman and Butters pay a visit to the home of a future player, while Kyle attempts to explain himself.

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2020 South Park Digital Studios LLC. D&D Beyond 4.6 out of 5 stars 101. The depiction is just too over the top for anyone to take seriously, and referring to it that way makes it sound like the writers went out of there way to dis the country, when that's definitely not true. The episode was rated TV-MA L in the United States. After realizing that all the Terrance and Phillip episodes are reruns, they attempt to call Abootman to end the strike, as they refuse to watch horrendous American comedy, represented by a pastiche of Family Guy. In the episode, the nation of Canada, feeling disrespected by the rest of the world, goes on a general strike, demanding money, spurring the boys to raise money by creating a viral video. He's a dick. Sometimes we get the occiasional Simpsons episode where they go to Canada, and it's kinda a big deal for us. It is sooo ridiculous how can you not love it? I was just curious considering they do consistently touch on Canada. I live near Montreal. When Terrance and Phillip question the value of the strike, Abootman questions their loyalty, and vows to continue. The T.M.I. South Park and all related titles, logos and characters are trademarks of Comedy Partners. I'm from Canada. Chiger, Kristen, South Park & the Law (September 19, 2012). Frankly, we're just happy to be acknowledged on a major TV show. Edit: Thanks for your responses! Written and directed by series co-creator Trey Parker, the episode was inspired by the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. With Tenor, maker of GIF Keyboard, add popular South Park Canada animated GIFs to your conversations.

So, yeah! Love it! It features appearances by the creators of a number of famous viral videos. [8] The case was dismissed with prejudice before discovery. "[5], In November 2010, Comedy Central and Viacom, Comedy Central's parent company, were sued for copyright infringement for their recreation of the viral video, What What (In the Butt). The strike situation worsens when The Danish show up to take the place of the striking 5 years ago. I absolutely love it. Get it as soon as Fri, Sep 11. In Canada, Abootman learns of the world's lackluster response to Canada Appreciation Day, and resolves to have the country go on strike, spurring the Canadians to break out into a choreographed song and dance number. This category consists of all the Canadians. The play finally opens. Overall, while it wasn't a bad episode "the show muddles the argument it's trying to make by letting the parallels to Canada get off track. I think it's hilarious. Not a lot of US shows cover Canada as much as South Park does. Court, ED", "South Park: The Complete Twelfth Season Blu-ray Review", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Canada_on_Strike&oldid=958404814, Canada–United States relations in South Park, Television episodes about Internet culture, Short description is different from Wikidata, Television episode articles with short description for single episodes, Articles with dead external links from November 2018, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 23 May 2020, at 16:25. [3] It goes viral, but in order to claim their money at the Colorado Department of Internet Money, the boys must wait in line behind other Internet video sensations, such as Laughing Baby, Dramatic Chipmunk,[4] Tay Zonday, Afro Ninja, Sneezing Panda, Chris Crocker, Tron Guy, Star Wars Kid, and Numa Numa Guy. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Ages: 3 years and up. I can kind of relate as a Floridian. scale is finally adjusted and the Pissed off and Angry Party celebrates. It's not insulting honestly, I would say even How I met your mother is more insulting about our country. The Principal confronts Cartman about his re-measuring campaign. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. The only thing that annoys me is when people say they were "making fun" of Canadians. All Rights Reserved. We are basically known as the crazy weird state, and that's usually how we are treated (see r/Floridaman.) There's Canadians working on the show. I love it. Thats right, buddy! Seeing Butters at dinner with the Canadian girl and the main meal was a big bowl of poutine made me laugh. Feeling kind of left out now. Cartman recruites Kyle for his latest money making scheme. Mr. Mackey informs the students that it is Canada Appreciation Day and plays a video in which Stephen Abootman, President of the World Canadian Bureau (initialism: WGA),[2] asks the students to remember all of Canada's contributions to the world. South Park © 2020 Comedy Partners. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Plus the last episode also used Canada to show USA for what we could be next year. The sets included brief audio commentaries by Parker and Stone for each episode, a collection of deleted scenes, and two special mini-features, The Making of Major Boobage and Six Days to South Park.[12]. "[2], Brad Trechak of TV Squad noted especially "the battle royal [sic] scene with all the YouTube people" and the "scintillating conversation" of the Canadians at the episode end. Share the best GIFs now >>> A notable part of the episode for him was the viral video, "What What (In The Butt)". "[2] The A.V. How do you think they feel? Although I'm not sure if SP has ever made fun of us.