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| series = [[South Park]] |
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episode_no = 146 | |
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airdate = [[May 3]], [[2006]] | |
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| season = 10 |
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| episode = 5 |
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| airdate = {{Start date|2006|05|03}} |
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| production = 1007 |
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| director = [[Trey Parker]] |
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| writer = Trey Parker |
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| season_article = South Park season 10 |
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| episode_list = List of South Park episodes |
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"'''Tsst'''" is the fifth episode in the [[South Park season 10|tenth season]] of the American animated television series ''[[South Park]]''. The 146th episode of the series overall, it originally aired on [[Comedy Central]] in the United States on May 3, 2006. In the episode, [[Liane Cartman]] has problems controlling her son [[Eric Cartman]], and enlists several [[reality television]] shows to help with his problematic behavior. |
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"'''Tsst'''," (also known as "'''The Dog Whisperer''',") is episode 1007 (#146) of [[Comedy Central]]'s [[animated]] [[comedy]] [[tv series]], ''[[South Park]]'' which aired on [[May 3]], [[2006]]. |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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After [[Eric Cartman]] and his mother, [[Liane Cartman|Liane]], are summoned to [[Mr. Mackey]], in the school counselor's office in regard to Cartman forcing a student into a ''[[Saw (franchise)|Saw]]''-esque situation for mocking his weight by handcuffing his leg to a flagpole and telling him that he had poisoned his lunch milk and that the only way he could get to the [[antidote]] would be to saw through his leg using a [[hacksaw]], Liane then admits that she cannot control Cartman anymore and, taking the school counselor's suggestions, she turns to ''[[Nanny 911]]'' and ''[[Supernanny]]''. Though, their attempts to change Cartman's behavior are unsuccessful, with Cartman psychologically harassing [[Stella Reid|Nanny Stella]] about her decision to not have children when she takes away his Xbox and [[Jo Frost]] ending up in a [[Psychiatric hospital|mental hospital]], sobbing and [[Coprophagia|eating her own excrement]] while shouting "It's from [[Hell]]!". |
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When [[Cartman]]'s mom, [[Liane Cartman|Liane]], realizes she can't control her son anymore, she attempts to get help from an expert. At first, she tries to enlist the aid of the nanny from the [[reality tv]] program ''[[Nanny 911]]'', but to no avail; Cartman makes [[Stella Reid|Nanny Stella]] realize, with her own methods, that the reason she became a nanny is because she was unattractive and undesirable to men, which is why she never had children of her own; this causes her to become angry and give up on Cartman. Her second attempt is with [[Jo Frost]] from ''[[Super Nanny]]'', who ends up in an [[Psychiatric hospital|asylum]] eating her own [[excrement]] and crying "From hell, it's from hell!" Ultimately Ms. Cartman recruits [[Cesar Millan]], the so-called [[The Dog Whisperer|Dog Whisperer]], from the show of the same name. He takes on his biggest challenge to date when he is signed on to discipline Eric Cartman. |
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Desperate, Liane turns to [[Cesar Millan]], the Dog Whisperer. Instead of treating Cartman as a human child, Millan uses [[dog training]] techniques which prove highly effective, leaving Cartman intensely frustrated. Cartman's behavior improves after a while, although he feels he cannot control his actions. As Liane enjoys her more flexible lifestyle, Cartman plots to [[Matricide|kill his mother]], although the changes he underwent prevent him from executing his plan. |
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Millan evaluates Cartman as [[dominant]], [[aggressive]], and [[obese]]. He teaches Liane to show Cartman she is the boss. Millan teaches Liane that dogs nip each other in the neck to show dominance, and it works well with the children. He, and later Liane, uses two fingers to nip at Cartman's neck to show that they are dominant, although it doesn't hurt him at all. This, at first, angers and annoys Cartman and makes him [[Runaway child|run away]]. Cartman tries to seek help from his classmates, but none of them are sympathetic to his problem. He ends up living on the street for four hours before he decides to return home. While Cartman is gone, Liane has taken up her favorite hobby of Japanese [[sumi-e]] paintings. When he returns, Liane keeps on disciplining Cartman in the way Millan teaches her just before Cartman calls [[child protective services]] on her, and Cartman eventually reaches a [[relaxed]] and [[submissive]] state in which he behaves much like a dog (Cartman walks around with his head down, peers aimlessly at all directions and takes a treat off Liane's hand). Cartman brushes his teeth when his mother commands him to, seemingly against his own will. He also loses ten pounds, and his academic performance improves. |
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With Cartman's behavior in check, Millan returns for a final visit. Liane thanks and invites him on an outing, which he declines because he sees her as a client, not a friend. Dismayed at being turned down, Liane asks her son (who was previously her friend) to join her on the outing. After he refuses, she persuades Cartman to spend time with her, saying he can have anything he wishes; this makes Cartman return back to his problematic behavior as the episode ends with a shot of him having an unsettling smile on his face, while ominous music is heard playing. |
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However, Cartman thinks his mom is being so dominant that he refers to her as [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] (in a negative fashion), and plans to kill her. He also makes reference to how his food is like that at Auswichz, and how he knows how the Jews felt during the Holocaust. When he fails to persuade the other kids to enlist in his plan of [[murder]], he decides to carry out the plan himself, despite his recognition that he will be the most likely suspect. Cartman sneaks into Liane's bedroom and tries to kill her with a knife, he has a struggle in his mind between his newly-good and his normal, "demonic" sides that is a parody of the film ''[[Altered States]]''; finally, he passes out and drops the knife. |
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==Reception== |
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In the morning, Liane finds the knife, but also sees that Cartman made his own healthy breakfast, and is studying before school, which surprises her, as Cartman never did those things before. At the same time, Millan comes to have a final check. Liane thanks him for converting her son into a good child and being her new friend, and tells him she has tickets for the two of them to see ''[[Madama Butterfly|Madame Butterfly]]'' together. Cesar informs Liane that he only sees her as a client, and now that his work is done, he must leave. Losing her only friend, a desperate Liane promises that she will give Cartman whatever he wants, as long as he will spend time with her. In the final scene they hug. As the main theme from "[[The Omen]]" plays, Cartman smiles, in a nod to the last scene of the film. He has returned to his original, evil nature. |
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''[[IGN]]''{{'}}s Eric Goldman gave the episode a score of 8.0 out of 10, writing "While not among the terrific episodes that began the season, this was a very fun installment of the show, and a nice spotlight on Cartman and what it might take to finally make him obey."<ref>Goldman, Eric (May 6, 2006). [http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/05/05/south-park-tsst-review "South Park: Tsst! Review"]. ''[[IGN]]''. Retrieved October 27, 2016.</ref> When asked if he was offended by his caricature on the episode, Cesar Millan stated that he thought it and the entire episode was "fantastic".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-witzeman/cesar-millan-changing-the_b_432052.html|title=Cesar Millan: Changing The World One Dog Owner At A Time|date=March 27, 2010|first=Jeff|last=Witzeman|work=The Huffington Post|accessdate=May 23, 2016}}</ref> |
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==Trivia== |
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There are numerous references to popular American [[reality TV|reality television]] programs. Of the most prominent, shows such as ''[[Nanny 911]]'' and ''[[Supernanny]]'' which are both British programs in origin are parodied extensively. Both TV show hosts [[Stella Reid]] and [[Jo Frost]] are portrayed having accentuated British accents and stereotypically [[tooth decay|bad teeth]]. While he reconnects his [[Home video game console|console]] with the TV, Cartman sings "[[Don't Stop Believin']]" by [[Journey (band)|Journey]]. Unlike the "real" television shows, neither Stella's or Jo's methods of disciplining unruly children work - ultimately forcing an insulted Stella to refuse to work with Cartman, and Jo Frost being admitted to a [[psychiatric hospital]], [[coprophagia|eating her own excrement]] and repeating the phrase "It's from [[Hell]]!" Also of note is that Stella mentions never having children of her own, leading to Cartman to cruelly implicate that she is either [[Sterility (physiology)|sterile]] or [[Incel#Female incels|incapable of attracting a partner]], despite the real life Stella Reid being both married and a mother of one. ''[[Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan|The Dog Whisperer]]'' is also featured in the episode, along with show host [[Cesar Millan]], who, unlike most celebrities that were portrayed on the show, is shown in a more positive light. A [[Skeksis]] from ''[[The Dark Crystal]]'' can be seen as one of the nannies. The visual effect of Cartman's angel and devil subconsciousnesses during the part where he almost attempts to kill his mother in her room was a similar reference to the 1997 science-fiction film ''[[Contact (1997 American film)|Contact]]''. The way Cartman changes as he makes his way down the hallway is a direct reference to the 1980 [[body horror]] film ''[[Altered States]]''. |
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*The title "Tsst" is an [[onomatopoeia]] for the sound that Cesar and later Liane make when they pinch Cartman on the neck with their fingers to establish dominance. |
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*Although Cartman does not read it out loud, the last step of his plan to kill his mother is "[[frameup|Frame]] [[Token Black|Token]]". |
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As the episode ends, the closing shot of Cartman staring towards the viewer is a reference to the closing shot of ''[[The Omen]]'' (1976). |
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*The first part of the transformation Cartman goes through, where ghost-like images of Cartman's face appear and repeat lines from earlier in the episode, is a reference to the movie ''[[Contact (film)|Contact]]''. The second part of the transformation (when Cartman's body shifts from different forms and he is banging against the walls in a hallway) is a parody of the movie ''[[Altered States]]''. The end of the episode, with the choral music and Cartman smiling at the camera after being promised that he can have anything he wants, is lifted directly from the closing shot of ''[[The Omen]]'', although it's also reminiscent of ''[[A Clockwork Orange (film)|A Clockwork Orange]]''. |
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*The scene in which Cartman says that he handcuffed a kid's ankle to the flagpole, claimed to have poisoned his milk, and that he needed to saw off his leg to get to the antidote could be a reference to the movie ''[[Saw (film)|Saw]]''. Given Parker and Stone's love for "The Road Warrior," it could alternately be a reference to the end of the movie "Mad Max." |
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[[Image:Nannyskeksis.JPG|200px|right|thumb|"Nanny Skeksis".]] |
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*The last nanny seen on ''Nanny 911'' is a [[Skeksis]], a species of evil creatures seen in the [[Jim Henson]] movie ''[[The Dark Crystal]]''. |
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*Cartman's line "Yes! Let the anger come! Strike me down while you can!" is a reference to ''[[Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi]]''. |
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*In one clip, Eric is dressed like Hitler and says a German phrase about eradicating the Jewish people. This clip is imported directly from the 8th season episode, [[The Passion of the Jew]]. |
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"Tsst", along with the thirteen other episodes from ''South Park''{{'}}s tenth season, was released on a three-disc DVD set in the United States on August 21, 2007. The set includes brief audio commentaries by series co-creators [[Trey Parker]] and [[Matt Stone]] for each episode.<ref>{{cite web |title=South Park: The Complete Tenth Season DVD Review |website=[[IGN]] |date=November 22, 2006 |last=Iverson |first=Dan |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/11/23/south-park-season-10-review |accessdate=April 30, 2017}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 16:04, 15 May 2024
| "Tsst" | |
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| South Park episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 10 Episode 5 |
| Directed by | Trey Parker |
| Written by | Trey Parker |
| Featured music | “Don't Stop Believin'” by Journey |
| Production code | 1007 |
| Original air date | May 3, 2006 |
"Tsst" is the fifth episode in the tenth season of the American animated television series South Park. The 146th episode of the series overall, it originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on May 3, 2006. In the episode, Liane Cartman has problems controlling her son Eric Cartman, and enlists several reality television shows to help with his problematic behavior.
Plot[edit]
After Eric Cartman and his mother, Liane, are summoned to Mr. Mackey, in the school counselor's office in regard to Cartman forcing a student into a Saw-esque situation for mocking his weight by handcuffing his leg to a flagpole and telling him that he had poisoned his lunch milk and that the only way he could get to the antidote would be to saw through his leg using a hacksaw, Liane then admits that she cannot control Cartman anymore and, taking the school counselor's suggestions, she turns to Nanny 911 and Supernanny. Though, their attempts to change Cartman's behavior are unsuccessful, with Cartman psychologically harassing Nanny Stella about her decision to not have children when she takes away his Xbox and Jo Frost ending up in a mental hospital, sobbing and eating her own excrement while shouting "It's from Hell!".
Desperate, Liane turns to Cesar Millan, the Dog Whisperer. Instead of treating Cartman as a human child, Millan uses dog training techniques which prove highly effective, leaving Cartman intensely frustrated. Cartman's behavior improves after a while, although he feels he cannot control his actions. As Liane enjoys her more flexible lifestyle, Cartman plots to kill his mother, although the changes he underwent prevent him from executing his plan.
With Cartman's behavior in check, Millan returns for a final visit. Liane thanks and invites him on an outing, which he declines because he sees her as a client, not a friend. Dismayed at being turned down, Liane asks her son (who was previously her friend) to join her on the outing. After he refuses, she persuades Cartman to spend time with her, saying he can have anything he wishes; this makes Cartman return back to his problematic behavior as the episode ends with a shot of him having an unsettling smile on his face, while ominous music is heard playing.
Reception[edit]
IGN's Eric Goldman gave the episode a score of 8.0 out of 10, writing "While not among the terrific episodes that began the season, this was a very fun installment of the show, and a nice spotlight on Cartman and what it might take to finally make him obey."[1] When asked if he was offended by his caricature on the episode, Cesar Millan stated that he thought it and the entire episode was "fantastic".[2]
Cultural references[edit]
There are numerous references to popular American reality television programs. Of the most prominent, shows such as Nanny 911 and Supernanny which are both British programs in origin are parodied extensively. Both TV show hosts Stella Reid and Jo Frost are portrayed having accentuated British accents and stereotypically bad teeth. While he reconnects his console with the TV, Cartman sings "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey. Unlike the "real" television shows, neither Stella's or Jo's methods of disciplining unruly children work - ultimately forcing an insulted Stella to refuse to work with Cartman, and Jo Frost being admitted to a psychiatric hospital, eating her own excrement and repeating the phrase "It's from Hell!" Also of note is that Stella mentions never having children of her own, leading to Cartman to cruelly implicate that she is either sterile or incapable of attracting a partner, despite the real life Stella Reid being both married and a mother of one. The Dog Whisperer is also featured in the episode, along with show host Cesar Millan, who, unlike most celebrities that were portrayed on the show, is shown in a more positive light. A Skeksis from The Dark Crystal can be seen as one of the nannies. The visual effect of Cartman's angel and devil subconsciousnesses during the part where he almost attempts to kill his mother in her room was a similar reference to the 1997 science-fiction film Contact. The way Cartman changes as he makes his way down the hallway is a direct reference to the 1980 body horror film Altered States.
As the episode ends, the closing shot of Cartman staring towards the viewer is a reference to the closing shot of The Omen (1976).
Home media[edit]
"Tsst", along with the thirteen other episodes from South Park's tenth season, was released on a three-disc DVD set in the United States on August 21, 2007. The set includes brief audio commentaries by series co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone for each episode.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Goldman, Eric (May 6, 2006). "South Park: Tsst! Review". IGN. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ Witzeman, Jeff (March 27, 2010). "Cesar Millan: Changing The World One Dog Owner At A Time". The Huffington Post. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- ^ Iverson, Dan (November 22, 2006). "South Park: The Complete Tenth Season DVD Review". IGN. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
