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Old 07-24-02 | 10:51 PM
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South Park July 23rd

I give it a 7 outta 10. Had its funny parts but nothing new. The whole Mongolian thing was halarious though. I love the chinese guy. "Don't you Mongolians go near my Schitty Wall!"
Old 07-25-02 | 07:33 AM
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Sorry, Trey and Matt, but this episode was almost a complete yawner (I fell asleep the last 5 minutes - honestly!). Oh well, they can't ALL be winners.

Time to ditch Tweak and spread on some more Butters!
Old 07-25-02 | 07:39 AM
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I liked it. "Why is it every time Chinese man build wall, Goddamn Mongolians come and knock it down!?!"

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Old 07-25-02 | 08:27 AM
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Sub-par episode.
Old 07-25-02 | 08:49 AM
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I lost it when the wheelchair guy got hit by the train. Am I a bad human being or what?
Old 07-25-02 | 09:07 AM
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Oh well, every episode can't be a hit. The Chinese guy was pretty funny though.
Old 07-25-02 | 09:58 AM
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Lame. But the idea of going to the chinese guy to build a great wall was pretty funny.
Old 07-25-02 | 10:08 AM
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I thought the whole kidnapping thing could have been done in a more tasteless manner. I mean shouldn't that guy been offering candy?
Old 07-25-02 | 10:12 AM
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Old 07-25-02 | 11:05 AM
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I thought the Chinese-Mongolian standoffs got more and more funny as the show went on. The "sweet and sour pork" thing was just too much.

Loved that the kids joined the Mongolians.
Old 07-25-02 | 11:11 AM
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Now, let's be fair - this was obviously a "ripped from the headlines" rush job, so in that sense I think it was a good effort.

Chinese man: "Say hello to my little friend!"
Old 07-25-02 | 11:15 AM
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Chinese man: "Say hello to my little friend!"

Yeah I could see that one coming when he pulled out the portable missle launcher.
Old 07-25-02 | 12:13 PM
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This may have been the weakest episode ever. However, it was still better than 90% of the crap on TV........
Old 07-25-02 | 12:37 PM
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Not to put too fine a point on it, but man, that sucked.
Old 07-25-02 | 01:13 PM
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Well, I'm sticking to my guns. While weak compared to other episodes, this was good for what it clearly was - a rushed-out episode in response to the recent wave of child abduction stories in the news.

"Please, just leave before we abduct you."

"Jesus Christ, our parents have done some stupid stuff before, but I mean, man, Jesus Christ!"



And I loved the way the Mongolians were animated. Was it intentional that they looked and moved like they were from a video game? That, in addition to the way they broke down the wall simply by hitting it with swords ( ), seemed like it was right out of Age of Empires.
Old 07-25-02 | 02:04 PM
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The Mongolians at the Schitty wall is the only thing that saved this episode. The sweet and sour pork bit was hilarious.
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I don't think I saw one trailer for this episode all week. Did they know it wasn't going to be as good as the last few and just didn't hype it as much, or did I just not watch Comedy Central as much as I usually do for some reason?
Old 07-25-02 | 04:31 PM
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I don't think I saw one trailer for this episode all week. Did they know it wasn't going to be as good as the last few and just didn't hype it as much, or did I just not watch Comedy Central as much as I usually do for some reason?
because it was a rush job, i'm guessing that they had no footage to put in the ads...
Old 07-25-02 | 08:49 PM
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I liked this episode for a rush job. It wasn't bad. I laughed too when the wheelchair guy got clocked by the train. And the chinese-mongolians was hysterical. Oh yes! The whole thing with them attacking the wall sounded just like AOE.

Also, I still say the worst episode was the spoof of Great Expectations with Pip.
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I actually liked this one a lot. Not laugh out loud funny like some from this season (The Catholic Preists and the Seamen ones stand out for me), but I thought it was good satire. And that Chinese guy building his city wall was great. Very solid, though not great like some earlier episodes.
Old 07-25-02 | 11:57 PM
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I thought that Great Expectations one was brilliant. And pretty spot on as far as I could tell. (I couldn't finish the book, too damn boring. But I read most of it.)

When does this week's repeat?
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ok episode, but the chinese man building the wall was funny as hell!
Old 07-26-02 | 10:59 AM
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This was arushed job. Knowone knew about the Ep till late Monday nite. The episode was going to be about Cartman using his ass for something... Guess they nixed that idea, or are saving it for next season... Only 10 more episodes to go...then there is a huge possibility that SP won't be back.
Old 07-26-02 | 11:28 AM
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It would be a shame if the next 10 episodes are the last ones. It won't get the recognision it deserves, but South Park has been the best comedy on television the past year.
Old 07-26-02 | 11:33 AM
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"Oh, I see. Just because I Chinese I good at making wall, eh? That a stereotype. I eat rice and drive really slow like the rest of you."



And my favorite line:
"Rabble, rabble, rabble!"


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