Editing Douche and Turd Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in!{{Episode_Infobox |Title=Douche and Turd |Season=08 |Episode=08 |Author=Trey Parker |Director=Trey Parker |Airdate=2004-10-27 |Image=http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/images/shows/south-park/episode-thumbnails/season-8/south-park-s08e08-douche-and-turd.jpg |Number=119 |Prev=[[The Jeffersons]] |Next=[[Something Wall-Mart This Way Comes]] }} ==Story== ===Description=== When [[PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)]] protests the use of a cow ([[Mooey]]) for South Park Elementary's mascot, the search begins for a less-controversial school symbol. The kids get to vote, but they really hate the lame choices offered by the school. Instead they plan to nominate and elect a "joke" candidate. But they can't decide between [[Kyle]]'s favorite, a giant douche, and [[Cartman]]'s choice, a turd sandwich. [[Stan]] sees the entire exercise of picking between a douche and a turd as pointless and idiotic, and vows to sit out the election. His friends are stunned that Stan wouldn't participate in the democratic process -- particularly Kyle, who calls in [[P Diddy]] to help his friend see the light. Puff Daddy does this using his "Vote or Die" campaign -- basically, if Stan doesn't vote, he'll kill him. To avoid being shot, Stan casts a ballot for [[Turd Sandwich]], which angers Kyle. Stan realizes his friend only wanted him to vote because he figured he would back his side. Once again, Stan withdraws from the balloting -- an offense so great that he gets banished from South Park for eternity or until he decides voting matters. He's tied up, placed on the back of a horse, and run out of town in disgrace. His horse wanders on and on, eventually ending up at a PETA commune. Here, we see that the PETA members have been living in "perfect harmony" with the animals -- and by perfect harmony, they mean interbreeding and marrying their animal companions. Not surprisingly, Stan doesn't fit in here either. While he's there however, one of the camp's leaders helpfully explains the political process to him, stating that all such elections are between douches and turds, because those are the only types of people who can make it in politics. Puff Daddy and his posse show up to kill Stan. But upon seeing Puffy's flamboyant fur coat, the PETA members throw red paint on him -- so he kills them instead. Stan escapes in the confusion, returns to South Park, and is welcomed back as a voter. With all eyes upon him, he casts his vote for Turd Sandwich -- which is soundly beaten, 1,410 to 36. Even worse, Mr. Garrison announces that since the PETA people are all dead, the cow mascot can now remain in effect. Turns out, his vote really didn't matter. ===What I Learned Today=== "I learned that I'd better get used to having to pick between a Douche and a Turd Sandwich because it's usually the choice I'll have." [[Stan]] ===Memorable Quotes=== * "Turd sandwich is not only the first turd to be nominated school mascot, but even the first sandwich." [[Butters]] * "I thought I told you vote or die, bitch!" [[P Diddy]] * "The outside world looks down on a man marrying a llama, but our love knows no boundaries." [[PETA Member]] * "It's Mooey! Mooey wave to me!!" [[Butters]] * "Oh Jesus, not PETA again." [[Mr. Garrison]] * "God damnit you guys, Butters is our friend and he should be allowed to say his opinion!" [[Cartman]] * "We've got spirit, yes we do! Giant douches me and you!! Let's GOOOO douches!!" [[Giant Douche Mascot]] * "We've got spirit, yes we do! We are sandwiches filled with poo! YEAA!!" [[Turd Sandwich Mascot]] * "A vote for Turd Sandwich is a vote for tomorrow." [[Cartman]] * "We have got to make Stan understand the importance of voting because he'll definitely vote for our guy." [[Kyle]] * "I like it when you vote, bitch. Shake them titties when you vote, bitch." [[P Diddy]]'s "Vote or Die" song * "This is breaking your mother's heart, Stan. She couldn't even help tie you to the horse." [[Randy]] * "YOU'RE a turd sandwich!" [[Turd Sandwich]] ==Characters== {{Character list | Name = Stan Marsh | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/kids/stan-marsh.png }} {{Character list | Name = Kyle Broflovski | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/kids/kyle-broflovski.png }} {{Character list | Name = Eric Cartman | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/kids/eric-cartman.png }} {{Character list | Name = Kenny McCormick | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/kids/kenny-mccormick.png }} {{Character list | Name = Butters Stotch | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/kids/butters-stotch.png }} {{Character list | Name = Clyde Donovan | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/kids/clyde-donovan.png }} {{Character list | Name = Randy Marsh | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/randy-marsh.png }} {{Character list | Name = Sharon Marsh | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/sharon-marsh.png }} {{Character list | Name = Mr. Garrison | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/mrgarrison.png }} {{Character list | Name = Jim Lehrer | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/celebrities/jim-lehrer.png }} ===Character Debuts=== A whole crew of hippie, animal-loving PETA members make their debut, including the PETA Leader, his wife Janice (a llama), and their all-knowing chief Dr. Cornwallis (a mountain goat). On their compoud, we also briefly meet a hideous, ostrich-human hybrid, the result of a sexual union between an ostrich and a PETA member. Lastly, we are introduced to several potential mascots: Turd Sandwich, Giant Douche, and Mooey, the South Park Cow's original school mascot. {{Character list | Name = P Diddy | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/celebrities/p-diddy.png }} {{Character list | Name = PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/groups/adult-groups-peta.jpg }} {{Character list | Name = Giant Douche | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/non-human/douche.png }} {{Character list | Name = Turd Sandwich | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/turd-sandwich.png }} {{Character list | Name = Mooey | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/mooey.png }} {{Character list | Name = Ostrich-Human Hybrid Child | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/non-human/animals-ostrich-human-hybrid-child.png }} {{Character list | Name = Dr. Cornwallis | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/non-human/animals-dr-cornwalis.png }} {{Character list | Name = Mandy | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/kids/mandy.png }} <char name="Janice llama" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/non-human/animals-janice-llama.png"/> <char name="Teresa llama" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/non-human/animals-teresa-llama.png"/> ===Body Count=== The entire South Park membership of PETA, gunned down by Puff Daddy and his entourage. {{Character list | Name = PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/groups/adult-groups-peta.jpg }} ==Locations== {{Location list | Name = PETA Compound | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/institutional-peta-compound.png }} {{Location list | Name = South Park Elementary | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/school.jpg }} ==Original Songs== Puffy and his crew show us the importance of voting with their very persuasive rap [http://southpark.cc.com/clips/104400/vote-or-die "Vote or Die."] There's also the gritty rock anthem [http://southpark.cc.com/clips/154584/lets-get-out-and-vote-music-montage "Let's Get Out and Vote."] ==Behind The Scenes== ===Where Did The Idea Come From=== This is the first episode of the second half of the season, and the final leg of what Matt and Trey call their year from hell. They did the first half of South Park's season eight, then immediately began working on the movie Team America: World Police. As soon as that was in the bag, they started in on the back half of this season -- of which "Douche and Turd" was the first episode.. ==Pop Culture References== ===Shout Outs=== The scene in which Stan is ridden out of town on a horse is yet another parody of a Mel Gibson movie. There was a similar scene in 1985's Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. The Giant Douche mascot comes out and dances to 2 Unlimited's "Get Ready For This," while Turd Sandwich grooves out to "Who Let The Dogs Out" by Baha Men. The entire episode is a commentary on the 2004 presidential election, and elections in general. As Stan learns, "nearly every election is between some douche and some turd." In case you hadn't realized, Bush is the turd sandwich and John Kerry is the douche. ===Pwn'd=== Puff Daddy, who seems to take his "Vote or Die" slogan waaaay too seriously. He will again be referenced in the Season 13 classic "Fishsticks." Also, Jim Lehrer is called in to monitor a debate between Giant Douche and Turd Sandwich. ==Bonus Factoids== ===Pointless Observations=== Mr. Garrison states that South Park Elementary has been attacked 47 times by eco-terrorists. Butters dresses up like a Hula Girl to help promote his candidate Turd Sandwich; he will again put on a dress for his role in "Marjorine" . When the town banishes Stan, Butters' dad is yet again shown blowing a large horn as the child exits the town -- he first did this in "Child Abduction Is Not Funny" , when the parents sent off all of South Park's children to live outside their great wall. {{Season_List_08|Episode=08}} Summary: Please note that all contributions to South Park Wiki may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. 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