The Problem With a Poo

The Problem With a Poo

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Season	s22
Episode	e03
Written By	Trey Parker
Production Code	2203
Original Air Date	2018-10-10

Episode Chronology

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Official Description

Mr. Hankey’s offensive behavior puts him in jeopardy of being fired as the Director of the Annual Christmas Pageant.  Meanwhile, at South Park Elementary, Strong Woman and PC Principal face a whole new set of challenges in their relationship.

Full Description

The school shooting's continue as city counsel decides to cut this years Christmas pageant funding, and Mr Hanky is upset, which leads to him making public tweets about citizens in Southpark. Meanwhile, Vice Principal Strong Woman has PC quintuplets and denies PC Principal being the father, as they try to hide their intimate relationship with one another. Mr. Hanky is in denial about his aggressiveness as well as his drug problem with Ambien. While Kyle goes to bat for him to defend him to the community. Mr. Hanky and Kyle put on an on-stage Christmas musical performance, but Mr. Hanky gets upset over the PC babies crying about his micro-aggressions and then gets into a fight with Kyle after Kyle tries to be the voice of reason in public. After Mr. Hanky loses Kyle's support, he is made to leave town in a "Lyft" (Similar to Uber), that the mayor refers to as a "Poober", and is sent to Springfield, to the home of the Simpsons. The episode ends with Apu, bart, and other characters, welcoming Mr. Hanky to Springfield, before the credits reveal Matt and Trey using the hashtag #cancelthesimpsons.

Memorable Quotes

"Sorry, I got the sniffles" Mr. Hankey "Come on kids, this song is called "Deck The Halls", not "Lets All Suck Balls". Mr. Hankey "We can just say I'm the Manny, and if people have a problem with that, then they have a problem with gender bias's AND THEY CAN TAKE UP WITH ME." PC Principal

Characters

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Character Debuts

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Locations

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Broflovski Residence

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Continuity Nods

• This is Mr. Hankey's first big role on the show since way back in season 4's "A Very Crappy Christmas", though he made an appearance in "Red Sleigh Down", and cameos in "201", and "I Should Have Never Gone Zip-Lining".
• PC Principal and Vice Principal Strong Woman began their relationship last season in "SUPER HARD PCness".

Behind the Scenes

Where Did The Idea Come From

The recent Brett Kavanaugh hearings.

Pop Culture References

• The title is a reference to the documentary film The Problem With Apu, which uses the character, Apu from The Simpsons to illustrate racial stereotyping.

Bonus Factoids

• Mr. Hankey's hearing is based on the hearings surrounding Brett Kavanaugh, who had then been nominated for the United States Supreme Court by President Donald Trump despite accusations of sexual misconduct.

Pointless Observations

They changed the diaper brand name "Pampers", to "Pompers" to avoid copyright.

Season 22

e1 Dead Kids

e2 A Boy and a Priest

e3 The Problem With a Poo

e4 TBA

e5 TBA

e6 TBA

e7 TBA

e8 TBA

e9 TBA

e10 TBA