Let Them Eat Goo

Let Them Eat Goo

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Season	s23
Episode	e04
Written By	Trey Parker
Production Code	2304
Original Air Date	2019-10-16

Episode Chronology

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Official Description

Cartman has a heart attack. The citizens of South Park are moving toward a completely plant-based diet. Cartman is pretty sure the new food in the cafeteria gave him a heart attack.

Full Description

Randy Marsh, owner of the marijuana business Tegridy Farms, tells his family that due to the end of his business deal with the Chinese government in the previous episode, profits are down. Randy's business partner, Towelie suggests taking the parts of the marijuana plants they usually discard after harvesting and sell it as mulch. Later at a Burger King, he samples one of that restaurant's plant-based Impossible Whoppers. Though he finds that it tastes awful, the realization that customers will pay for plant-based burgers, even ones that taste bad, inspires him to create Tegridy Burgers, which are made from his discarded marijuana plants.

At South Park Elementary school, fourth grader Eric Cartman is irritated that familiar lunch food like ground beef has been replaced with fish in response to complaints from students like Wendy Testaburger and Nichole Daniels, who tell Cartman that some students who do not eat red meat want healthier options. Enraged that his lunch got changed, Cartman vents out a long rant before succumbing to a heart attack. The school counselor, Mr. Mackey, assures Cartman that the school menu will not change. Cartman delights in being able to eat barbecue ribs for lunch again, but Wendy and Nichole's continued protests prompt him to have another heart attack.

Randy starts selling Tegridy Burgers, first at a stand outside the Burger King, and then at a restaurant across from it. This angers the Burger King's employee, Rick. It also makes Randy a target for the Goo Man, who does not want competitors to his business. Randy campaigns for the adoption of vegan diets at a town meeting, arguing that it is better for the environment and animals. As a result of his efforts, beef loses popularity, but this prompts an angry cattle rancher to appear at Randy's home with his cows, complaining that they are now useless. The rancher leaves the animals there, where they eat Randy's marijuana and pollute his farm with their waste. To remedy this, Randy and Towelie decide to shoot the cows all to death, an endeavor Randy says they can do if they get really high.

At a school assembly, PC Principal announces that as a compromise, Incredible Meat will be the supplier of the school's meals. That company's founder, who is revealed to be the Goo Man, says his green "goo" can be made to resemble any food requested, and that he wants to be the plant-based food supplier for the entire town. When Cartman returns to school from his hospital stay, he learns that on Taco Tuesday, the school cafeteria is serving Incredible Beef tacos. Not knowing it is plant-based, he eats the new tacos without incident. He learns the truth, however, from the Goo Man, who is now conspiring with Rick and the rancher. The Goo Man describes the complex industrial infrastructure responsible for the "goo" used to make Cartman's school lunches, but says that it does not work unless he owns all the eateries in town selling plant-based meat.

During a news broadcast focusing on Randy's business, Rick poses as a student protester criticizing the unethical practices of Tegridy Farms. The newscast then shows footage of Randy and Towelie's cow-killing rampage, causing the townsfolk to turn against Tegridy Farms.

At school, Cartman reveals that he knows the truth about the plant-based meat in the school cafeteria, but that far from being angry, it is he who owes everyone else an apology. While he previously thought they were trying to force him to eat healthy, he has learned that the "goo" is made in a factory, with much added salt, just like all the other "processed crap that comes in a box" that he eats. Having only desired to "eat the same garbage" he always has, and since the "goo" is definitely garbage, he does not care that it is more sustainable or ethical.

Songs

• "I Wanna Get High" by Cypress Hill
• "Smokin' Cheeba Cheeba" by Harlem Underground Band
• "Pass The Dutchie" by Musical Youth

Characters

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Character Debuts

<char name="Vegan Boy" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/kids/2nd-grader-vegan-boy.png"/> <char name="Gooman" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/adults-big-business-the-gooman.png"/> <char name="Smith and Meyers EMTS" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/adults-doctors-smith-n-meyers-emts.png"/> <char name="Cafeteria Servers" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/adults-workforce-cafeteria-servers.png"/>

Costume Debuts

<char name="Cartman Hospital Gown and Walker" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-cartman-hospital-gown-n-walker.png"/> <char name="Randy Tegridy Burger" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-tegridy-burger-randy.png"/> <char name="Towelie Tegridy Burger" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-tegridy-burger-towelie.png"/>

Locations

<char name="Tegridy Farms" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/business-tegridy-farms.png"/> <char name="South Park Elementary" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/school.jpg"/> <char name="Incredible Meats" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/big-business-incredible-meats.png"/> <char name="Burger King" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/fast-food-burgerking.png"/> <char name="Tegridy Burger" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/fast-food-tegridy-burger.png"/> <char name="City Wok" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/city-wok.jpg"/>

Pop Culture References

Pwn'd

• The show has previously tackled or referenced plant-based meat on a few brief occasions, most notably in season 21's "Doubling Down" when Cartman fooled Heidi Turner by offering real Kentucky Fried Chicken falsely as 'Beyond KFC', referencing the plant-based meat company 'Beyond'.

Bonus Factoids

Pointless Observations

• This is the first time the school cafeteria kitchen has appeared in the show since season 14's "Creme Fraiche", and only the second time it has been seen since Chef's death.
• A mysterious form of 'goo' previously played a key role in Rob Reiner's appearances in season 7's "Butt Out!" and season 14's "200" and "201". Reiner suggested this goo is present in all living people. (This probably has nothing to do with the new episode though.)

Season 23

e1 Mexican Joker

e2 Band in China

e3 Shots!!!

e4 Let Them Eat Goo

e5 TBA

e6 TBA

e7 TBA

e8 TBA

e9 TBA

e10 TBA