Talk:Tsst

Abortion section

Sorry to break the discussion about the episode, but I had a serious concern about the content of the article, namely the trivia section that compares Cartman killing his mom to abortion. I originally NPOV'd the section, before realizing that the argument didn't have much substance. The episode makes no specific allusions to abortion, and it can only be inferred that whomever added this to the article would be pro-life. The correct way to deal with this, I believe, would be to mention that it may be compared, but this brings up the argument that a fetus is a human being, which I'm sure this article is not the right place for. -Mysekurity ^[m!] 22:56, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

Reset button technique

Regarding this note: Cartman's last-minute reversion to his old ways at the end of the episode may also be a parody of the reset button technique.

How is it parody? It seems to me they're just employing reset button technique (albeit doing so far more skillfully than most shows).Raymondluxuryacht 23:08, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

"Favorite Hobby"

It seemed pretty obvious to me that the "favorite hobby" of which Ceasar spoke was Liane's sex addiction. What else could the comment have meant? The two also walked off screen together just after Ceasar mentioned it. So I put that explanation back in the trivia section. Am I really just completely full of it here? Anyone care to back me up on this one? If no one agrees with me, I'll let it go, and concede that it's a stretch.--expensivehat 02:07, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

It's not a stretch, but it's kind of a red herring. I believe it's meant to suggest that he's talking about sex, since that's been her character gimmick since the series inception, but the joke is that her favorite hobby is actually chinese style painting. I believe the trivia entry should be reworked to more accurately reflect the "misdirection" nature of the joke.--Kurena1 03:10, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

I can't say I agree, only because her painting is revealed some time later in the episode, after (for me at least) the hobby joke had worn off. She also says she learned how to make the paintings while Eric was out, whence we see that painting was not her favorite hobby when Ceasar mentioned it. However, it occurs to me that the trivia section is probably not there to explain all the jokes in the show which aren't so obvious, and this matter is probably too trite to merit any real debate. I think I will delete my entry soon unless somebody convinces me otherwise.--expensivehat 03:54, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

I think it might have had two meanings, while at the time of the statement the implication was that her "hobby" was sex, it is later revealed that she liked painting. Given that the plot later indicates that she had given up painting when Eric was born, this hobby could not have been reflected in prior episodes and was intended to make the viewer realize that Liane was not so one dimensional after all (shame on us). Thus, the message to be taken away is that Eric's faults are attributed (in part) to his mother's failure to seek her own happiness, friends, and interests and over-devote herself to him. This is strengthed by the last scene. I've updated the artile to reflect this. Lgreen 04:44, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

Evil Eric from Altered States, I don't think so

I disagree that Evil Eric as shown in this episode is a parady of Altered States. While evil eric is vibrating somewhat, the form shown, grotesque fatty and curvy, is clearly a parody of the devil from The Devil's Advocate, similar to the devil from The Witches of Eastwick, once each devil reveals themself. What do you all think about this?Lgreen

The "fatty form" appears numerous times in Altered States, including the scene which is quoted in this episode.

Yes, very true, in fact, here are links to two pictures of twice during the film there is a "fatty form", one of which is the scene in question [1] [2]. This was never a Devil's Advocate reference. Ever. And I think all the talk of Devil's Advocate and The Fantastic Four should be removed. --64.18.110.233 08:26, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

OK, you convinced me. Lgreen 21:37, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

I agree, no referance to Devil's Advocate was made. The shapeshifts in that movie, extremely extremely brief and more 'evil' than 'fat/bloated/etc' and if anything the fat-form cartman shifts more closley resemble the crap-monster from Dogma. As to the face-shifting double talk, that is clearly contact. Same type of visual effect, similar sound effects and also repeats the same phrases, all like the movie Contact. Oogles 16:30, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

3D

"This episode is notable for its realistic 3-D graphics and developing perspectives. This is especially evident when Cartman is taken out for a walk or pinched down to the floor."

There's not a single unusual (i.e. not front or side view) frame in the walk sequence. The pinching down sequences are unusual, but done in a style you would expect, surely not "overproduced". If you want to see a real smooth 3D sequence look at AWESOM-O, the part in the military lab when the "robot" is strapped down to a table that swivels from horizontal to vertical position.
I see your point, but the examples are wrong. --Bahati 14:56, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

The walk sequence does feature quite bit of 3D. Watch the houses, not the characters. This completely caught my attention as I can't remember another instance when SP has had the buildings be 3D before. --L T Dangerous 20:24, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

You're right, the background does seem a little 3D-ish, but I can't concentrate enough right now to see if there's some real perspective change or the houses just get smaller. In any case it would be nice to compare this with an older similar situation and then make some conclusions. But I'll bet the "most 3D" scene ever is that one in AWESOME-O! --Bahati 02:30, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

Not sure, but I think Kenny Dies might have been the first episode to feature notable 3D effects.--expensivehat 09:57, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

I hate all these new effects on south park, take it back to the older less well drawn days

Mad Max

I'll leave the Mad Max thing in there but you can tell its a direct Saw reference just like the Silence of the lambs refernece in Bebe's Boobs Destroy Society.Nimrod1234 18:45, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

Never seen Mad Max, but it's certainly a Saw reference. Tying leg to a pole, poisoned blood and giving him the option to saw his leg of are all the major plotpoints of Saw. Orichalcon 05:02, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

In Mad Max Max chains up a guy to a truck thats gonna explode then gives the guy a hacksaw. Which really had very little to do with Cartmans strory.Nimrod1234 18:45, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

Even so, this plot development in Saw is an homage to the most famous scene in Mad Max. This is why it must be mentioned, even if it's not necessarily a direct Mad Max reference. ProhibitOnions 12:17, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

No, it doesn't. There are plenty of instances where it can be a reference to one but not its continuation. This is not a reference to Mad Max, it is an allusion to Saw and Saw II. While those movies may be allusions, this episode doesn't have to do with them, and thus are not related. End of story. -Mysekurity ^[m!] 22:44, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

I still think it might be worth mentioning. You're right in that this episode doesn't have a Mad Max reference, but Saw does, so the text could be something like "... is a reference to a particular scene in Saw, which in turn is a reference to a classic Mad Max scene." I mean, this is supposed to be an encyclopedia, so every possible bit of information has the right to be included. And I'm not sure but I think the Mad Max reference is missing from the Saw page.

the mad max thing isnt mentioned on the saw page *BBnet3000 03:47, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

That's because most people who would bother editing the Saw page were born after the Mad Max trilogy and haven't seen it. --Joffeloff (talk) 14:32, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Worth reading by anyone who thinks that cultural references are "obvious" and can be cited by linking to a primary source. WikiuserNI (talk) 15:55, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Requested move

For some reason User:Spin_Boy_11 moved it from Tsst to "Tsst!". And then I f'ed it up even more... --Bahati 16:12, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

http://www.southparkstudios.com/show/display_episode.php?season=10&id1=1007&id2=150

Phew! --Bahati 17:21, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

Why do we need (South Park episode) as part of the title when there are no conflicts/disambiguation? WTF? Matt Gies 16:00, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

I'm for reverting to Tsst again, but after the previous disaster I'm not touching the move button for a few years.--Bahati 17:35, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

I moved it because I want to keep the format with other SP episode pages, Also TSST does have a disambiguation page. (Baboo 23:45, 8 May 2006 (UTC))

I'll add a {{redirect}} template to the top of the article (as Naming Conventions holds that articles be at their most common location), but South Park Studios, the official website, shows the name as Tsst, with no exclamation mark. -Mysekurity ^[m!] 02:27, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

Then you better go change Volcano (South Park episode), Death (South Park episode), Damien (South Park episode), Pink Eye (South Park episode), Starvin' Marvin (South Park episode), Tom's Rhinoplasty (South Park episode), City on the Edge of Forever (South Park episode), Chickenpox (South Park episode) etc... There are a great number of SP episodes that share names with other wiki pages and they all seems to have a (South Park episode) tag. in keeping with the format with these South Park pages, I think adding a (South Park episode) is the best way to represent this page. change Tsst to Tsst (South Park episode) like my original move. Baboo 09:49, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

OK, these are two separate issues. One is people using something other then SP Studios site as a source for the episode title, which obviously won't do. So stop moving/renaming for that reason.
Second issue is whether or not to add a (South Park Episode) tag. I'm guessing a Wikipedia policy regarding this situation must exist, whether it's on the "first come first served" basis, or by relevance, or it's all sorted on a disambiguation page. Someone with more knowledge should point to the right direction. In my opinion the tag should not be used unless it's absolutely necessary, but I'm all for following the appropriate regulations/recommendations.--Bahati 12:34, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

Each of these episodes has some other page that is more important, or equally important to their name. Volcano, Death, Damien, Pink Eye, and Chickenpox are obvious. Starvin' Marvin is also the name of a character, so it's split that way. City on the Edge of Forever is also a Star Trek episode (see the dab page), and Tom's Rhinoplasty is simply misnamed. I'll go and move that now. Naming Conventions states that articles should be at their most common name, so that they are easily found. There's no need to tag each and every South Park episode with this information unless a much more notable alternative exists. At this point, there are no other things notable enough to use Tsst, or even TSST, so this is where it should stay. -Mysekurity ^[m!] 22:52, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

Plot Analysis

Does the last paragraph of the plot section ("This episode is interesting in that it expands...") belong there? It seems like more of an analysis than a plot summary.

I like it, a little analysis is good to see :). Lgreen 04:00, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

I think what the person is trying to suggest is that the analysis paragraph should be in a separate section (either as a trivia note or in its own section) rather than included as part of the plot summary.Raymondluxuryacht 07:04, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

Oh, ok. I've just created a "plots analysis" section and put it into there. Lgreen 17:34, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

Analysis is original research and inappropriate for us to write ourselves to include here. If some critic did the analysis and we cite their conclusions, that's appropriate, but this is not, and I've tagged it as such. Night Gyr 08:57, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

Get rid of that garbage. Haizum 07:22, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

done. Night Gyr 07:47, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

It wasn't garbarge, it was brilliant!Lgreen 06:01, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

Anymore episodes for season 10?

You dont think this was the last episode of the 10th season of SP do you guys? Surely there must be more. Do you think the Comedy Central pulling the image of Muhhammed from the network had anything to do with this? It seems like SP completely abandoned the 10th season altogether... If you can shed any light on this problem or explain why there hasn't been any new SP episodes in a while than please message me. please and thank you. User:Slapslapslap

See your talk page ;) SandBoxer 21:24, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

... Someone said in the article that an XBOX 360 cant support more than three controllers and so Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Butters all playing on one is impossible... Did it ever occur to you that theyre using an ORIGINAL XBOX??? Fuckhead Ps. Wtf? XBOX 360 can't support more than three controllers? That's the lamest most gayest thing I've ever heard, I'm never buying one and I'll smash any that I see

The Xbox 360 supports up to seven controllers, three with wires and four without. Playstationman 21:23, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

If the 360 only supports 3 wired controllers (which i'll have to take your word for, i know nothing of the xbox 360) then the article must be wrong. Does the episode actually mention what console it is, is it even an xbox? Perhaps it it a fictional console. In the episode Towelie (South Park episode) the boys played an Okama Gamesphere, which was a fictional consol parodying the Gamecube. Perhaps this is not a real life console in this instance? I can't varify this as I can't recall whether or not the episode mentioned the word 'xbox' or not. 84.92.62.165 21:15, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

First, although Eric calls it an Xbox ("stop trying to bogart my Xbox, bitch"), it's clearly a 360 based on appearance. Second, the problem is that the all four players are using controllers with cords, while the 360 only supports three with cords. The console the four are playing isn't actually shown, but it has the same controller as Eric was using for his 360 earlier. Playstationman 10:22, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

holy crap you dont know your game systems man--Irish rover 00:58, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

Yes but Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Butters are clearly using a normal XBOX based on the ammount of controllers and the fact that you can see it on the TV. I never doubted that Cartman wasnt using an XBOX gay60. I'm the person who started the discussion about the Xbox thing too

Xbox 360

Cartman uses an XBOX 360, but the boys use a normal XBOX. It can be seen sitting on the tv while theyre playing it and clearly is a normal old school XBOX. Discussion over. 140.159.2.31 00:12, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

I assume you're referring to this shot? First, that doesn't particularly look like an Xbox, unlike the 360 which was clearly a 360 based on appearance. Second, the controllers the four players are holding are clearly not Xbox controllers, or at least not the standard ones, Third, the controllers don't appear to be hooked up to the thing on top of the TV, and if they are their cords are running in front of the TV. Fourth, I'd like to know who gave you the the ability to end discussions on a whim. Playstationman 04:39, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

Pwned 129.64.141.43 05:43, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Spoiler

This page needs a spoiler warning, although I don't know how to do it. Avraham 01:23, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

done

Link is Broken

the link to the episode is broken —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.30.72.135 (talk) 16:59, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Trivia Section

i went ahead and removed the entire trivia section -> certainly we shouldn't just go around deleting every trivia section, some of them add significant information. but the trivia section for this article didn't have anything left that could be merged into other sections, nor a single note that really added to the article. if you want random notes about a tv episode, try tv.com - Shadowsill (talk) 04:30, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

I had to remove it again, but I'll leave it here for citation (you never know...)

• The offence Cartman is being punished for at the beginning of the episode in Mr. Mackey's office (he told Billy Turner that he poisoned his milk, handcuffed him to a flagpole and gave him a saw, telling him that he had to saw off his foot to get the antidote) is a reference to the movie Saw.
• 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.
• The last nanny seen on Nanny 911 is a Skeksis, a species of evil creatures seen in the Jim Henson movie The Dark Crystal.
• 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.
• After the 'spirit heads' which are a reference to Jodie Foster's character going through wormholes warping time and space---saying things before she would--in Contact, Cartman moves into the hallway, where he changes colors and forms. This is a reference to the climactic scene in the film Altered States.
• Eric can be seen plugging in his Xbox 360 while singing Don't Stop Believin' by the American rock band, Journey. In the Latin American version, dubbed and aired on MTV Latin America on November 11, 2006 he is singing La Camisa Negra by the Colombian singer Juanes.
• While Cartman is finger painting in one scene, the can reads "Red Balls", a parody of the energy drinks Red Bull and Bawls. "Red Balls" was also used on an episode of Chappelle's Show.

Alastairward (talk) 11:00, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

Bizarre string of images?

Is this the episode where Cartman closes his eyes and sees a bizarre, horrible string of images and brief video clips, then says something to the effect of "Whoa, dude. Weird." ? If it is, it ought to be mentioned in the description. --Ragemanchoo (talk) 08:36, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

Re: I'm fairly sure your thinking of a different episode, in which Cartman pretends to be psychic to help catch a serial killer that cuts off hands. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.207.128.125 (talk) 14:34, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

It could be the Helen Keller episode you're thinking of. Cosmidnight (talk) 00:08, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

Ummm

Wait wait wait, so it really was Cesar Millan staring as himself? I always thought it was one of the two anuses that created the show voicing him. Interesting.

Is that true? --Mjbauer95 (talk) 04:51, 7 January 2009 (UTC)