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| “Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo” | |
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| South Park episode | |
 Mr. Hankey about to be flushed down the toilet. |
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 10 |
| Written by | Trey Parker Matt Stone |
| Directed by | Trey Parker Matt Stone |
| Production no. | 110 |
| Original airdate | December 17, 1997 |
| Season 1 episodes | |
| South Park - Season 1 August 13, 1997 – February 25, 1998 |
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| List of South Park episodes | |
"Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo" is the tenth episode of Comedy Central's animated series South Park, which originally aired on December 17, 1997.
Plot
- Related article: Christmas controversy
This Christmas-themed episode of South Park opens as the children rehearse their Christmas play. They are performing a Christian Nativity, and when Kyle's mother hears of this, she is infuriated by the play, because her son, a Jew, plays the role of Joseph (who Mrs. Broflovski confuses with Joseph of Aramathea). Mrs. Broflovski is offended by the Christian imagery, and demands that the religious elements be taken out of the public school Christmas pageant since they don't celebrate Christmas. After a short argument with Mr. Garrison, Kyle is asked whether or not he can play a different role. Kyle suggests he sing the "Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo" song as a non-religious substitute, but since he is the only one who believes in Mr. Hankey his suggestion is rejected. Furious about certain remarks made by Mr. Garrison, Mrs. Broflovski decides that she will take her case to the mayor. It starts snowing "Christmas snow" and Kyle is deserted because he doesn't celebrate Christmas, and is ridiculed because no one else believes in Mr. Hankey.
Mayor McDaniels decides that anything offensive to anyone will be removed from the Christmas celebrations, including Santa Claus, wreaths, trees, stars, lights, candy canes, and mistletoe. Kyle once again suggests that they use Mr. Hankey as a non-religious Christmas icon since he doesn't discriminate against anyone. He is taken home by his mother. At home, he is scolded by his parents for believing in Mr. Hankey, but when he goes to brush his teeth, Mr. Hankey actually comes out of the toilet, spreading poo stains wherever he touches. Mr. Hankey (who looks like a normal piece of feces to everyone else) spreads poo all over Kyle's bathroom, getting him in trouble again. Kyle decides he will bring Mr. Hankey to school, but this only causes more problems as Mr. Hankey leaps at Cartman's face as he sings "Kyle's Mom is a Bitch in D minor" (Kyle tries to restrain him in this instance, resulting with his hands covered in feces). He is sent to Mr. Mackey's room for throwing feces at Cartman, and there, Mr. Hankey takes a bath in Mr. Mackey's coffee. Mr. Mackey declares Kyle a "clinically depressed fecalphiliac" and prescribes Prozac. Meanwhile, Stan and Cartman cannot take any more of the insanity Kyle created and send him to a mental institution.
Ultimately, the school Christmas pageant, along with the whole town, is stripped of all symbols of Christmas, as anything that does resemble Christmas is deemed offensive by someone (Kenny is sent to do most of the tasks, like unplugging wires submerged in a puddle of water and removing a star at the top of a flimsy ladder positioned near a shark tank). Instead, the children present a minimalist song and dance created by Philip Glass. The parents, astounded by how awful the pageant has turned out, begin blaming one another for destroying Christmas and a fight breaks out. When Chef asks where Kyle is, he reveals to the children that Mr. Hankey does exist. When all the children start believing, Mr. Hankey finally reveals himself to everyone and scolds them, saying that in spending so much time trying to find what's wrong with Christmas, they forgot everything that was "so right about it" — singing songs, cookies and goodwill towards men. The townspeople release Kyle from the asylum and apologize, and they all watch Mr. Hankey fly away with Santa Claus. Cartman and Kyle remark that something feels unfinished, and as Stan wonders aloud what it could be, the camera focuses on Kenny. "The End" shows on the screen and Kenny rejoices because he has, for the first time in the series, survived an entire episode. Jesus is shown across town, sitting alone in a TV studio singing "Happy Birthday" to himself. He is clearly upset that nobody came to celebrate his birthday.
References
External links
- Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo on the South Park Studios Episode Guide
- Phillip Glass Musical at South Park Studios (begins at 1:45 of this clip)
| Preceded by “Starvin' Marvin” |
South Park episodes (in production order) | Followed by “Tom's Rhinoplasty” |
| Preceded by “Starvin' Marvin” |
South Park episodes (in airdate order) | Followed by “Damien” |
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