Momentarily, you may find yourself muttering under your breath, “Oh hell. She’s talking about ‘South Park’ again?” Well, as I told my male companion last night, “Look, I only really watch one show, which only has fourteen new episodes per year. You are free to leave the room, Mr. Ghosthunters.” His response, “Mmm-hmm.”
So, last night’s episode of “South Park” featured a montage of lampooned celebrity reactions to seeing themselves in various previous episodes, and their outrage was (quite fittingly) led by the likeness of Tom Cruise, who spoke to Tim Burton in my favourite bit of the episode:
Tom Cruise: “Imagine, Tim… if nobody could rip on you for all the rehashed movies you’ve made lately. There would never be a TV show that pointed out that you haven’t had an original thought since Beetle Juice, and you put Johnny Depp and the same crappy music in every film. And if you’re that in love with Johnny Depp, you should just have sex with him already. A TV show could never say that!”
Tim Burton: “Gee, that’d be swell.”
Unlike Cruise, Burton would likely enjoy this little dig from Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Then again, Depp & Burton both infamously broke into fits of laughter when they first learned the term “bromance” during a press junket. Still, these two could stand a little breathing room at some point, for they’ve done seven films together (listed here in reverse-chronological order): Alice in Wonderland, Sweeny Todd, Corpse Bride, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Sleepy Hollow, Ed Wood & Edward Scissorhands. Yet I digress.
Naturally, the episode (celebrating #200) had kicked off with (a throwback to a 2005 episode) where Cruise is working in a candy factory as a fudge-packing assembly worker. The outraged Cruise is then seen rallying his celebrity troops at his Colorado mansion, in which all doors lead to closets. Eventually, Cruise demands that the intolerant town of “South Park” produce Muhammad, or the celebrities’ class-action lawsuit will go forth. At some point, Mecha-Streisand joins the episode, and there’s a ridiculous Clash of theTitans-remake joke. I’d tell you what that joke was, but it’s pretty damn obvious anyway. Besides, you missed the episode, so screw you.





















3 comments
[...] Cruise, Burton and Streisand walk onto a TV screen… [Agent Bedhead] [...]
I’m sorry. Did you say something?
I was too distracted by Depps’ Freddy Kreuger costume to notice.
I want the Freddy Kreuger costume.