*1410: Insheeption* Pre-Air Discussion

[Throbert McGee]

But how can he hoard animals?? Unless he has some secret acre somewhere where all animals roam around or something lol.

Well, there's always the Big Gay Animal Sanctuary -- remember, Stan was the first South Park kid ever to visit it, so maybe Big Gay Al bequeathed the property to him after retiring from the Gay Animal Sanctuary business. (Kinda like Willy Wonka and Charlie Bucket.)

[Throbert McGee]

Meanwhile, I'm curious about this ep because I have an older friend with very clear hoarder tendencies -- although things haven't gotten to the "boxes of jarred urine stacked to the ceiling" phase yet.

And in my friend's case, it's easy to point to obvious factors that might explain the hoarding habits: grew up fairly poor (and surrounded by even poorer people) in Appalachia; his mom is old enough to remember being a little girl during the Depression and getting spanked for throwing away a bread crust; and maybe the clincher -- when my friend was around 35, he spent almost a month in a coma after a car accident.

So the family background plus the psychological shock of realizing that he'd lost four weeks of his life could explain a lot about the total inability to throw away yellowing old newspapers.

[VACOOLA]

Hmmm, I wonder what era Mr. Mackie's childhood will be set in?

It's 1974 there. Watch the preview clip and you'll see it. "Fall rally 1974."

My guess about "insheeption" is that it actually has nothing to do with what's going on in the episode, just like "inception" had nothing to do with the "events" of the movie. But it probably has something to do with the stupid counting sheep technique of getting asleep. So I think we can leave animal hoarding, Big Gay Al, and PETA alone.

[Throbert McGee]

Hmmm, I wonder what era Mr. Mackie's childhood will be set in?

It's 1974 there. Watch the preview clip and you'll see it. "Fall rally 1974."
My guess about "insheeption" is that ... it probably has something to do with the stupid counting sheep technique of getting asleep.

Aha, excellent guess!

And thanks for mentioning the 1974 sign from the preview clip. That puts it before the economic problems under the Carter administration, of course, but after the start of the "Oil Crisis" in 1973.

(I'm still thinking about the possibility that Mackie's hoarding is tied to memories of his family having serious financial difficulties when he was young -- but of course I might be miles off base.)

[Stanluv25]

But how can he hoard animals?? Unless he has some secret acre somewhere where all animals roam around or something lol.

Well, there's always the Big Gay Animal Sanctuary -- remember, Stan was the first South Park kid ever to visit it, so maybe Big Gay Al bequeathed the property to him after retiring from the Gay Animal Sanctuary business. (Kinda like Willy Wonka and Charlie Bucket.)

Omg what a great idea! I love it. Maybe it is true.

[IKyman]

Nice to see another Mr.Mackey centered episode and it will be awesome to see all the adults as little fourth graders with Mr.Mackey this will be a great episode ^^

[ILuvsJews]

Dawww, little Mr. Mackey so cute. I hope there are more kid version of the adults coz it would be oh so very cute. Anyway looks like a good ep. And it has Stan in it which means it should be super awesome!

[SPC]

this episode looks like it will be good

[MoonBear44]

Last year they spoofed Whale Wars. This season, parodies of "Intervention" and now "Hoarding".

They should make fun of "Swamp People" on the History Channel!!

[nwt000]

I wonder who Mr. Mackey's teacher was.

[BRMBug]

Maybe the playground lady?

[203177]

i hope they bring that back it was so funny!

[Stanluv25]

I keep waiting around for a 30-sec trailer but none have shown up yet! Darn, all we have is the 17-sec one... :/

[zzyzx 1]

I keep waiting around for a 30-sec trailer but none have shown up yet! Darn, all we have is the 17-sec one... :/

30-sec trailers are good, m'kay? 17-sec clips are also good, m'kay? Mr. Mackey episodes are good, m'kay? (That's all I have )

[Stanluv25]

lol it just seems like such a good episode I want more! Ah well, I'll see all 22 min of it in.... 22 hours or so.