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{{Episode_Infobox|Title=Volcano|Season=01|Episode=03|Author=Trey Parker|Director=Trey Parker|Airdate=1997-08-27|Image=http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/images/south_park/episode_thumbnails/s01e03_480.jpg|Prev=[[Weight Gain 4000]]|Next=[[Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride]]}}==Story=====Description===Kyle, Stan, Kenny and Cartman go hunting with Stan's Uncle Jimbo and his one-armed Vietnam war buddy, Ned. Unfortunately, Jimbo's idea of "hunting" is blasting anything that moves. He always shouts, "It's coming right at us!" before firing, because a legal loophole allows the killing of any animal in self-defense.Kyle tries to follow suit, but discovers he can't shoot innocent creatures.The mountain the boys have camped on begins to rumble -- a fact soon noted at the South Park Center for Seismic Activity. It's really a volcano, and it's about to erupt.That evening around the campfire, Cartman tells the story of Scuzzlebutt, a hideous mutant with a piece of celery for a right hand and Patrick Duffy for a left leg. The creature likes to weave wicker baskets, and to slaughter anyone trespassing on its territory -- which happens to be this very mountain.Not surprisingly, no one believes him. Infuriated, Cartman puts on a Scuzzlebutt costume and tries to scare his friends. Instead they try to kill him. Stan hopes to redeem himself by shooting the cornered Scuzzlebutt/Cartman, but once again hesitates. His indecision gives Cartman just enough time to squeeze out of his costume and wave off the attack.Back in town, the South Park citizenry dig a huge trench to divert the lava. Suddenly the mountain erupts. The hunting party flees, only to be stopped at the trench. Suddenly the real Scuzzlebutt appears. He weaves a giant wicker basket and uses it to hoist the group to safety. The lava trench does indeed divert the magma flow -- onto Denver, which is incinerated. Stan, still trying to impress his uncle, then guns down the obviously  peace-loving Scuzzlebutt. Baffled when the adults react with horror, he and the other boys decide hunting sucks and go home to watch TV.Ned, disgusted by the carnage, vows never to use a gun again and throws down his rifle. It misfires, killing Kenny.===What I Learned Today==="Only now in this late hour do I see the folly of guns. I'll never use a gun again." However Ned soon takes up arms again during the bloody battle against mutant turkeys in "Starvin' Marvin" .===Memorable Quotes===* "I did it! I did it! I finally killed something!" (Stan) * "My Mom says there's a lot of black people in Africa."  (Cartman) * "It's coming right for us!"  (Jimbo) * "Everyone look away please.  Nothing to see here."  (Officer Barbrady) ==Characters=====Character Debuts===Uncle Jimbo, Ned, Mayor McDaniels, and Stan's dad Randy Marsh (the geologist who reports the impending eruption). His relationship to Stan isn't actually revealed until "An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig" . He's based on Trey's father, who's also named Randy and also a geologist. We also meet Scuzzlebutt, a mythical woodland creature.===Body Count===Kenny, Scuzzlebutt, and various woodland creatures (Rocky Mountain Black Bear, deer, ram, bald eagle, and every fish in South park's lake), After the volcano erupts, several South Park citizens are killed caught by the lava, and  as well as the entire population of Denver.==Locations====Original Songs==After the lava is safely diverted away from the town, Chef breaks into a funky jam "Hot Lava", surrounded by a plethora of dancing women.==Behind The Scenes====Pop Culture References=====Shout Outs===South Park's residents view an "educational" film called Lava and You, which tells anyone caught in the path of red-hot molten rock to "duck and cover." This is a reference to the 1951 civil defense film Duck and Cover. When Mayor McDaniels finds out South Park is "totally screwed" by the impending volcanic eruption, she doesn't panic.  She puts the warning message out to the right people -- "Inside Edition", "Rescue 911", and "Entertainment Tonight" - as well as her stylist. Ned sings "Koom By Ya" around the campfire.This episode played upon the boom of volcanic disaster movies that came out in 1997, as it was made only months after feature films "Volcano" and "Dante's Peak" were in theaters.===Pwn'd===Is it insulting to imply that Patrick Duffy, star of TV's Dallas and Step by Step, might be employed as an appendage by a hideous mutant? If so, then consider him impugned.==Bonus Factoids=====Pointless Observations===In the second-season episode, "City on the Edge of Forever" , an alternate-universe version of Scuzzlebutt uses sports announcer Brent Musburger for a leg. In the Spanish-language version of "Volcano," Duffy is replaced by Ricky Martin. Finally, the Happy Tarts snacks mentioned in this episode are also discussed in the Trey Parker movie  Orgazmo.Uncle Jimbo makes Kenny his "honorary nephew", much to the dismay of Stan.   The title is short-lived, as Kenny is killed minutes later.What the F -- k Happened to Ned? A hand grenade took off his arm in 'Nam. He lost his voice to throat cancer.This is the first (and so far only) episode that contains no "bleeps."{{Season_List_01|Episode=03}}
{{Episode_Infobox
|Title=Volcano
|Season=01
|Episode=03
|Author=Trey Parker
|Director=Trey Parker
|Airdate=1997-08-20
|Image=http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/images/south_park/episode_thumbnails/s01e03_480.jpg
|Number=3
|Prev=[[Weight Gain 4000]]
|Next=[[Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride]]
}}
 
==Story==
If you live in Latin America, you cannot see this episode in his original language
 
A weekend trip to experience camping, fishing and blowing animals to smithereens is threatened by an erupting volcano and a mysterious creature.
 
===Description===
Kyle, Stan, Kenny and Cartman go hunting with Stan's Uncle Jimbo and his one-armed Vietnam war buddy Ned. Unfortunately, Jimbo's idea of hunting is blasting anything that moves. He always shouts, "It's coming right at us!" before firing because a legal loophole allows the killing of any animal in self-defense. Stan tries to follow suit, but discovers he can't shoot innocent creatures.
 
The mountain the boys have camped on begins to rumble, a fact soon noted at the South Park Center for Seismic Activity. The rumbling comes from the volcano that will soon erupt.
 
That evening around the campfire Cartman tells the story of Scuzzlebutt, a hideous mutant with a piece of celery for a right hand and Patrick Duffy for a left leg. The creature likes to weave wicker baskets and to slaughter anyone trespassing on its territory -- which happens to be this very mountain.
 
Not surprisingly, no one believes him. Infuriated, Cartman puts on a Scuzzlebutt costume and tries to scare his friends. Instead, they try to kill him. Stan hopes to redeem himself by shooting the cornered Scuzzlebutt but once again hesitates. His indecision gives Cartman just enough time to squeeze out of his costume and wave off the attack.
 
Back in town, the South Park townspeople dig a huge trench to divert the lava. Suddenly the mountain erupts. The hunting party flees only to be stopped at the trench. Suddenly the real Scuzzlebutt appears. He weaves a giant wicker basket and uses it to hoist the group to safety. The lava trench does indeed divert the magma flow but onto Denver, which is incinerated.  
 
Stan, still trying to impress his uncle, then guns down the obviously  peace-loving Scuzzlebutt. Baffled when the adults react with horror, he and the other boys decide hunting sucks and go home to watch TV. Ned, disgusted by the carnage, vows never to use a gun again and throws down his rifle. It misfires, killing Kenny.
 
===What I Learned Today===
"Only now in this late hour do I see the folly of guns. I'll never use a gun again."  
 
===Memorable Quotes===
* "I did it! I did it! I finally killed something!" ([[Stan Marsh]])  
* "My mom says there's a lot of black people in Africa."  ([[Eric Cartman]])  
* "It's coming right for us!"  ([[Jimbo Kern]])
* “Hah hah hah! HEY, STOP DROP N’ ROLL, NED, AHH HAH HAH!” ([[Jimbo Kern]])
* "Everyone look away please.  Nothing to see here."  ([[Officer Barbrady]])
* “LAVA!” ([[Chef]])
 
==Characters==
 
{{Character list
| Name = Stan Marsh
| Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/kids/stan-marsh.png
}}
{{Character list
| Name = Kyle Broflovski
| Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/kids/kyle-broflovski.png
}}
{{Character list
| Name = Eric Cartman
| Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/kids/eric-cartman.png
}}
{{Character list
| Name = Kenny McCormick
| Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/kids/kenny-mccormick.png
}}
{{Character list
| Name = Jimbo Kern
| Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/jimbo-kern.png
}}
 
{{Character list
| Name = Mayor McDaniels
| Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/mayor-mcdaniels.png
}}
{{Character list
| Name = Officer Barbrady
| Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/officer-barbrady.png
}}
{{Character list
| Name = Scuzzlebutt
| Image =  http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/non-human/scuzzlebutt.png
}}
{{Character list
| Name = Jerome "Chef" McElroy
| Image=  http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/chef.png
}}
 
===Character Debuts===
We get to see [[Randy Marsh]], though he is not revealed to be Stan's dad until "[[An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig]]". We also meet Jimbo's war buddy [[Ned Gerblansky]], who has no right arm and uses a voice box.
 
{{Character list
| Name = Randy Marsh
| Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/randy-marsh.png
}}
{{Character list
| Name = Ned Gerblansky
| Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/ned-gerblanski.png
}}
 
==Body Count==
{{Character list
| Name = Scuzzlebutt
| Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/non-human/scuzzlebutt.png
}}
{{Character list
| Name = Kenny McCormick
| Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/kids/kenny-mccormick.png
}}
 
==Locations==
{{Location list
| Name = Cartman Residence
| Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/cartman-house.jpg
}}
{{Location list
| Name = City Hall
| Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/city-hall.jpg
}}
{{Location list
| Name = Denver
| Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/denver.png
}}
{{Location list
| Name = South Park Center for Seismic Activity
| Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/seismic-center.jpg
}}
{{Location list
| Name = Volcano
| Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/volcano.png
}}
 
==Original Songs==
*[http://southpark.cc.com/clips/103372/hot-lava Hot Lava]
 
==Behind The Scenes==
===Where Did The Idea Come From===
This episode plays upon the boom of volcanic disaster movies that came out in 1997, as it was made only months after feature films <i>Volcano</i> and <i>Dante's Peak</i> were in theaters. Trey and Matt consider the two films some of the worst ever made.
 
==Pop Culture References==
===Shout Outs===
When Mayor McDaniels finds out South Park is "totally screwed" by the impending volcanic eruption, she doesn't panic.  She puts the warning message out to the right television shows -- newsmagazine series <i>Inside Edition</i>, docudrama series <i>Rescue 911</i> hosted by William Shatner, and celebrity gossip program <i>Entertainment Tonight</i>, as well as her stylist.
 
Additionally, Ned and Jimbo hope to get on the cover of <i>Guns & Ammo</i>, a real US magazine dedicated to firearms.
 
Ned sings Christian folk song "Kum ba yah" around the campfire. The song is featured again in "[[Something Wall-Mart This Way Comes]]".
 
===Pwn'd===
Patrick Duffy, star of TV's <i>Dallas</i> and <i>Step by Step</i>, is implied to be employed as an appendage by a hideous mutant.
 
South Park's residents view an "educational" film called <i>Lava and You</i>, which tells anyone caught in the path of red-hot molten rock should "duck and cover." This is a reference to the 1951 civil defense film <i>Duck and Cover</i> which also suggests to "duck and cover" in case of a nuclear attack.
 
==Bonus Factoids==
===Pointless Observations===
* In the second-season episode "[[City on the Edge of Forever (Flashbacks)]]" an alternate-universe version of Scuzzlebutt uses sports announcer Brent Musburger for a leg.  
* In the Spanish-language version of this episode, Duffy is replaced by Ricky Martin. In the Hungarian version, Duffy is replaced by Tom Cruise.
* The Happy Tarts snacks mentioned in this episode are also discussed in Trey and Matt's film <i>Orgazmo</i>.
* Uncle Jimbo makes Kenny his "honorary nephew", much to the dismay of Stan. The title is short-lived, as Kenny is killed minutes later.
* Ned announces at the end of the episode he'll never use a gun again. However, he later takes up arms during the attack of the zombies in "[[Pinkeye]]" and during the bloody battle against mutant turkeys in "[[Starvin' Marvin (episode)|Starvin' Marvin]]".
* Mount Evanston is based on the real Mount Evans in Colorado.
 
{{Season_List_01|Episode=03}}

Latest revision as of 09:04, 17 August 2023

Volcano

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Season s01
Episode e03
Written By Trey Parker
Production Code 0103
Original Air Date 1997-08-20

Episode Chronology

Story[edit]

If you live in Latin America, you cannot see this episode in his original language

A weekend trip to experience camping, fishing and blowing animals to smithereens is threatened by an erupting volcano and a mysterious creature.

Description[edit]

Kyle, Stan, Kenny and Cartman go hunting with Stan's Uncle Jimbo and his one-armed Vietnam war buddy Ned. Unfortunately, Jimbo's idea of hunting is blasting anything that moves. He always shouts, "It's coming right at us!" before firing because a legal loophole allows the killing of any animal in self-defense. Stan tries to follow suit, but discovers he can't shoot innocent creatures.

The mountain the boys have camped on begins to rumble, a fact soon noted at the South Park Center for Seismic Activity. The rumbling comes from the volcano that will soon erupt.

That evening around the campfire Cartman tells the story of Scuzzlebutt, a hideous mutant with a piece of celery for a right hand and Patrick Duffy for a left leg. The creature likes to weave wicker baskets and to slaughter anyone trespassing on its territory -- which happens to be this very mountain.

Not surprisingly, no one believes him. Infuriated, Cartman puts on a Scuzzlebutt costume and tries to scare his friends. Instead, they try to kill him. Stan hopes to redeem himself by shooting the cornered Scuzzlebutt but once again hesitates. His indecision gives Cartman just enough time to squeeze out of his costume and wave off the attack.

Back in town, the South Park townspeople dig a huge trench to divert the lava. Suddenly the mountain erupts. The hunting party flees only to be stopped at the trench. Suddenly the real Scuzzlebutt appears. He weaves a giant wicker basket and uses it to hoist the group to safety. The lava trench does indeed divert the magma flow but onto Denver, which is incinerated.

Stan, still trying to impress his uncle, then guns down the obviously peace-loving Scuzzlebutt. Baffled when the adults react with horror, he and the other boys decide hunting sucks and go home to watch TV. Ned, disgusted by the carnage, vows never to use a gun again and throws down his rifle. It misfires, killing Kenny.

What I Learned Today[edit]

"Only now in this late hour do I see the folly of guns. I'll never use a gun again."

Memorable Quotes[edit]

  • "I did it! I did it! I finally killed something!" (Stan Marsh)
  • "My mom says there's a lot of black people in Africa." (Eric Cartman)
  • "It's coming right for us!" (Jimbo Kern)
  • “Hah hah hah! HEY, STOP DROP N’ ROLL, NED, AHH HAH HAH!” (Jimbo Kern)
  • "Everyone look away please. Nothing to see here." (Officer Barbrady)
  • “LAVA!” (Chef)

Characters[edit]

http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/kids/stan-marsh.png?height=98
Stan Marsh
http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/kids/kyle-broflovski.png?height=98
Kyle Broflovski
http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/kids/eric-cartman.png?height=98
Eric Cartman
http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/kids/kenny-mccormick.png?height=98
Kenny McCormick
http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/jimbo-kern.png?height=98
Jimbo Kern
http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/mayor-mcdaniels.png?height=98
Mayor McDaniels
http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/officer-barbrady.png?height=98
Officer Barbrady
http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/non-human/scuzzlebutt.png?height=98
Scuzzlebutt
http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/chef.png?height=98
Jerome "Chef" McElroy

Character Debuts[edit]

We get to see Randy Marsh, though he is not revealed to be Stan's dad until "An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig". We also meet Jimbo's war buddy Ned Gerblansky, who has no right arm and uses a voice box.

http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/randy-marsh.png?height=98
Randy Marsh
http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/ned-gerblanski.png?height=98
Ned Gerblansky

Body Count[edit]

http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/non-human/scuzzlebutt.png?height=98
Scuzzlebutt
http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/kids/kenny-mccormick.png?height=98
Kenny McCormick

Locations[edit]

http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/cartman-house.jpg
Cartman Residence
http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/city-hall.jpg
City Hall
http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/denver.png
Denver
http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/seismic-center.jpg
South Park Center for Seismic Activity
http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/volcano.png
Volcano

Original Songs[edit]

Behind The Scenes[edit]

Where Did The Idea Come From[edit]

This episode plays upon the boom of volcanic disaster movies that came out in 1997, as it was made only months after feature films Volcano and Dante's Peak were in theaters. Trey and Matt consider the two films some of the worst ever made.

Pop Culture References[edit]

Shout Outs[edit]

When Mayor McDaniels finds out South Park is "totally screwed" by the impending volcanic eruption, she doesn't panic. She puts the warning message out to the right television shows -- newsmagazine series Inside Edition, docudrama series Rescue 911 hosted by William Shatner, and celebrity gossip program Entertainment Tonight, as well as her stylist.

Additionally, Ned and Jimbo hope to get on the cover of Guns & Ammo, a real US magazine dedicated to firearms.

Ned sings Christian folk song "Kum ba yah" around the campfire. The song is featured again in "Something Wall-Mart This Way Comes".

Pwn'd[edit]

Patrick Duffy, star of TV's Dallas and Step by Step, is implied to be employed as an appendage by a hideous mutant.

South Park's residents view an "educational" film called Lava and You, which tells anyone caught in the path of red-hot molten rock should "duck and cover." This is a reference to the 1951 civil defense film Duck and Cover which also suggests to "duck and cover" in case of a nuclear attack.

Bonus Factoids[edit]

Pointless Observations[edit]

  • In the second-season episode "City on the Edge of Forever (Flashbacks)" an alternate-universe version of Scuzzlebutt uses sports announcer Brent Musburger for a leg.
  • In the Spanish-language version of this episode, Duffy is replaced by Ricky Martin. In the Hungarian version, Duffy is replaced by Tom Cruise.
  • The Happy Tarts snacks mentioned in this episode are also discussed in Trey and Matt's film Orgazmo.
  • Uncle Jimbo makes Kenny his "honorary nephew", much to the dismay of Stan. The title is short-lived, as Kenny is killed minutes later.
  • Ned announces at the end of the episode he'll never use a gun again. However, he later takes up arms during the attack of the zombies in "Pinkeye" and during the bloody battle against mutant turkeys in "Starvin' Marvin".
  • Mount Evanston is based on the real Mount Evans in Colorado.

Season 1[edit]

e1 Cartman Gets an Anal Probe
e2 Weight Gain 4000
e3 Volcano
e4 Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride
e5 An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig
e6 Death
e7 Pinkeye
e8 Damien
e9 Starvin' Marvin
e10 Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo
e11 Tom's Rhinoplasty
e12 Mecha-Streisand
e13 Cartman's Mom Is a Dirty Slut
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