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Jackovasaurs

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Season	s03
Episode	e05
Written By	Trey Parker
Production Code	0305
Original Air Date	1999-06-16

Episode Chronology

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Tweek Vs. Craig
Next
Sexual Harassment Panda

Story

Description

While camping at Stark's Pond, the boys glimpse a strange creature which Jimbo and Ned help capture it. Representatives from the Department of the Interior soon arrive and announce that it is a female "Jakovasaur", a rare species thought to be extinct. The townspeople, hoping the female can be used to rebuild the breed, name it Hope -- in spite of the fact that the Jakovasaur says that its name is Jun-Jun.

Soon a male Jakovasaur named Jakov is located, and the two are given their own home in South Park. Dr. Mephesto artificially inseminates Jun-Jun and the community is overrun by baby Jakovasaurs. The creatures turn out to be incredibly annoying to everyone but Cartman, who finds them hilarious.

The townspeople get rid of the Jakovasaurs by having them play a rigged game show offering a trip to France for the winner and fifty of his closest relatives. The entire Jakovasaur crew is bundled onto a plane and sent to France, where they quickly gain comedian Jerry Lewis-like fame.

What I Learned Today

"Animal species come and go. It's all part of natural evolution."

Memorable Quotes

"I hate you guys / You guys are assholes / Especially Kenny / I hate him the most." (Cartman's song "I Hate You Guys")
"God, I'm glad you guys know all these pooping outside rules." (Eric Cartman)
"Oh come on. You all know that pigeon was a total slut." (Mr. Garrison)
"Jakovasaurs kind of piss me off, m'kay?" (Mr. Mackey)
"Cool beans!" (Jakov)
"I have semen? Where's their boat??" (Jakov)
"Jakov please don't go. You make everything in South Park fun." ([Eric Cartman]])
"I guess he finally found something that's as annoying as he is." (Stan Marsh)

Characters

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Stan Marsh

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Kyle Broflovski

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Eric Cartman

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Mr. Mackey

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Randy Marsh

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Gerald Broflovski

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Liane Cartman

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Jimbo Kern

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Ned Gerblansky

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Mayor McDaniels

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Dr. Alphonse Mephesto

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Jerome "Chef" McElroy

Character Debuts

The Jakovasaurs, loud obnoxious woodland creatures that were thought to be extinct.

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Jakovasaur

Body Count

Kenny, eaten by a bear while impersonating a deer.

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Kenny McCormick

Locations

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Stark's Pond

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Cartman Residence

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Jimbo's Cabin

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City Hall

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South Park Genetic Engineering Ranch

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Marsh Residence

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Jakovasaur Residence

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South Park Elementary

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South Park Public Access

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Denver International Airport

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France

Original Songs

"I hate you guys."

Behind The Scenes

Where Did The Idea Come From

The Jakovasaurs are a parody of the comic relief character Jar Jar Binks from Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, released four weeks before this episode aired. When Trey and Matt watched trailers featuring Jar Jar Binks, they knew "people [were] going to hate that thing".

Both the movie and Jar Jar Binks were met with heavy criticism, panning the character in particular for being excessively childish, racially stereotyped and out of place. Like many Star Wars fans, the two hated Jar Jar Binks and felt "betrayed" by how stupid they felt the character was. They wanted to make the Jakovasaurs the most irritating characters in television history. However, they felt the finished product still wasn't as annoying as Jar Jar was.

Jakovasaurs' name is a cross between the term "jack-off" and "dinosaur".

Pop Culture References

Shout Outs

The female Jakovasaur's name is Jun-Jun which is a parody of Jar Jar Bink's name.

They parody cheesy '90s sitcoms with Jakovasaurs, a fake sitcom starring the Jakov family complete with laugh tracks and canned applause. It airs on Comedy Central, which is the same network that airs South Park.

The Jakovsaurs' sitcom delivers a joke about MTV with Jakov saying, "You mean MTV played a video that wasn't Will Smith?!" MTV (Music Television) was known to play only music videos until the early 2000s. At the time this episode aired, actor Will Smith had gained more popularity from his roles in 1996 film Independence Day and 1997 film Men In Black, which revitalized his previous rapping career.

Ned and Jimbo watch the House Shopping Network. This is a parody of the Home Shopping Network, a 24 hour television network that sells items live on TV which viewers can call in and order.

Jakov, Randy, Mr. Mackey, Mr. Garrison, Gerald, Stuart and Chef are watching a football game between the Denver Broncos and the San Francisco 49ers. The game mentions past Bronco members Bubby Brister who played from 1997-1999, and Terrell Davis who played from 1995 until he retired in 2002.

Pwn'd

Mr. Garrison refers to rock and roll singer Chubby Checker as a member of The Beatles who left in 1972. Check was never in The Beatles and the band broke up in 1970 due to creative differences and personal issues.

South Park's citizens want to send the Jakovasaurs to Memphis, Tennessee, a place they state is populated with people just as annoying as Jakovasaurs are.

Ultimately the Jakovasaurs are sent to Paris, France where the people there find them funny and liken them to Jerry Lewis. Jerry Lewis was an American comedian best known for his slap-stick comedy wherein he acts like an awkward and clumsy individual. His popularity in France completely baffled American comedy critics.

Bonus Factoids

Pointless Observations

Cartman's home address is visible on his backpack which reads 21208 E. Bonanza Circle, South Park, CO. However, in "Wing" his address is revealed to be 93345 Ave. de los Mexicanos. Avenue/Avenida de Los Mexicanos or "Avenue of the Mexicans" in Spanish has been since used for the addresses of many South Park locations.
This is the one episode in which Ned doesn't have his normal voice box. He burp-talks a majority of the time, as well as tries out an Irish voice box and a "sucky" one.
We learn a lot about Jackovauars here: they don't have genitals, they only take 4 days to have babies which come in huge litters, and they're really, really annoying. Cartman absolutely loves them even more than he loves ice cream.
The House Shopping Network is selling a samurai sword that was once used by a Tokugawa samurai. During the Tokugawa era (also called the Edo period), samurais increasingly became aristocratic bureaucrats from the lack of war. Their swords became more like symbols rather than weapons used in daily life, making it possible the network's Tokugawa sword is scarcely used.
Only previously seen on the cover of Crack Whore Magazine in "Pinkeye", this episode Cartman's mom is actually seen being a whore who smokes crack.
Cartman is made an honorary Department of the Interior Person and given official "authori-tah" over South Park's fish and wildlife.

Season 3

e1 Rainforest Shmainforest
e2 Spontaneous Combustion
e3 The Succubus
e4 Tweek Vs. Craig
e5 Jakovasaurs
e6 Sexual Harassment Panda
e7 Cat Orgy
e8 Two Guys Naked in a Hot Tub
e9 Jewbilee
e10 Chinpokomon
e11 Starvin' Marvin in Space
e12 Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery
e13 Hooked on Monkey Fonics
e14 The Red Badge of Gayness
e15 Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics
e16 Are You There, God? It's Me, Jesus
e17 World Wide Recorder Concert

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 |Number=36
 |Prev=[[Tweek Vs. Craig]]
-|Next=[[Sexual Harassment Panda (Episode)]]
+|Next=[[Sexual Harassment Panda (Episode)|Sexual Harassment Panda]]
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 ===Description===
-While camping at Stark's Pond, the boys glimpse a strange creature which Jimbo and Ned help capture. Representatives from the Department of the Interior soon arrive and announce that it is a female "Jakovasaur" -- a rare species thought to be extinct. The townspeople, hoping the female can be used to rebuild the breed, name it Hope -- in spite of the fact that the Jakovasaur, which can talk, says that its name is Jun-Jun.
+While camping at Stark's Pond, the boys glimpse a strange creature which Jimbo and Ned help capture it. Representatives from the Department of the Interior soon arrive and announce that it is a female "Jakovasaur", a rare species thought to be extinct. The townspeople, hoping the female can be used to rebuild the breed, name it Hope -- in spite of the fact that the Jakovasaur says that its name is Jun-Jun.
-Soon a male Jakovasaur named Jakov is located, and the two are given their own home in South Park. Dr Mephesto artificially inseminates Jun-Jun, and the community is overrun by baby Jakovasaurs. The creatures turn out to be incredibly annoying -- to everyone but Cartman, who finds them hilarious.
+Soon a male Jakovasaur named Jakov is located, and the two are given their own home in South Park. Dr. Mephesto artificially inseminates Jun-Jun and the community is overrun by baby Jakovasaurs. The creatures turn out to be incredibly annoying to everyone but Cartman, who finds them hilarious.
-The townspeople get rid of the Jakovasaurs by having them play a rigged game show offering a trip to France for the winner and 50 of his closest relatives. The entire Jakovasaur crew is bundled onto a plane and sent to France, where they quickly gain Jerry Lewis-like fame.
+The townspeople get rid of the Jakovasaurs by having them play a rigged game show offering a trip to France for the winner and fifty of his closest relatives. The entire Jakovasaur crew is bundled onto a plane and sent to France, where they quickly gain comedian Jerry Lewis-like fame.
 ===What I Learned Today===
@@ Line 25: / Line 25: @@
 ===Memorable Quotes===
-* "I hate you guys / You guys are assholes / Especially Kenny / I hate him the most." [[Cartman]]'s song [http://southpark.cc.com/clips/151259/poo-in-the-wilderness "I Hate You Guys"]
+* "I hate you guys / You guys are assholes / Especially Kenny / I hate him the most." ([[Cartman]]'s song [http://southpark.cc.com/clips/151259/poo-in-the-wilderness "I Hate You Guys"])
-* "God, I'm glad you guys know all these pooping outside rules." [[Cartman]]
+* "God, I'm glad you guys know all these pooping outside rules." ([[Eric Cartman]])
-* "Oh come on. You all know that pigeon was a total slut." [[Mr. Garrison]]
+* "Oh come on. You all know that pigeon was a total slut." ([[Mr. Garrison]])
-* "Jakovasaurs kind of piss me off, m'kay?" [[Mr. Mackey]]
+* "Jakovasaurs kind of piss me off, m'kay?" ([[Mr. Mackey]])
-* "Cool beans!" [[Jakov]]
+* "Cool beans!" ([[Jakov]])
-* "I have semen?  Where's their boat??"  [[Jakov]]
+* "I have semen?  Where's their boat??" ([[Jakov]])
-* "Jakov please don't go.  You make everything in South Park fun."  [[Cartman]]
+* "Jakov please don't go.  You make everything in South Park fun."  ([Eric Cartman]])
-* "I guess he finally found something that's as annoying as he is."  [[Stan]]
+* "I guess he finally found something that's as annoying as he is."  ([[Stan Marsh]])
 ==Characters==
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 }}
 ===Character Debuts===
-The Jakovasaurs -- loud, obnoxious woodland creatures that were thought to be extinct.  Also, three Department of the Interior Guys make a cameo.
+The Jakovasaurs, loud obnoxious woodland creatures that were thought to be extinct.
 {{Character list
 | Name = Jakovasaur
 | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/non-human/jackovasaurs.png
 }}
 ===Body Count===
 Kenny, eaten by a bear while impersonating a deer.
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 ==Locations==
+{{Location list
+| Name = Stark's Pond
+| Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/starks-pond.jpg
+}}
+{{Location list
+| Name = Cartman Residence
+| Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/cartman-house.jpg
+}}
+{{Location list
+| Name = Jimbo's Cabin
+| Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/locations-other-jimbos-cabin.png
+}}
 {{Location list
 | Name = City Hall
 | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/city-hall.jpg
+}}
+{{Location list
+| Name = South Park Genetic Engineering Ranch
+| Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/genetic-engineering-ranch.jpg
+}}
+{{Location list
+| Name = Marsh Residence
+| Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/marsh-house.jpg
+}}
+{{Location list
+| Name = Jakovasaur Residence
+| Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/residential-jakov-residence.png
+}}
+{{Location list
+| Name = South Park Elementary
+| Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/school.jpg
+}}
+{{Location list
+| Name = South Park Public Access
+| Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/publicbuildings-south-park-public-access.png
+}}
+{{Location list
+| Name = Denver International Airport
+| Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/denver-international-airport.png
 }}
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 | Name = France
 | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/france.png
-}}
-{{Location list
-| Name = Stark's Pond
-| Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/starks-pond.jpg
 }}
 ==Original Songs==
 [http://southpark.cc.com/clips/151259/poo-in-the-wilderness "I hate you guys."]
 ==Behind The Scenes==
 ===Where Did The Idea Come From===
-The program was a critique of the character Jar Jar Binks from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. Matt and Trey hated the movie in general and Jar Jar in particular. They wanted to make the Jakovasaurs the most irritating characters in television history. However, they feel the finished product still isn't as annoying as Jar Jar.
+The Jakovasaurs are a parody of the comic relief character Jar Jar Binks from <i>Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace</i>, released four weeks before this episode aired.  When Trey and Matt watched trailers featuring Jar Jar Binks, they knew "people [were] going to hate that thing".
+Both the movie and Jar Jar Binks were met with heavy criticism, panning the character in particular for being excessively childish, racially stereotyped and out of place. Like many <i>Star Wars</i> fans, the two hated Jar Jar Binks and felt "betrayed" by how stupid they felt the character was. They wanted to make the Jakovasaurs the most irritating characters in television history. However, they felt the finished product still wasn't as annoying as Jar Jar was.
+Jakovasaurs' name is a cross between the term "jack-off" and "dinosaur".
 ==Pop Culture References==
 ===Shout Outs===
-Originally Matt and Trey wanted to do a bit blasting Jar Jar for the MTV Music Awards, but the network didn't go for it. So they did an entire episode of South Park instead.
+The female Jakovasaur's name is Jun-Jun which is a parody of Jar Jar Bink's name.
-They parody cheesy 90s sitcoms with "JAKOVASAURS", a fake sitcom starring the Jakov family complete with laugh tracks and canned applause.  Within this "sitcom", they joke on MTV:  after hearing that something strange had happened, Jakov quickly responds, "You mean MTV played a video that WASN'T Will Smith?!"
+They parody cheesy '90s sitcoms with <i>Jakovasaurs</i>, a fake sitcom starring the Jakov family complete with laugh tracks and canned applause. It airs on Comedy Central, which is the same network that airs <i>South Park</i>.
-===Pwn'd===
+The Jakovsaurs' sitcom delivers a joke about MTV with Jakov saying, "You mean MTV played a video that wasn't Will Smith?!" MTV (Music Television) was known to play only music videos until the early 2000s. At the time this episode aired, actor Will Smith had gained more popularity from his roles in 1996 film <i>Independence Day</i> and 1997 film <i>Men In Black</i>, which revitalized his previous rapping career.
-Mr. Garrison refers to Chubby Checker as a member of the  Beatles.
-==Bonus Factoids==
+Ned and Jimbo watch the House Shopping Network. This is a parody of the Home Shopping Network, a 24 hour television network that sells items live on TV which viewers can call in and order.
-===Pointless Observations===
+Jakov, Randy, Mr. Mackey, Mr. Garrison, Gerald, Stuart and Chef are watching a football game between the Denver Broncos and the San Francisco 49ers. The game mentions past Bronco members Bubby Brister who played from 1997-1999, and Terrell Davis who played from 1995 until he retired in 2002.
-Cartman's home address is plainly visible on his backpack, which reads: 21208 E. Bonanza Circle, South Park, CO.
-This is the one episode in which Ned doesn't have his normal voice box.  He burp-talks a majority of the time, and also tries out an Irish voice box, as well as a "sucky" one.
+===Pwn'd===
+Mr. Garrison refers to rock and roll singer Chubby Checker as a member of The Beatles who left in 1972. Check was never in The Beatles and the band broke up in 1970 due to creative differences and personal issues.
-We learn a lot about Jackovauars here: they don't have genitals, they only take 4 days to have babies (which come in huge litters), and they're really, really annoying.  Also, Cartman absolutely loves them even more than he loves ice cream.
+South Park's citizens want to send the Jakovasaurs to Memphis, Tennessee, a place they state is populated with people just as annoying as Jakovasaurs are.
-We saw her on the cover of Crack Whore Magazine in "Pinkeye", but here we actually see Cartman's mom being a crack whore.
+Ultimately the Jakovasaurs are sent to Paris, France where the people there find them funny and liken them to Jerry Lewis. Jerry Lewis was an American comedian best known for his slap-stick comedy wherein he acts like an awkward and clumsy individual. His popularity in France completely baffled American comedy critics.
-Cartman is made an honorary "Department of the Interior Person" and given official authori-tah over South Park's fish and wildlife.
+==Bonus Factoids==
+===Pointless Observations===
+* Cartman's home address is visible on his backpack which reads 21208 E. Bonanza Circle, South Park, CO. However, in "[[Wing]]" his address is revealed to be 93345 Ave. de los Mexicanos. Avenue/Avenida de Los Mexicanos or "Avenue of the Mexicans" in Spanish has been since used for the addresses of many South Park locations.
+* This is the one episode in which Ned doesn't have his normal voice box.  He burp-talks a majority of the time, as well as tries out an Irish voice box and a "sucky" one.
+* We learn a lot about Jackovauars here: they don't have genitals, they only take 4 days to have babies which come in huge litters, and they're really, really annoying. Cartman absolutely loves them even more than he loves ice cream.
+* The House Shopping Network is selling a samurai sword that was once used by a Tokugawa samurai. During the Tokugawa era (also called the Edo period), samurais increasingly became aristocratic bureaucrats from the lack of war. Their swords became more like symbols rather than weapons used in daily life, making it possible the network's Tokugawa sword is scarcely used.
+* Only previously seen on the cover of <i>Crack Whore Magazine</i> in "[[Pinkeye]]", this episode Cartman's mom is actually seen being a whore who smokes crack.
+* Cartman is made an honorary Department of the Interior Person and given official "authori-tah" over South Park's fish and wildlife.
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