South Park - The Complete 4 Season
Paramount Pictures (2000)
Animation, Comedy
In Collection
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097368798946
IMDB   9.2
380 mins USA/English
DVD  Region 1   NR (Not Rated)
Trey Parker Eric Cartman  
Matt Stone Kyle Broflovski  
Isaac Hayes Chef
Mona Marshall Sheila Broflovski  
Director Parker,Trey
Stone,Matt
Trey Parker
Matt Stone
Writer Trey Parker
Matt Stone

In the episode "Chef Goes Nanners," Cartman is left standing alone in the snow after Wendy blithely proclaims her improbable attraction for him to has suddenly vanished. Cartman heaves a heavy sigh, and exits Chaplinesque stage right. But any concerns that South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone had gone soft, or that Cartman would undergo a more sympathetic, Louie De Palma-like makeover are abated in nearly every other episode of South Park's pivotal fourth season. From the "downright immature" trashing of Phil Collins (whose "You'll Be in My Heart" from Tarzan had emerged victorious Oscar night over Parker and Stone's "Blame Canada") to an episode in which Cartman becomes the unwitting poster child for NAMBLA, South Park gave its viewers much shock value for its basic cable dollar. This was the season that introduced the show's most unlikely breakout star, the wheelchair-bound Timmy, who, despite being only able to say his own name (or perhaps because of it), carried the pathos in his own holiday special, "Helen Keller! The Musical." This was the season in which Parker and Stone somehow were able to comment with Daily Show immediacy on the Elian Gonzales incident ("Quintuplets 2000") and the presidential election debacle ("Trapper Keeper") within days of the actual events. This was the season in which other "statement shows" skewered the South Carolina confederate flag controversy ("Chef Goes Nanners") and hate-crime legislation ("Cartman's Silly Hate Crime 2000"). This was also the season in which the South Park kids graduated to the fourth grade, we got a harrowing look inside Cartman's brain ("Helen Keller!"), and estranged lovers Saddam Hussein and Satan were reunited (in a two-parter, no less!).

Episodes not appreciated in their time can now be seen with fresh eyes. "Pip," hosted by Malcolm McDowell, and featuring none of the South Park regulars, is a faithful abridgement of Charles Dickens's Great Expectations, monkey robots notwithstanding. As in the season 3 set, Parker and Stone provide brief, "fun-size commentary" that address their censorship skirmishes with Comedy Central and illuminate the inspiration and backstory for each episode. To quote the pro-commercialism holiday episode, "A Very Krappy Christmas," "If we all buy presents, everyone benefits." For South Park fans, this boxed set is an excellent start. --Donald Liebenson

Episodes
 30 mins    4/5/2000  1.  The Tooth Fairy's TATS 2000
The tooth fairy has visited Cartman, leaving him two dollars. He rushes to the bus stop to share his news with the others. He then unveils his latest plan. If all they all combined their lost teeth, the tooth fairy will provide them with enough cash to purchase a Sega Dreamcast. They soon find out that they are treading on someone else's territory. Now they have to work with the mobsters to keep their manhood.
Director:  Trey Parker  Writer:  Trey Parker  / Matt Stone 
Guest starring:  Richard Belzer, Jennifer Howell, Dee Dee Green
 30 mins    4/12/2000  2.  Cartman's Silly Hate Crime 2000
The kids have just won a sledding race. Token says that the only reason they won is because of Eric's fat ass. The girls challenge the boys to a sledding race down Phil Collins Hill. Token says that the boys can't lose thanks to Eric's fat ass. Eric then tosses a rock into the side of Token's head. The FBI claim that this was a hate crime and Cartman is sent to jail. Can the other boys bust Cartman out in time for the big race?
Director:  Trey Parker  / Eric Stough  Writer:  Trey Parker 
Guest starring:  Dee Dee Green, Adrien Beard
 30 mins    4/19/2000  3.  Timmy! 2000
There's something wrong with new student Timmy. About the only thing Timmy can do is say his name. Ignorant of the fact that Timmy is "retarded", he is "diagnosed" with ADD, which relieves him of the responsibility to do any homework. Soon the rest of the class manages to get diagnosed with ADD, and all get prescribed Ritalin. Everyone is on Ritalin and just complacent enough to sit through a Phil Collins show.
Director:  Trey Parker  Writer:  Trey Parker 
 30 mins    4/26/2000  4.  Quintuplets 2000
The boys discover 8-year-old contorting quintuplets from Romania. Cartman decides to stage his own performance. The quintuplets and their grandmother defect from Romania and wind up staying at the Marsh's home. Thanks to Grandpa Marsh the girls' grandmother gets "loved to death." The girl's father is brought in by the Romanian government to demand his daughters back, Janet Reno to the rescue!
Director:  Trey Parker  Writer:  Trey Parker 
 30 mins    6/21/2000  5.  Cartman Joins NAMBLA
Cartman decides to seek the friendship of older men. Using the Internet, he makes a connection with men who love to hang out with little boys. An organization called NAMBLA (North American Man Boy Love Association) holds a meeting in South Park and Cartman becomes their poster child. The boys learn how much an adult can really love a child.
Director:  Eric Stough  Writer:  Trey Parker 
 30 mins    6/28/2000  6.  Cherokee Hair Tampons
Kyle needs a kidney transplant and Cartman is a perfect donor. Cartman has a $10 million price for his kidney. The other boys go to Cartman's house with the plan to take one of his kidneys. Cartman thwarts their plan. Stan, depressed about the inevitable loss of his friend decides to take action into his own hands and with the help of the parents gets Cartman's kidney for Kyle.
Director:  Trey Parker  Writer:  Trey Parker 
Guest starring:  Dee Dee Green, Bruce Howell, Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin, Becca Kagan
 30 mins    7/5/2000  7.  Chef Goes Nanners
Chef is declaring that South Park's flag is racist. Stan & Kyle head up the team championing the current flag, while Wendy and Cartman head up the side for a new flag. Wendy ends up confessing to Bebe of her attraction to Cartman. The debate starts, but before Wendy can make her point, she kisses Cartman to regain her composure. Chef realizes that Stan & Kyle's point of view on the flag issue was colorblind.
Director:  Trey Parker  / Eric Stough  Writer:  Trey Parker 
 30 mins    7/12/2000  8.  Something You Can Do With Your Finger (a.k.a. Fingerbang)
"Fingerbang" is the latest boy band starring the four boys. Randy Marsh is against Stan's participation in any boy band for dark reasons. The boys land a gig at the local mall when it is threatened because there are only 4 members in the band. Stan arrives and the group is set to perform when suddenly the mall elevator tragically crushes Kenny. A former boy band member steps into the spotlight to save the gig.
Director:  Trey Parker  Writer:  Trey Parker 
Guest starring:  Milan Aliya Agnone, Marcus Vaughn
 30 mins    7/19/2000  9.  Do the Handicapped Go to Hell? (1)
The boys attend church and the priest puts the fear of hell in them. They must go to Sunday school and learn that they must confess their sins. The boys are worried about Timmy, after all, he can only say his name. Feeling the need to confess their sins they catch the priest in a compromising position and decide to save themselves.
Director:  Trey Parker  Writer:  Trey Parker 
Guest starring:  Milan Aliya Agnone, Jack Oldman, Anne Garefino, Dian Bachar
 30 mins    7/26/2000  10.  Probably (2)
Cartman preaches and the children begin plans to build a church. Satan spends the night with Saddam. Kenny wasn't killed in the previous episode, but the bus that ran him over stops in Mexico, where Kenny is found. Satan, in his time of crisis turns to God for advice. Cartman is discovered as a fraud and is sent to Mexico for punishment.
Director:  Trey Parker  Writer:  Trey Parker 
Guest starring:  Gary Nicholson, Zoe Murphy Dion, Anne Garefino, Dian Bachar
 30 mins    11/8/2000  11.  4th Grade
The kids have to face the 4th grade, and they're not too happy about it. Cartman cooks up a scheme to go back in time to return to the 3rd grade where things were fun and easy. Two geeks help them rig Timmy's wheelchair into a working time machine and send Timmy on the trip of his life!
Director:  Trey Parker  Writer:  Trey Parker 
 30 mins    11/15/2000  12.  Trapper Keeper
Cartman has a new Trapper Keeper (that blows Kyle's out of the water) After he's done bragging, a stranger tells him that it will soon take over the world if they don't destroy it now. Cool 2001: A Space Odyssey and Akira parodies!
Director:  Trey Parker  Writer:  Trey Parker 
Guest starring:  Keef Davidson, Zoe Murphy Dion, Aoife Hayes
 30 mins    11/22/2000  13.  Helen Keller! The Musical
The boys are doing their version of the Helen Keller Story and plan to beat the kindergartners show. Timmy stars as Helen Keller and gets a new friend to play with! Fireworks, fountains, and outstanding musicals galore!
Director:  Trey Parker  Writer:  Trey Parker 
Guest starring:  Opal Congdon, Keef Davidson, Missa Ulrich
 30 mins    11/29/2000  14.  Pip (a.k.a. Great Expectations)
This is the story of Pip's origin. Pip gets a job at the Havesham Estate where he meets Estella. She only spurns his optimism with insults. When Pip is offered the opportunity to become a gentleman he goes to London only to discover that Miss Havesham plans to break his heart. Her plan is to use Pip's tears to power her Genesis device and will allow her to gain revenge on all men.
Director:  Eric Stough  Writer:  Trey Parker 
Guest starring:  Malcolm McDowell
 30 mins    12/6/2000  15.  Fat Camp
Mrs. Cartman holds an intervention for her son's eating problem and is sending him to fat camp. Cartman returns from camp, 40 lbs. lighter. Cartman is selling candy to the fat kids. Kenny is challenged by the other children to do crazy things for money. Kenny's popularity rises and he soon gets his own TV show. An event happens where Kenny gets inside Ms. Crabtree's uterus for six hours.
Director:  Trey Parker  Writer:  Trey Parker 
 30 mins    12/13/2000  16.  The Wacky Molestation Adventure
The "Raging Pussies" concert is on! Kyle calls the police and say his parents have been "molestering" him. Soon all the children are calling in on all the adults in South Park. Until only children live in South Park. Someone from out of town breaks down and they have the task of retrieving a book for the fat-ass. The locked-up adults of South Park get therapy to prevent them from sexually abusing their children.
Director:  Trey Parker  Writer:  Trey Parker 
 30 mins    12/20/2000  17.  A Very Crappy Christmas
Kyle and Ike anxiously await Mr. Hankey. When he doesn't show, Kyle calls the others for a late night emergency meeting. They find Mr. Hankey living with his alcoholic wife and their three little nuggets. He tells them that no one is into Christmas. They all decide to try and spread some Christmas cheer. Their effort fails and the boys decide to create an animated special of their own. Featuring Jesus, Santa Claus and themselves.
Director:  Adrien Beard  Writer:  Trey Parker 
Guest starring:  Pam Brady, Remy Mitchell, Lewis Price
Edition Details
Edition Collector's Edition
Series South Park
Distributor Comedy Central
Release Date 6/29/2004
Packaging Custom Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Subtitles English; French; Spanish
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Stereo [English]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 3

Features
Disc 01 Animated Color Closed-captioned Box set Dolby