The Wacky Molestation Adventure

Early in SOUTH PARK's career, the laughs often came from a very straightforward parody approach -- usually classic Star Trek episodes were the source. This classic episode is the last time they would dip into Trek for plots -- in this case it is MIRI, even more than LORD OF THE FLIES, that inspires the vision of a world of children without adult supervision.

Countless small touches make this episode a gem -- note uptight Kyle cutting loose like Tom Cruise in RISKY BUSINESS, dancing to "Old Time Rock And Roll." Then watch how they take it beyond parody, going into a hilarious (and chilling) montage of adults being dragged off in chains while the children stage orgies and dance in their underwear.

Notice the way all the boys stretch -- Craig is compelling as cool, laid back "Spaceman Spiff" while Butters plays the fatuous, unflappable (but vaguely sinister) garage mechanic. Cartman is a superb Mayor, rattling off clichés with over the top intensity. ("You see what we're dealing with here!") Note that when he has the pretty young wife at knife point, he breaks into a chilling battle chant from CHILDREN OF THE CORN. ("Out-landah! We have your woman, out-landuh!") Butters has to calm him down, but later we see the Golden One make a daring plea for the love of John Elway in a savage ritual that has serious homosexual overtones. ("Take me, Mr. Elway!") Stan and Kyle never looked cooler or more dashing than as the Robin Hood like "outlaws" who defy the mayor, and Stan's story-telling about the Before Time raises goosebumps. (Listen to the kids in the background, their chanting is truly otherworldly.) Last but not least, the young husband's speech ("Parents -- birth givers -- they're your providers.") is pure Star Trek gold, a tribute to just how remarkable Gene Roddenberry's best writers could be.

Season Four was the season where SOUTH PARK truly changed, morphing from rough parody to sustained brilliance. This is how it was in the Before Time -- the long, long ago!

Wacky Molestation Adventure is a fairly good South Park episode which references the novel "Lord Of The Flies".I personally was not a big fan of that book but it was interesting to see it referenced here.The episode has Kyle's parents not letting him go to a concert with his friends.So Cartman gets the idea for Kyle to call the police and say his parents molested him.Kyle starts having parties and having a good time, the others see this and tell the police all the adults molested them, until there are no adults left in South Park.Two people from out of town run out of gas outside South Park and have to use a phone.They see that the place is in ruins and run by children, who worship a John Elway statue.It's up to these two people to turn everything back to normal.This was a pretty interesting and good episode.

This episode is one of my honorable mentions in my book. I really love the concept of the kids taking over "South Park" from how things go in the town I'm personally not surprised. This episode references and parodies "Children of the Corn", "Lord of the Flies" and "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" (for the record not a fan of that sequel).

That "Risky Business" montage at the beginning was just hilarious as we see one by one each of adults are getting what's coming to them, while they all party day and night. I just really like this world that the kids constructed, obviously they all went a little mad with the absence of the adults and decline in resources; as it's became a placed divided and conflicted with order and disorder. We see a big line that has divided one part of South Park which is one of order as it's clean, but another of total chaos as we see its dirty and grimy which sort of reminds me of the city in "Escape from New York".

It's funny as we see Cartman the leader of the place of order which kind of makes sense when you think about it, despite his side clean and thriving (somewhat) the catch is they all resigned their own freedom, his system is based on really on a tyrannical rule which is of course one of Cartman's dreams.

The place of chaos is where Stan and Kyle reside, I like how him and his faction are dress up in post apocalyptic wear. Though strangely their societal faction despite messy (thought that's not totally their fault as Cartman has taken control of certain resources and services) there is a sense of community, civility, and freedom they seem more friendly and civil toward the outlandaws (their words not mine) but also each other. Where as opposed to Cartman's faction where not just he but everyone else seem to be using each other or are being used.

Even like how just like in "Lord of the Flies" we see they have an idol of worship which is a stature of John Elway, but also a reference to "Children of the Corn" as it comes time one of their own must be sacrificed. And I can't help but snicker when we see "Butters" once again playing the pawn role is the lucky (or unlucky) winner, it's just funny how much he's gotten into it and is willing (or plain dumb) in being a sacrifice. On a side note Kenny turned out to be one of the sacrifices, no surprise there as he dies all the time.

The town of South Park has just got a whole lot interesting and a whole lot more.

Rating: 3 and a half stars