Worldwide Recorder Concert is one of the more raunchier and disturbing episodes of South Park.The episode was Rated 18 in the UK(while all the other episodes were 12 & 15) and the episode made the Season 3 box set have an 18A rating in Canada(the others had a 14A).I thought it was a great season finale! It was very funny and entertaining.The episode has the boys going to Arkansas for a recorder concert.The boys then meet some new yorker kids who make insult them.The boys try to get back at them until Cartman finds out about how to create "The Brown Noise", a note on the recorder that makes your bowels lose control(in other words, you crap your pants).Meanwhile(and this is a disturbing subplot), Mr Garrison does not want to confront his father because...he did NOT molest him! This is a very messed up and very good South Park episode.
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Another controversial episode by nature, perhaps even my personal favourite of the season
SLionsCricketreviews23 September 2017
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"Chinpokomon" is probably the greater episode because of how insanely clever the concept is and how natural and brilliant the execution of it all is but there's something about "World Wide Recorder Concert", the season three finale, that I adore even more. It's a bit simpler in terms of plot, it gives the characters some breathing space and it brings a so far supporting character to the forefront while pushing the main gang into the background. While the background (our South Park gang vs the rebellious New York gang story) is tremendously fun and has an excellent punchline, it's the whole Garrison story that makes this episode hilarious for me.
Mr. Garrison returns home during a school trip to visit his father, with whom he has not had conversation for over twenty years. He's carrying some heavy baggage over an incident in his childhood that pertains to his father: the absence sexual molestation.
That idea alone is bound to infuriate many but that's just what I adore. It takes a tremendously serious and tragic subject matter and it twists it around, testing audience's tolerance and pushing some laughs. None of it feels too far fetched, Mr. Garrison is after all a sick man as the show has already portrayed him and this incident, given the usually bizarre nature of South Park, doesn't seem *too* far out of the realm of possibility. The story, I found, hilarious, unexpected and brilliant.
Then there's some more Mr. Mackey who I adore, in this episode gets beaten in a fight with Mr Hat!!!! He also has a rather emotional conversation with Garrison's father and his constant "M'Kay"s were absolutely hilarious because of how much range is given to this otherwise simple utterance.
I just adored this episode. It's such a raunchy episode that makes light of some grave subject matter without making a mockery of it. It's clever, hilarious and well paced throughout.
Mr. Garrison returns home during a school trip to visit his father, with whom he has not had conversation for over twenty years. He's carrying some heavy baggage over an incident in his childhood that pertains to his father: the absence sexual molestation.
That idea alone is bound to infuriate many but that's just what I adore. It takes a tremendously serious and tragic subject matter and it twists it around, testing audience's tolerance and pushing some laughs. None of it feels too far fetched, Mr. Garrison is after all a sick man as the show has already portrayed him and this incident, given the usually bizarre nature of South Park, doesn't seem *too* far out of the realm of possibility. The story, I found, hilarious, unexpected and brilliant.
Then there's some more Mr. Mackey who I adore, in this episode gets beaten in a fight with Mr Hat!!!! He also has a rather emotional conversation with Garrison's father and his constant "M'Kay"s were absolutely hilarious because of how much range is given to this otherwise simple utterance.
I just adored this episode. It's such a raunchy episode that makes light of some grave subject matter without making a mockery of it. It's clever, hilarious and well paced throughout.
the brown effect thing does actually work
nathan-40825 July 2007
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i saw it in an episode of brainiac it wasn't of course as funny or entertaining as this south park episode and if your wondering what a queef is then listen closely to mr mackey near the end of the episode and thats what the new yorkers meant when they said it to the south park kids and i cannot believe that mr garrison wanted his own father to molest him thats one of the funniest things i have heard in a long ( i only watched this episodes a few minutes ago so i might find something else more funny in the next few minutes)also if you liked this and want to watch another funny south park episode watch red hot catholic love on series 6 its brilliant!!!.
Disgusting
Explosivediarrheakidgenius31 January 2016
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Okay, where to begin? With the child molestation I guess. Mr Garrison don't want to go to Arkansas with his class. His father lives in Arkansas. Mr Garrison is traumatized from childhood. Because of child molestation. Or rather, the lack of child molestation.
Besides the big plot concerning the class going to Arkansas to play flute with 4 million children, and the boys conjuring up the "brown note" the episode revolves around Mr Garrison's wish to late in life be molested by his father, as a sign of deep love. Well, I like South Park, but I guess this is where it crossed the line for me. Didn't feel amused, only disturbed.
Besides the big plot concerning the class going to Arkansas to play flute with 4 million children, and the boys conjuring up the "brown note" the episode revolves around Mr Garrison's wish to late in life be molested by his father, as a sign of deep love. Well, I like South Park, but I guess this is where it crossed the line for me. Didn't feel amused, only disturbed.
Mr. Garrison has molly game syndrome
pangis91026 September 2020
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