"South Park"
Woodland Critter Christmas (2004)

Writers:

Trey Parker (creator) &
Matt Stone (creator) ...

TV Series:

"South Park" (1997)

Original Air Date:

15 December 2004 (Season 8, Episode 14)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Crime | Mystery

Plot:

Stan helps a group of woodland critters by killing a mountain lion, only to discover that he's helping them give birth to the Antichrist.

Plot Keywords:

Saddam Hussein | Antichrist | Christmas | Satanic Cult | Abortion

Cast

Trey Parker	...	Stan Marsh / Eric Cartman / Randy Marsh / Mr. Herbert Garrison / Philip Niles Argyle / Timmy / Jimmy Swanson / God / Satan / Mr. Mackey / Tom the News Reporter / Clyde / Grandpa Marvin Marsh / Miss Diane Choksondik / Ned Gerblanski / Officer Barbrady / Big Gay Al / Mr. Hankey / Dr. Alphonse Mephesto / Dr. Doctor / Twong Lu Kim / Bill Clinton / George Bush / Additional Voices (voice)
Matt Stone	...	Kyle Broflovski / Kenny McCormick / Gerald Broflovski / Stuart McCormick / Jimbo Kearn / Terrance Henry Stoot / Leopold 'Butters' Stotch / Tweek / Jesus / Saddam Hussein / Pip Pirrup / Priest Maxi / Shlomo / Additional Voices (voice)
Isaac Hayes	...	Chef (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Adrien Beard	...	Token Williams / Squirrely Squirrel (voice)
Spencer Lacey Ganus	...	(voice)
Dakota Sky	...	(voice)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Braniff

Goofs:

Continuity: Early on Rabbit is killed, but is seen late in the episode standing next to the squirrel when the birth of the demon critter is announced.

Quotes:

Narrator: And they all lived happily ever after.
Narrator: Except for Kyle who died of aids two weeks later.
Kyle Broflovski: Goddamnit Cartman!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Lion King (1994)

By far the best episode

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

This is pretty much all Cartman telling a story to the class of a boy resembling Stan who stumbles upon cute and adorable woodland creatures such as a giggling wide eyed brown bear and a pregnant porcupine. Although Stan is hesitant, they immediately try to get him involved with their group. They want him to protect the pregnant porcupine because every time one of the woodland creatures becomes pregnant with who is going to be a Savior to all the woodland creatures, a mountain lion eats them before Christmas when their savior is to be born.

By the time Stan kills the mountain lion, proud mother of two cubs, he has not realized that the world depended on the divine Mountain Lioness to divert the birth of the anti-Christ.

For many reasons, this is easily my favorite episode. There are many memorable quotes in this episode, and does not come out of your minds easily. Even more so than normal South Park episodes Not the blood orgy, not the lions pulling out a fetus from the ass of a very pregnant Kyle or Santa Claus shooting all the cute animals in the head with his shotgun even after the adorable bear pleaded for his life.

10/10