It's Christmas in Canada
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"It's Christmas in Canada" | |
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South Park episode | |
Episode no. | Season 7 Episode 15 |
Directed by | Trey Parker |
Written by | Trey Parker |
Production code | 715 |
Original air date | December 17, 2003 |
"It's Christmas in Canada" (sometimes called "Christmas in Canada") is the fifteenth and final episode of the seventh season of the American
In the episode, the Broflovski family is dealt a devastating blow when Ike's Canadian birth parents show up unexpectedly, and want their baby back. When the townspeople decide to forgo Christmas gifts and take up a collection to get Ike home to South Park, the boys are distraught. Before all the money for their Christmas presents gets spent, they hightail it to Canada to bring Ike home themselves.
This was the final episode to feature Eliza Schneider's voice due to pay concerns.
Plot
The Broflovski family is celebrating
South Park's citizens decide to act kindly towards the Broflovskis and agree to give them their Christmas gift money to help fund their trip to Canada in order to talk to the Prime Minister. However, they do not take their kids into account and their decision leaves the kids upset with the thought of Christmas without any presents. Cartman blames it all on Kyle. Kyle has an idea of how to save Christmas: the boys can go to Canada and get Ike back themselves in the few days before Christmas, saving everybody's money for presents. Everyone else agrees, with Cartman threatening to fight Kyle if they don't get home in time for Christmas. They fly with City Airlines, run by City Wok owner
In the
Production
Saddam Hussein was caught the Sunday before this episode aired, on December 13, 2003, during Operation Red Dawn. This provided the perfect ending to the story.[according to whom?] It was the seventh season's final reference to events in Iraq. "I think you could really call this the Iraq war season," Trey said.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Ciriaco, Andrea (4 April 2023). "'South Park': 10 of the Best Parody Episodes, Ranked". Collider. Valnet, Inc. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
External links
- "It's Christmas in Canada" Full episode at South Park Studios
- "It's Christmas in Canada" at IMDb