Japanese Toilet (South Park)
"Japanese Toilet" | |
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South Park episode | |
Episode no. | Season 26 Episode 3 |
Directed by | Trey Parker |
Written by | Trey Parker |
Featured music | "Days of Blues" by Sons of Maria |
Production code | 2603 |
Original air date | March 1, 2023 |
"Japanese Toilet" is the third episode of the
Plot
When the toilet in the Marsh family's
Randy's
Sheltair takes people at Home Depot hostage at gunpoint, saying that he did not shoot Randy and fears he will be silenced like that student who wrote an exposé about toilets two years ago. Sheltair then shoots himself, and Stan confronts Jimmy, realizing that he was who Sheltair was talking about. Jimmy confesses after he wrote a story about toilets for the school newspaper, toilet paper corporations silenced him because they have too much to lose if Americans stop using toilet paper. Stan decides to reveal this to the public with his own press conference, but Randy, cowed by his attempted assassination, shows up to abort this, telling the public that toilet paper is a great product, and Japanese toilets are unnecessary. He apologizes to the public and removes his Japanese toilet. Restoring Ol' Blue, he resolves not to take the common, non-luxury items his family has for granted.
Reception
John Schwarz with Bubbleblabber rated the episode a 9 out of 10, stating in his review "the joke here isn't the toilets per se, its instead Matt and Trey devising another shot at a multi-billion dollar a year industry, and again shining light on another topic that I'm sure isn't top-of-mind for anybody but them, but is one that makes you think mere minutes into the guys' monologues. It just goes to show that nobody, not even potential advertisers in the areas of prescription drugs, fast food, and now toiletries, are safe from the magnifying glass that is South Park Studios, and the results are anything but shitty."[5]
Max Nocerino with The Future of the Force called the episode a "Solid A!", summarizing his review by stating "South Park has become the loudest and clearest voice in an echo chamber that is American BS. True, it isn't quite as hilarious as it was in its heyday. But I just love how they tackle all these little issues that we don't really think about or accept as the total norm (despite being hogwash). Also, I am always down for Randy hijinks. I laughed a little but my eyes are now wide open."[4]
Cathal Gunning, in his review for Screen Rant, stated, "Jimmy's diatribe about the damage that toilet paper causes to the world's ecosystems further proved that the long-running series still has further surprises in its twenty-sixth year. Even though South Park has mocked every major religion, numerous dead celebrities, and even rival television shows, the series is very serious about the cost that Americans using toilet paper has on the environment."[6]
References
- South Park Studios. February 27, 2023. Archivedfrom the original on February 27, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (February 27, 2023). "Watch: Stan Enters the Decadent World of Japanese Toilets in New 'South Park'". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- ^ Flook, Ray (February 27, 2023). "South Park Season 26 Ep. 3: Randy's New Obsession? Japanese Toilets". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on February 27, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- ^ a b Nocerino, Max (March 2, 2023). "TV Review South Park (S26.E3 Japanese Toilets)". The Future of the Force. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ Schwarz, John (March 2, 2023). "Review: South Park 'Japanese Toilet'". Bubbleblabber. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ Gunning, Cathal (March 2, 2023). "South Park Just Took The Weirdest Real-Life Issue Seriously". Screen Rant. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
External links
- "Japanese Toilet" Full Episode at South Park Studios
- "Japanese Toilet" at IMDb