Lice Capades
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"Lice Capades" is the third episode of the eleventh season
of Comedy Central
's animated television series South Park
, and the 156th episode overall. It first aired on aired on March 21, 2007. In the episode, all the students at South Park Elementary are checked for head lice
and, to his horror, Clyde discovers that he has lice. He tries to hide it from his classmates, knowing they will make fun of him.
The episode was written by series co-creator Trey Parker
and is rated TV-MA in the United States.
problem, and every student must now be checked. During the check, Clyde is informed that he has head lice, much to his horror. The nurse gives him a note and he goes to the doctor, who prescribes
Clyde a special shampoo to deal with the problem, but Clyde remains very embarrassed by the situation. Meanwhile, from on top of Clyde's head, the lice are living peacefully in a village until one of them, Travis, witnesses the nurse parting Clyde's hair and sees it as a gigantic eye in the sky staring at him. Travis tells the other lice the world has become aware of them and is angry, but he is ridiculed. That night, Clyde washes his hair with the shampoo, killing many of the lice. Travis' wife Kelly is killed, but Travis, their baby Hope and a handful of other lice, including the Vice-President (who resembles Dick Cheney
) of the village survive.
The next day in class, the kids ask Mrs. Garrison if somebody did have lice. Mrs. Garrison tells the children that someone had lice but will not reveal who because of school policy. The kids begin to suspect each other and plot to discover who had the lice in order to humiliate them. Cartman eventually devises a test to tell who had head lice (Mimicking the test in the film The Thing), and rigs it to frame Kenny for having lice. Kenny flees the room, and Clyde is relieved. Back on Clyde's head, the few survivors of the disaster gather and Travis tells them that they must flee the world for another one, and to do so they must go to the "Forbidden Zone" beyond the forest. While other lice stay behind to find other survivors, Travis, the Vice-President and another survivor go to the "Forbidden Zone". There, the Vice-President shoots the other survivor and tells Travis he will rebuild the village. While taunting Travis, the Vice President mocks his theories of a living world and shoots the ground several times, stating that if the world was alive, it would feel the gunshots and react. Clyde winces slightly and reaches up to the back of his neck, picking up the Vice-President and tossing him away to his death.
The boys manage to track Kenny down to the park, where they intend to punish him for lying about his lice by giving him a "sock bath". They tell Clyde to come, but before he does, he calls Mrs. Garrison to warn her of Kenny's danger. Kenny is caught in the park, stripped to his underwear and washed with the soap. Then, Kyle says that he cannot go through with it and admits that he was the person who had lice. Stan and Cartman also come forward, when Mrs. Garrison shows up and tells them that everyone in the class had lice. The kids admit they were afraid they were the only ones, and Clyde feels relief for not being singled out. Then the boys realize that Kenny still lied, and they proceed to continue with the sock bath for his denial. On Clyde's head, Travis sees an apparition of his dead wife in the sky; a soprano in the music score sings "Pie Jesu" from Fauré
's Requiem
. The apparition turns out to be a fly, and Travis grabs on to it still holding his child. The fly finally lands on another body and Travis is welcomed in a massive city by larger, red-colored lice
, and is told they have lived in peace for generations, "never been disturbed". The shot pans out from the trees, and reveals that the lice are living in Angelina Jolie
's pubic hair
.
South Park (season 11)
Season 11 of South Park, an American animated television series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, began airing on March 7, 2007. The 11th season concluded after 14 episodes on November 14, 2007. This is the first season to have uncensored episodes available for DVD release...
of Comedy Central
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
's animated television series South Park
South Park
South Park is an American animated television series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for the Comedy Central television network. Intended for mature audiences, the show has become famous for its crude language, surreal, satirical, and dark humor that lampoons a wide range of topics...
, and the 156th episode overall. It first aired on aired on March 21, 2007. In the episode, all the students at South Park Elementary are checked for head lice
Head louse
The head louse is an obligate ectoparasite of humans. Head lice are wingless insects spending their entire life on human scalp and feeding exclusively on human blood...
and, to his horror, Clyde discovers that he has lice. He tries to hide it from his classmates, knowing they will make fun of him.
The episode was written by series co-creator Trey Parker
Trey Parker
Trey Parker is an American animator, screenwriter, director, producer, voice artist, musician and actor, best known for being the co-creator of the television series South Park along with his creative partner and best friend Matt Stone.Parker started his film career in 1992, making a holiday short...
and is rated TV-MA in the United States.
Plot
Mrs. Garrison announces to the class that the school has a head liceHead louse
The head louse is an obligate ectoparasite of humans. Head lice are wingless insects spending their entire life on human scalp and feeding exclusively on human blood...
problem, and every student must now be checked. During the check, Clyde is informed that he has head lice, much to his horror. The nurse gives him a note and he goes to the doctor, who prescribes
Medical prescription
A prescription is a health-care program implemented by a physician or other medical practitioner in the form of instructions that govern the plan of care for an individual patient. Prescriptions may include orders to be performed by a patient, caretaker, nurse, pharmacist or other therapist....
Clyde a special shampoo to deal with the problem, but Clyde remains very embarrassed by the situation. Meanwhile, from on top of Clyde's head, the lice are living peacefully in a village until one of them, Travis, witnesses the nurse parting Clyde's hair and sees it as a gigantic eye in the sky staring at him. Travis tells the other lice the world has become aware of them and is angry, but he is ridiculed. That night, Clyde washes his hair with the shampoo, killing many of the lice. Travis' wife Kelly is killed, but Travis, their baby Hope and a handful of other lice, including the Vice-President (who resembles Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney
Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney served as the 46th Vice President of the United States , under George W. Bush....
) of the village survive.
The next day in class, the kids ask Mrs. Garrison if somebody did have lice. Mrs. Garrison tells the children that someone had lice but will not reveal who because of school policy. The kids begin to suspect each other and plot to discover who had the lice in order to humiliate them. Cartman eventually devises a test to tell who had head lice (Mimicking the test in the film The Thing), and rigs it to frame Kenny for having lice. Kenny flees the room, and Clyde is relieved. Back on Clyde's head, the few survivors of the disaster gather and Travis tells them that they must flee the world for another one, and to do so they must go to the "Forbidden Zone" beyond the forest. While other lice stay behind to find other survivors, Travis, the Vice-President and another survivor go to the "Forbidden Zone". There, the Vice-President shoots the other survivor and tells Travis he will rebuild the village. While taunting Travis, the Vice President mocks his theories of a living world and shoots the ground several times, stating that if the world was alive, it would feel the gunshots and react. Clyde winces slightly and reaches up to the back of his neck, picking up the Vice-President and tossing him away to his death.
The boys manage to track Kenny down to the park, where they intend to punish him for lying about his lice by giving him a "sock bath". They tell Clyde to come, but before he does, he calls Mrs. Garrison to warn her of Kenny's danger. Kenny is caught in the park, stripped to his underwear and washed with the soap. Then, Kyle says that he cannot go through with it and admits that he was the person who had lice. Stan and Cartman also come forward, when Mrs. Garrison shows up and tells them that everyone in the class had lice. The kids admit they were afraid they were the only ones, and Clyde feels relief for not being singled out. Then the boys realize that Kenny still lied, and they proceed to continue with the sock bath for his denial. On Clyde's head, Travis sees an apparition of his dead wife in the sky; a soprano in the music score sings "Pie Jesu" from Fauré
Faure
Faure or Fauré is a French family name and may refer to:People:* Edgar Faure, French politician* Élie Faure, French art historian and essayist* Émile Alphonse Faure, lead battery pioneer* Cédric Fauré, French football striker...
's Requiem
Requiem
A Requiem or Requiem Mass, also known as Mass for the dead or Mass of the dead , is a Mass celebrated for the repose of the soul or souls of one or more deceased persons, using a particular form of the Roman Missal...
. The apparition turns out to be a fly, and Travis grabs on to it still holding his child. The fly finally lands on another body and Travis is welcomed in a massive city by larger, red-colored lice
Crab louse
Crab lice are parasitic insects notorious for infesting human pubic hair. The species may also live on other areas with hair, including the eyelashes. They feed exclusively on blood...
, and is told they have lived in peace for generations, "never been disturbed". The shot pans out from the trees, and reveals that the lice are living in Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie is an American actress. She has received an Academy Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards, and was named Hollywood's highest-paid actress by Forbes in 2009 and 2011. Jolie is noted for promoting humanitarian causes as a Goodwill Ambassador for the...
's pubic hair
Pubic hair
Pubic hair is hair in the frontal genital area, the crotch, and sometimes at the top of the inside of the legs; these areas form the pubic region....
.
External links
- Lice Capades Full episode at South Park Studios
- Lice Capades Episode guide at South Park Studios
- Teaser for "Lice Capades" (Quicktime)
- Lice Capades at TV.comTV.comTV.com is a website owned by CBS Interactive. The site covers television and focuses on English-language shows made or broadcast in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Japan...