"Night of the Living Homeless" is episode 1107 (#160) of Comedy Central's South Park. It was first broadcast on April 18, 2007. This episode marks the end of the first half of Season 11, which continued on October 3, 2007. The episode's title is a spoof/parody of the film, Night of the Living Dead,^[1] and the episode itself spoofs Dawn of the Dead. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Randall Gilbert Marsh (born April 8, 1949 in Covington, Kentucky) is an umpire in Major League Baseball who has worked in the National League from 1981 to 1999 and throughout both major leagues since 2000. ... A homeless man pushes a cart down the street. ... Randolph Severn Trey Parker III (born October 19, 1969) is an Academy Award nominated American animator, screenwriter, film director, voice actor, actor and musician. ... is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 66th day of the year (67th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... With Apologies to Jesse Jackson is episode 1101 (#154) of Comedy Centrals animated comedy series South Park and the premiere of the shows 11th season. ... Cartman Sucks is episode 1102 of Comedy Centrals South Park and the second episode of the shows 11th season. ... Lice Capades is episode 1103 (#156) of Comedy Centrals animated comedy series South Park. ... The Snuke is episode 1104 of Comedy Centrals animated comedy series South Park. ... Fantastic Easter Special is episode 1105 (#158) of the animated series South Park. ... D-Yikes! is episode 1106 (#159) of Comedy Centrals animated comedy series South Park. ... Le Petit Tourette ( The Little Tourette) is episode 1108 (#161) of Comedy Centrals South Park. ... More Crap is episode 1109 (#162) of Comedy Centrals South Park. ... Imaginationland is episode 1110 (#163) of Comedy Centrals South Park. ... Imaginationland Episode II is episode 1111 (#164) of Comedy Centrals South Park. ... Imaginationland Episode III is episode 1112 (#165) of Comedy Centrals South Park. ... Guitar Queer-o is episode 1113 (#166) of Comedy Centrals South Park, which aired on November 7, 2007. ... The List is episode 1114 (#167) of Comedy Centrals South Park, and was the Season 11 finale. ... The Return of Chef, or referred to as Life Without Chef Part 2, is episode 140 of Comedy Centrals animated series South Park and aired on March 22, 2006. ... The following is an episode list for the Comedy Central animated television series South Park. ... Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel in the United States. ... This article is about the TV series. ... is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... This article is about the 1968 film directed by George A. Romero. ... For the remake, see Dawn of the Dead (2004 film) For the song by Schoolyard Heroes, see The Funeral Sciences Dawn of the Dead (also known as George A. Romeros Dawn of the Dead & Zombi internationally) is a 1978 American independent zombie horror film. ...

Synopsis

Homeless people have been showing up in South Park in large numbers. The boys are unable to play basketball, since homeless people are sleeping on the court. Kyle recommends that they do something about it, and Cartman agrees, and announces that he will jump over them on his skateboard, wearing an Evel Knievel-style cape, insisting that it was Kyle's idea. The town council has also taken notice of the problem, and come up with ridiculous, ineffective solutions, such as turning the homeless into tires for their cars. Park County's expert on homelessness advises that if no-one gives them anything, they will leave. A homeless person in Paris. ... South Park, Colorado is the fictional town that is the setting of the animated television series of the same name, created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone. ... Robert Craig Evel Knievel, Jr. ... Park County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ...

Kyle feels bad for the homeless, and gives a homeless man twenty dollars he'd been saving for an Xbox game. The number of homeless immediately grows dramatically because they think that other residents of South Park will also give them money as Kyle did, and they wander everywhere, zombie-like, begging people for change. Randy, the Stotches, Jimbo, and Gerald Broflovski wind up stranded on top of the town Community Center, with hordes of homeless below. Chaos and confusion reign as homeless people on the street cause dozens of accidents. Gerald panics and tries to get to the bus station. He throws his change at some homeless people, and realizes that he just gave away his bus money. Gerald now needs change for the bus, and begins begging for it, becoming "one of them". Kyle Broflovski, also spelled Kyle Broflofski, Kyle Broflowski, Kyle Brovlofski, Kyle Broflofki, or in the earlier episodes, Kyle Brosloski and even Kile Barffloski in the episode Guitar Queer-o, is a fictional character in the animated series South Park. ... The Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. ... Randall Randy Marsh and Sharon (previously Carol) Marsh (née Kimble) are fictional characters in the animated series South Park. ... Stephen (previously Chris) and Linda Stotch are recurring characters in the animated series South Park. ... Jimbo Kern is a recurring character in the animated series South Park. ... Gerald and Sheila Broflovski are fictional characters in the animated series South Park. ...

The boys, meanwhile, are still seeking a solution, and inquire at the home of the homeless expert. He informs the boys that homeless people actually live on change, almost like food. He tells them that the nearby town of Evergreen had solved a similar homeless problem, and that they should travel there and find out what they did. As the boys travel, more adults escape to the Community Center roof. One of the adults, Glenn, discovers that he has become homeless due to banking politics, and Randy is forced to shoot him. Coordinates: , Settled 1859 Area  - Unincorporated Town 30. ...

The boys make it to Evergreen, which has been devastated. There are only three remaining survivors, dressed in camouflage and heavily armed. They are distrustful of the boys and threaten to shoot them, since, being minors, they are not home-owners and are therefore "homeless". While talking to the survivors, They see that the survivors were driven insane "I realized that my own wife...was homeless.", and Kyle finds a pamphlet on the ground, which advertises South Park as a "haven for the homeless". He realizes the Evergreen townspeople got rid of their homeless by convincing them to migrate to South Park. The children realize that they must get rid of the homeless because Kyle reasons that if their parents were as stupid as them, the town would fall apart like Evergreen. At that moment, the leader's burned wife arrives suffering heavy burns over her body that she finds it hard to speak properly. She shoots her husband and one of his companions before being shot herself. The dying companion accidentally shoots the last survivor as he is falling. An example of common camouflage The Bronze Horseman camouflaged from the German aircraft during the Siege of Leningrad (August 8, 1941) Camouflage became an essential part of modern military tactics after the increase in accuracy and rate of fire of weapons at the end of the 19th century. ...

The boys heavily armor a bus and take it to the Community Center in South Park, where the homeless have gathered below the adults. They advertise California as "super cool for the homeless" by singing a modified version of 2Pac and Dr. Dre's "California Love," and lead them there. Before heading back to South Park, Cartman shows off by jumping his skateboard over three homeless people. The episode ends with Stan saying to Kyle "Honestly, I don't know what you see in this." This article is about the U.S. state. ... Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac, Makaveli, or simply as Pac, was an American artist renowned for his rap music, movie roles, poetry, and his social activism. ... For the New York radio and television presenter, see Doctor Dre. ... California Love is a rap song by Tupac Shakur featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman. ...

Production

Writing on the episode's basic story and jokes began at the show's writer's retreat at Hyatt Grand Champions Resort conference center, in Indian Wells, California during the break between seasons 10 and 11.^[2] Indian Wells is a city located in Riverside County, California, in the Palm Springs area, in between Palm Desert and La Quinta. ...

In the preview for the episode on Comedy Central, Randy Marsh runs into his home and locks the door. He is then asked by his wife what is wrong, which causes him to turn and scream that he doesn't have any change. In the actual airing of the episode, he runs into the South Park Community Center and his brother-in-law, Jimbo Kern, asks him what is wrong, resulting in Randy's screaming. As the episodes are produced over a week-long period up until the show's airdate, such short-term changes prior to airing are common.

Continuity

• This episode gives new information on many of the South Park adults. In the scene of the town meeting, their various titles are revealed, consistent with the same titles in "Die Hippie, Die".

• Jimmy Volmer's father is apparently the Chief of the Fire Department.
• Randy Marsh seems to be the councilor in charge of parks and public places.
• Gerald Broflovski appears to be the city attorney.
• Wendy Testaburger's mother is City Planner.
• Mr. Mackey is for Public Health
• Linda Stotch is City clerk/Treasurer
• In the episode "Die Hippie, Die", Chef was the head of Public Safety Department. After his death, he was replaced by Glenn, who died in this episode.

• The man killed in a car accident while driving the boys to the Homeless expert's home is Mayor McDaniels' aide, Ted.

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Allusions to zombie films

The episode features numerous references, allusions, and similarities to a variety of zombie movies, stereotypes, and clichés - making it the fourth episode this season to parody another work. For example, the homeless play the role of zombies, and chant for "change" - parodying the zombie stereotype of chanting "brains", as in The Return of the Living Dead films. Much of the music heard during the episode is adapted from George A. Romero's Zombie trilogy, including the theme from Dawn of the Dead. Other references to Romero's work exist in the plot of the episode - for instance, the armored bus the boys build is a parody of the "Arks" from the 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead, while Randy Marsh plays the role of Kenneth Hall in, opposite Glenn, who parodies Roger DeMarco's character in the same film. An aerial shot of hundreds of homeless wandering aimlessly at a street intersection is a near perfect replica of a scene from the opening sequence of Day of the Dead. South Park's homeless expert is a parody of Dr. Logan from Day of the Dead, and quotes dialog from John Carpenter's The Thing. The Expert also keeps a homeless specimen on a chain, similar to the soldiers in the movie Day of the Dead and 28 Days Later. And the scene in which one of the survivors, having lost his home, is shot by Randy parallels the scene in Dawn of the Dead in which Peter is forced to shoot a zombified Roger. The name of the episode comes from Night of the Living Dead. The episode also parodies the "Dawn of the Dead" remake, especially when the boys modify the bus. This article is about the undead. ... In modern usage, a stereotype is a simplified mental picture of an individual or group of people who share a certain characteristic (or stereotypical) qualities. ... This article is about the film. ... George Andrew Romero (born February 4, 1940) is an American director, writer, editor and actor. ... For the remake, see Dawn of the Dead (2004 film) For the song by Schoolyard Heroes, see The Funeral Sciences Dawn of the Dead (also known as George A. Romeros Dawn of the Dead & Zombi internationally) is a 1978 American independent zombie horror film. ... George Andrew Romero (born February 4, 1940) is an American director, writer, editor and actor. ... Dawn of the Dead is a 2004 horror film reimagining of George A. Romeros 1978 film of the same name. ... Irving Rameses Rhames (born May 12, 1959) is a Golden Globe-winning American actor. ... Scott Reiniger is an American actor, one of the stars of the 1978 film, Dawn of the Dead. ... Day of the Dead (also known as George A. Romeros Day of the Dead) is a horror film by director George A. Romero, and the third of four movies. ... Day of the Dead (also known as George A. Romeros Day of the Dead) is a horror film by director George A. Romero, and the third of four movies. ... For other persons named John Carpenter, see John Carpenter (disambiguation). ... The Thing is a 1982 science fiction film, directed by John Carpenter. ... Day of the Dead (also known as George A. Romeros Day of the Dead) is a horror film by director George A. Romero, and the third of four movies. ... 28 Days Later is a 2002 British post-apocalyptic science fiction horror film directed by Danny Boyle and starring Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris and Christopher Eccleston. ... For the remake, see Dawn of the Dead (2004 film) For the song by Schoolyard Heroes, see The Funeral Sciences Dawn of the Dead (also known as George A. Romeros Dawn of the Dead & Zombi internationally) is a 1978 American independent zombie horror film. ... This article is about the 1968 film directed by George A. Romero. ... For the remake, see Dawn of the Dead (2004 film) For the song by Schoolyard Heroes, see The Funeral Sciences Dawn of the Dead (also known as George A. Romeros Dawn of the Dead & Zombi internationally) is a 1978 American independent zombie horror film. ...

Cultural references

• The license plate of the car of the man who gives the boys a ride reads "J03M4M4", which refers to the common phrase "Yo Mama" using elements of leet speak.
• The song the boys sing advertises California (Santa Monica, Brentwood, Marina del Rey and Venice) and is a take on "California Love" by 2Pac and Dr. Dre. At the end of the song, you can hear Cartman sing "In the city, city of Venice! Right by Matt's house, you can chill if you're homeless!" Matt Stone lives in Venice, California, and complained that "there's like a zillion homeless" in an interview with Rolling Stone.^[2]
• The town the boys visit in the episode is called Evergreen. Evergreen is a real town in Colorado where Trey Parker graduated high school.
• The surviving townspeople of Evergreen claim that San Antonio had first convinced the homeless to migrate to Evergreen. Ironically San Antonio has a major homeless facility under construction called "Haven for Hope", similar to the brochure Kyle found promoting South Park as a "haven for the homeless."
• When the boys walk through the town at night, a background song from Metal Gear Solid can be heard.

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References

External links

• "Night of the Living Homeless" at South Park Studios
• Night of the Living Homeless at TV.com