South Park episode
"Sexual Harassment Panda"
Episode no.	37
Airdate	July 7, 1999
South Park - Season 3 April 7, 1999 – January 12, 2000
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Sexual Harassment Panda is episode 306 of Comedy Central's animated series South Park. It originally aired on July 7, 1999. South Park is an American, Emmy Award-winning[1] animated television comedy series about four fourth-grade school boys who live in the small town of South Park, Colorado. ... Image File history File links 306panda. ... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rainforest Schmainforest (aka. ... For the physical phenomenon, see spontaneous combustion. ... The Succubus, also entitled Chefs Mama, is episode 303 of Comedy Centrals animated series South Park. ... Tweek, Token, Stan, Kyle Cartman and Pip. ... Jakovasaurs is episode 305 of Comedy Centrals animated series South Park. ... Cat Orgy is episode 38 of Comedy Centrals animated series South Park. ... Two Guys Naked in a Hot Tub (Also sometimes called Melvins) is part two of the Meteor Shower story arc and episode 308 of Comedy Centrals South Park. ... Jewbilee is the third and final part of the Meteor Shower story arc and episode 309 of Comedy Centrals animated series South Park. ... Chinpokomon is episode 310 of Comedy Centrals animated series South Park. ... Starvin Marvin in Space is episode 311 of Comedy Centrals animated series South Park. ... Korns Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery is episode 3. ... Hooked on Monkey Phonics is episode 313 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... The Red Badge of Gayness is episode 314 of Comedy Centrals animated series South Park. ... Mr. ... Are You There God? Its Me, Jesus is episode 316 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... World Wide Recorder Concert, which is also sometimes titled The Brown Noise in videos and other sources (including iTunes), is episode 317 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My Anus is episode 201 of Comedy Centrals animated series South Park. ... Cartmans Silly Hate Crime 2000 is episode 50 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... South Park title screen The following is an episode list for the Comedy Central animated television series South Park. ... Comedy Central is a cable television and satellite television channel in the United States and, as of January 15, 2007, in Germany [1] and Poland. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... South Park is an American, Emmy Award-winning[1] animated television comedy series about four fourth-grade school boys who live in the small town of South Park, Colorado. ... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Plot

Mr. Garrison's class is visited by a friendly educational mascot, Petey the Sexual Harassment Panda (apparently played by a man named Tom Morris), who attempts to teach the kids about sexual harassment so as to prevent it in school. During the visit, Stan calls Cartman an "ass-sucker", and Cartman, inspired by the Panda's teaching, sues Stan for sexual harassment; Kyle's father, Gerald Broflofski,^[1] acts as his lawyer, and Cartman wins half of Stan's possessions. Gerald then decides to encourage Cartman (and later others) not only to sue each other but also the teachers and the school, leading to chaos throughout the town as he gets rich. Kyle quickly becomes the target of many people's wrath, while Gerald continues to renovate their house into a mansion with his newly-gained assets. Herbert Garrison, voiced by Trey Parker, is a fictional character in the South Park cartoon series. ... A mascot, originally a fetish-like term for any person, animal, or thing supposed to bring luck, is now something—typically an animal or human character—used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team (the name often corresponds with the mascot... Binomial name Ailuropoda melanoleuca (David, 1869) Giant Panda range Subspecies A. melanoleuca melanoleuca A. melanoleuca qinlingensis The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) (black-and-white cat-foot) is a mammal classified in the bear family, Ursidae, native to central-western and southwestern China. ... Sexual harassment is harassment or unwelcome attention of a sexual nature. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... It has been suggested that civil trial be merged into this article or section. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... English barrister 16th century painting of a civil law notary, by Flemish painter Quentin Massys. ...

Because the school board needs to cut costs, Sexual Harassment Panda is fired, and because he cannot get a new job ("It's because I'm a panda, isn't it?"), he goes to the Island of Misfit Mascots Commune, for mascots whose messages are dumb or who simply can make no sense (e.g., Oinky the Run-Around-With-Scissors Pig). The boys, however, seeing the negative results of the lawsuits on their school, track him down and convince him to return to town with a new message. Meanwhile, Gerald is litigating the biggest sexual harassment lawsuit ever, Everyone v. Everyone, where he represents everyone who hires him to take on everyone else.

The Panda arrives back in South Park under a new name, Petey the Don't Sue People Panda, and delivers a sermon on how people shouldn't sue each other constantly because it does nothing but damage the school system, taking away money from classrooms, schools and themselves, the taxpayers. The people, realizing the sagacity of this statement, angrily cry that they should sue Gerald, who quickly agrees to file no more lawsuits about sexual harassment in schools or anywhere else. In the end, all the sexual harassment suits are dropped, Stan gets his possessions back, but the one who suffers the most is Gerald, who is disappointed to see his mansion revert back to a regular two-story house.

Trivia

• This was the first episode aired after the release of South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, which hit theaters one week earlier. According to the DVD commentary of this episode, Trey and Matt were so exhausted and hungover from doing the South Park movie that they have no memory of making this episode.
• This episode satirizes the widely publicized lawsuits over sexual harassment in schools that occurred in the late 1990s.
• The Island of Misfit Mascots Commune is a parody of The Island of Misfit Toys from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
• It's implied that Principal Victoria murdered someone in her past (in the scene where she's on the witness stand and she rambles about hiding a body under the bridge).
• Parker and Stone indicated in the DVD commentary that the Panda is actually Santa Claus from "Jesus vs. Frosty", as they have the same voice.
• Quotes from this episode sparked the "sad panda" Internet meme.^{[citation needed]}

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Kenny's Death

Kenny is shredded through a whirling fan blade, courtesy of Jimmy the "Don't Hold Onto a Large Magnet While Someone Else Uses a Fan Nearby" Falcon.

Notes

1. ^ The Broflovskis' last name spelling changes throughout the series; in this particular episode, the "v" is replaced by a second "f", and is therefore used here.

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