“Woodland Critter Christmas”
South Park episode
Stan's new friends visit him
Episode no.	Season 8 Episode 125
Written by	Trey Parker
Original airdate	December 15, 2004
Season 8 episodes
South Park - Season 8 March 17, 2004 – December 15, 2004
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"Woodland Critter Christmas" is episode number 814 (Season 8 Finale, the 125th episode overall) of the Comedy Central series South Park, and originally aired December 15, 2004. It was that season's Christmas episode. Image File history File links SouthPark814. ... 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 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Good Times with Weapons is episode 801 of South Park. ... Up the Down Steroid is the 113th episode of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... The Passion of the Jew is episode 114 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... You Got Fd in the A or You Got Fucked in the Ass is episode 115 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... AWESOM-O is episode 116 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... The Jeffersons is episode 117 of the Comedy Central animated series South Park. ... Goobacks is episode 807 of Comedy Centrals South Park. ... Douche and Turd is episode 119 of South Park. ... Something Wall-Mart This Way Comes is episode 120 of Comedy Centrals South Park. ... Pre-School is episode 121 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... Quest for Ratings is episode 122 in the Comedy Central series South Park. ... Stupid Spoiled Whore Video Playset is episode 123 of the Comedy Central animated series South Park. ... Cartmans Incredible Gift is episode 124 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... Im a Little Bit Country is episode 701 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... Mr. ... 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 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Christmas (disambiguation). ...

Synopsis

This episode, which like many Christmas shows has an anapestic rhyming narration and story-book style, begins in the forest, where "the boy in a red poof-ball hat" — a.k.a. Stan — discovers a group of talking animals building a Christmas tree. They convince a confused Stan to help make a star for their tree before he goes home. That night, they wake him in his room and explain that one of the animals, a porcupine named Porcupiny, is pregnant with the creatures' Savior. Stan agrees to help them build a manger for the baby. They then enlist his help against another problem: every year, they explain, one of the animals conceives their Savior, but every time a mountain lion kills it before she gives birth to the baby. They insist that Stan is the only one capable of helping them. Exasperated, Stan manages to kill the beast, but is dismayed to find that the lion was the mother of three now-orphaned cubs. Returning to the critters, Stan is horrified to discover that the woodland critters are, in fact, Satan worshipers, and that their Savior is actually the Antichrist, not an animalistic Son of God. (The animals point out that this is obvious, because God would never have sex with a porcupine) The animals celebrate by sacrificing Rabbitty the Rabbit and devouring his entrails, which is immediately followed by a blood orgy. An anapaest is a metrical foot used in formal poetry. ... Stanley Stan Marsh is a fictional character in the animated television series South Park. ... A pregnant woman Pregnancy is the process by which a mammalian female carries a live offspring from conception until it develops to the point where the offspring is capable of living outside the womb. ... Look up saviour, savior in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Binomial name Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771) The puma (Puma concolor) is a type of large cat found in North, Central and South America. ... Satanism is a religious, semi-religious and/or philosophical movement whose adherents recognize Satan, either as an archetype, literal being, pre-cosmic force, or anything inbetween. ... For the Friedrich Nietzsche book, see The Antichrist. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Son of... This article is about zoophilia, the emotional and (optionally) sexual attraction of humans to animals. ... Peter Fendi, 1835 Group sex is sexual behaviour involving more than two participants at the same time. ...

Stan tries to stop the animals himself, but they rebuff him with their Satanic powers, cheerfully conjuring up fire and demonic beasts. After he learns that only a mountain lion can kill the Antichrist, Stan returns to the mountains to enlist the orphaned cubs, and takes them to an abortion doctor to teach them how to perform abortions (against his will — the narrator forces him to). Meanwhile, the animals are searching for a human host for the Antichrist to possess when born — the person in question must be a non-baptized non-Christian. They discover Kyle, who is Jewish, and kidnap him to serve their purpose. Satanism can refer to a number of belief systems depending on the user and contexts. ... Baptism is a water purification ritual practiced in certain religions such as Christianity, Mandaeanism, Sikhism, and some historic sects of Judaism. ... Kyle Broflovski is a fictional character in the Emmy-award-winning animated series South Park. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination...

Stan arrives in time to discover that the Antichrist — a strange, vicious little creature — has already been born, and that his best friend Kyle is tied to a Satanic altar to receive the evil creature. Santa Claus suddenly arrives and, when he learns what is happening, pulls out a SPAS-12 combat shotgun and slaughters all the creatures. He is about to kill the Antichrist, but Kyle — now free from the altar — declares that he wants the Antichrist to possess him, so that he can make the world better for the Jews. He allows the demon to possess him, and is about to unleash a devastating blow on the world when... Look up Altar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A typical depiction of Santa Claus. ... Caliber: 12 gauge Action: Pump-action/gas-actuated Mass: 4. ... The original trench shotgun, a Winchester Model 1897 Pump Shotgun, modified for use in World War I. Remington 1100 Tactical Shotgun in 12 gauge - holds 8 rounds (2 3/4) in the magazine A combat shotgun is a shotgun that is intended for use in a combat role. ...

...the story suddenly cuts away to Mr. Garrison's fourth-grade class, where it is revealed that everything that had happened so far in the episode was merely a Christmas-themed story Cartman was reading to the class. Kyle angrily objects to Cartman's story, claiming that it was nothing more than Cartman's attempt to once again mock him and his religion at Christmas time. Mr. Garrison, fearing complaints from Kyle's mother, forces Cartman to stop. The other boys, however, plead with Kyle to let Cartman continue because they want to hear the ending; Kyle objects that the ending is obvious, that Kyle (in the story) will merely be killed by Santa Claus so that Christmas is saved. Cartman says that is not the ending. As the other boys persist, Kyle allows Cartman to continue. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Eric Theodore Cartman, commonly referred to by his family name, Cartman, is a fictional character in the animated series South Park. ... Gerald and Sheila Broflovski are fictional characters in the animated series South Park. ...

Back in the story, Kyle suddenly declares that he can now feel that the Antichrist is pure evil and wants it out. While Stan responds "What did you expect dude? It's the son of the Devil!"; Santa, however, says that they have no choice but to kill Kyle, before the Antichrist can consume his soul and unleash his reign of terror. Stan, however, has the mountain lion cubs perform an abortion on Kyle's anus, removing the Antichrist and Santa unceremoniously finishes off his nemesis with a sledgehammer. Santa gives Stan a special Christmas wish, which Stan uses to restore the lion cub's mother to life. They then go home to a happy Christmas. This article is about the bodily orifice. ...

The narrator then concludes the story by stating that "they all lived happily ever after... except for Kyle, who died of AIDS two weeks later." The episode ends with Kyle's angry objections ("Goddammit, Cartman!"). For other uses, see AIDS (disambiguation). ...

Production

According to this episode's mini commentary, this episode was one of the most difficult to make. After making the feature film Team America and the 13 other episodes in South Park's 8th season in the same year (a year which Trey Parker and Matt Stone describe as "The Year from Hell"), Parker, Stone and the show's other writers were completely drained of ideas. The staff tried to come up with an idea, but nothing came up through Thursday and Friday which is considered a huge drawback with South Park's rushed production. On Saturday afternoon the staff decided to just do the idea of spoofing John Denver's Critter Christmas holiday special, which had been in gestation for some time. With some doubt, the show developed into an episode involving a rhyming narration and ending with it being a story by Cartman, the creators ended up quite satisfied with it. Team America has several meanings: Team America: World Police is a 2004 movie created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone. ... John Denver (December 31, 1943 â€“ October 12, 1997), born Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. ...

The woodland characters themselves (both the 'Christmas Critters' and the Lioness/cubs) bear a striking resemblance to original copyrighted work by Colorado artist Penny Parker.

The episode has special bumpers, announcing it to be "A Woodland Critter Christmas," with Squirrelly then saying in a cheerful voice, "Hail Satan!" Satan is an occasional character in the animated series South Park, based off of the religious demon of the same name, voiced by Trey Parker. ...

South Park Continuity

As this episode is eventually revealed to be a story, this episode has an unusual place in South Park continuity---nothing in the story really happened, though the "Create Your Own Christmas Story" assignment actually occurred, with Cartman actually reading his story. This would later come up in episodes two and three of the "Imaginationland" story arc in season 11, in which the Woodland Creatures appear as evil imaginary beings that exist in the realm of Imaginationland, due to the fact Cartman created them from his imagination. The woodland critters quickly prove to be the most evil characters in imaginationland, performing horrific acts on their enemies. Even the other evil characters (who include Freddy Kreuger, Pinhead, the Headless Horseman, the Joker, Cthulhu, the Green Goblin and Khan Noonien Singh ) are apprehensive of the critters. Jason Vorhees even declares: "Man, I do not want to meet the kid who dreamt those things up." Imaginationland Episode II is episode 1111 (#164) of Comedy Centrals South Park. ... Imaginationland Episode III is episode 1112 (#165) of Comedy Centrals South Park. ... Imaginationland is episode 1110 (#163) of Comedy Centrals South Park. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Cultural references

• When Cartman goes to continue reading his Christmas story, you can hear the sound of a book opening, the same sound clip used in the Baldur's Gate, and the Elder Scrolls series.
• Initially the animals claim Porcupiny was a virgin when the Savior was conceived; later they claim Satan had sex with her to conceive the Antichrist. They also refer to the conception as "immaculate", confusing the Immaculate Conception of Mary with Jesus' Virgin Birth.
• The "blood-red moon" is a reference to Revelation 6:12.
• According to the South Park commentary with Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the blood orgy is a reference to the science fiction film Event Horizon.
• In the blood orgy scene celebrating Porcupiny's pregnancy, the critters sacrifice Rabbitty. This is in reference to a Rabbit Test where after confirming a pregnancy, "the rabbit dies".
• The scene where the mountain lion falls off the cliff resembles a similar scene in The Lion King.
• The cheerful exclamations of "Hail Satan!" from otherwise innocuous characters is reminiscent of Rosemary's Baby.
• When the animals use their Satanic powers, "Ave Satani" ("Hail Satan," the theme song to The Omen) plays in the background.
• When Santa Claus draws a shotgun and begins firing on the critters, the music of "Adrenaline Horror" from the Half-Life soundtrack plays briefly.
• When Stan is watching TV, The Jeffersons theme song is playing.