Douche and Turd (27 Oct. 2004)

Stan refuses to vote in the school mascot election because his choices are a giant douche and a turd sandwich. Unfortunately, his views on voting are seen as un-American, and he is ultimately banished from the town.

Director:

Trey Parker

Writers:

Trey Parker (creator), Matt Stone (creator),

Stars:

Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Jennifer Howell

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Trey Parker	...	Stan Marsh / Eric Cartman / Mr. Garrison / PETA Members / Clyde / Jimmy Valmer / Giant Douche / Randy Marsh / Puff Daddy / Gary's Child / Jim Blair / Mr. Mackey / Singer (voice)
Matt Stone	...	Kyle Broflovski / Kenny McCormick / Butters / PETA Members / Turd Sandwich / Trustacious / Debate Announcer (voice)
Jennifer Howell	...	Bebe Stevens (voice)
April Stewart	...	Mandy / Wendy Testaburger / Sharon Marsh / Shelly Marsh / Principal Victoria / Mayor McDaniels / PETA Members (voice) (as Gracie Lazar)
Mona Marshall	...	Cheerleader #1 / PETA Members (voice)
Isaac Hayes	...	Chef (voice) (credit only)

Storyline

South Park Elementary is having elections to determine whether a giant douche or a turd sandwich will be the next school mascot. Stan claims he doesn't want to have to decide between a douche and a turd and refuses to vote. As a result, he is banished from the town.

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Plot Keywords:

vote | election | mascots | music video | protest | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 October 2004 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Braniff

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The sub-plot of Stan being taken in by PETA from the wild but falling to disfavor by not following their marriage beliefs is a parallel of John Ferrier's story in "A Study in Scarlet", where Ferrier is saved from the wilderness by the Mormons and in return for being let into their society, promises to follow all of their beliefs but falls out of favor when he doesn't partake in their polygamist beliefs.

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Goofs

When Stan is being lead through the hidden PETA campground, there is a background character who's shirt has PETA written backwards.

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Quotes

Giant Douche: We've got spirit, yes we do; Giant Douches me and you!

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Connections

Spoofs Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)

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Soundtracks

"Vote or Die"
Written & Performed by Trey Parker & Matt Stone

User Reviews

Excellent spoof of voting and elections!

This episode came out back in 2004, when George Bush and John Kerry were running against each other in the US presidential election.I remember watching this episode back in 2004 and finding it interesting.Now it's 2008 and the presidential debate is between John McCain and Barrack Obama.The series started playing on comedy network from it's first season.It's supposed to be on it's third season now but here we have a Season 8 episode because of the presidential elections.The group PETA protests the South Park Elementary School mascot which is a cow.So now the students have to pick another mascot.Due to a practical joke by the boys, the two most popular candidates are a "Giant Douche" and a "Turd Sandwich".Cartman & Butters take the Turd Sandwich side while Kyle and Kenny take the giant douche side.Stan however does not want to vote and everybody(including Puff Daddy and his parents) ostracize him for it.They eventually banish him from South Park and he goes to live with PETA.This is a very intelligent and funny spoof of the whole presidential election! Great episode!