Prehistoric Ice Man (20 Jan. 1999)

Kyle and Stan fight over what to name a man they found frozen in ice from 1996. Meanwhile, the government attempts to steal the frozen man.

Director:

Eric Stough

Writers:

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

Stars:

Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Mary Kay Bergman

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Trey Parker	...	Stan Marsh / Eric Cartman / Crocodile Hunter / Man in Crowd #1 / Man in Crowd #2 / Dr. Mephesto / Officer Barbrady / Tom the News Reporter / Government Agent #2 / Pilot (voice)
Matt Stone	...	Kyle Broflovski / Kenny McCormick / Journalist #1 / Larry / Journalist #2 / Government Agent #1 / Lesley's Husband / Train Ticket Salesman (voice)
Mary Kay Bergman	...	Mayor McDaniels / Lesley (voice)
Stanley G. Sawicki	...	Larry (voice)

Storyline

While hunting through the woods, Kyle falls down a hole and discovers a man frozen in ice. They take the ice man, whom they name Steve, to Dr. Mephisto to study. Mephisto thaws the man out, only to discover that he is still alive, having been kept perfectly preserved since the distant past of 1996. Steve is kept at Mephisto's lab in an environment recreating his native surroundings, but the boys think he should be free. Even so, can a man from 1996 ever comprehend the world of 1999?

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Plot Keywords:

frozen in ice | des moines iowa | australian stereotype | saddam hussein | killed by a propeller | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 January 1999 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Braniff

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first South Park episode to feature frontal nudity.

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Goofs

For a split second, when Stan and Kyle fight for the last time, Stan's hat is missing, and he looks bald.

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Quotes

Stan: Yeah well, I'll kick your ass so hard you'll wish you... never had it... to begin with. Your ass, I mean.

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Connections

References Fargo (1996)

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Soundtracks

"The Sign"
Composed by Ulf Ekberg, Jonas Berggren, Jenny Berggren and Linn Berggren
Performed by Ace of Base

User Reviews

Stan and Kyle have a falling out(minor spoilers)

Prehistoric Ice Man is the season 2 finale of South Park.It is pretty interesting and funny.The plot revolves around the boys finding a man frozen in ice.They get him thawed out and find out he is from the far back year of...1996!.The scientist keeps him in an exhibit for people to see.The exhibit is the man in his natural habitat.There is a fargo poster on the wall and two Ace Of Base songs that play.Stan and Kyle keep arguing what they should call the ice man and end up not being friends anymore.They also want to fight each other.The Ice Man escapes and visits his ex-girlfriend who has since re-married with kids who are 8 and 13! The boys eventually decide to send him to Iowa, which is three years behind everyone else.The episode also has a spoof of Steve Irwin and the crocodile hunter.This is a pretty good season finale to South Park.