HUMANCENTiPAD (27 Apr. 2011)

After Kyle clicks on the latest iTunes user agreement without reading it, Steve Jobs forces him to be an unwilling participant in his latest project. Meanwhile, Cartman equates his mom not giving him an iPad to sexual abuse.

Director:

Trey Parker

Writers:

Trey Parker (story), Matt Stone (story)

Stars:

Trey Parker, Matt Stone, April Stewart

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Trey Parker	...	Stan Marsh / Eric Cartman / Waiter / Apple Employee #1 / Clyde / Jimmy Valmer / Japanese Man / Steve Jobs / Dr. Phil / Man in Audience #1 / Genius Leslie / Rescuer / News Reporter / Reporter (voice)
Matt Stone	...	Kyle Broflovski / Kenny McCormick / Craig / Apple Employee #2 / Butters / Gerald Broflovski / Apple Announcer / Apple Technician / Dr. Phil Announcer / Man in Audience #2 / Genius Rothgar / Doctor / Replacement Friend / President of Best Buy (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
April Stewart	...	Liane Cartman / Apple Victim (voice)

Storyline

After Kyle clicks on the latest iTunes user agreement without reading it, Steve Jobs forces him to be an unwilling participant in his latest project. Meanwhile, Cartman equates his mom not giving him an iPad to sexual abuse.

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Plot Keywords:

rape accusation | struck by lightning | mother son incest | incest joke | steve jobs | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

27 April 2011 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Parker-Stone Studios, Comedy Partners

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Goofs

The sign for the Toshiba Handibook in the Best Buy scene says $299.99, and the iPad sign says $699.99. Mrs. Cartman tells Cartman that the iPad is $900.00, and that the Handibook is half the price of the iPad. Even if Mrs. Cartman had read the iPad sign wrong, half of $700.00 isn't $300.00. It's $350.00

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Quotes

Eric Cartman: It does email and web browsing and it shits in Kyle's mouth? This is the greatest thing that has ever been invented!

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Connections

References Star Trek: Amok Time (1967)

User Reviews

Too Much Toilet Humor...

If your a fan you should watch it. It will satisfy your urge for more South Park.

As the series opener its not satisfying. With so many story lines that could be explored and so many new scandals to rip on. I'm clueless as to why they did a toilet humor iPad episode.

Making fun of the iPad is not that revolutionary. Plus, the episode is almost a complete knockoff of the movie it's named after.

Seems like lazy writing.

The Simpsons did a much better job of making fun of Apple back in 2008 (Mypods and Boomsticks, S20E07)

While there some funny moments, too many jokes relied on shock value. I appreciate good toilet humor and shocking jokes, but at a certain point it gets disgusting or ineffective.

I like when South Park uses it a couple times during a episode, but at a certain point it makes you want to hurl. Especially when it does nothing to advance the story.

It's a worth a watch in general, due to the fact it does generate laughs.

Even so, when you have such short seasons like South Park, it seems like a wasted episode.

So I'll rate it 6/10.