South Park Recap: Being Jewish for Easter

Episode Commentary: Jewbacabra

Eric Cartman has more tricks up his sleeves than Bugs Bunny, Bart Simpson and Chuck Norris, combined.

The latest episode of Comedy Central’s South Park, “Jewbacabra,”continues to push all the right buttons, mixing pop culture hilarity, social commentary and a flare for the bizarre in a way that only Trey Parker and Matt Stone can conjure up.

Anyone that finds those ridiculous “Finding Big Foot” type shows entertaining, in the most horrible way, will automatically discover something enjoyable here. To see Cartman create the “Jewbacabra” myth, pollute the masses with his propaganda, before believing it himself, in just 22 minutes, is classic. While the entire episode was typical South Park, as it delivered consistent laughs, Cartman’s homemade song in the church, where he basically says he believes in god because Republicans told him to (apparently Cartman takes what Rick Santorum says seriously) was one of the episode’s high points.

That and Cartman’s one-track obese mind. Facing what he thinks is apparent death, the big-boned miscreant is upset his buddies didn’t think of him when they went to buy wings.

“I want wings,” he enthusiastically exclaims.

Yes dude, we want you to have wings too.

One of TV’s coolest characters, Cartman could have been the late ’90s/00s version of Dennis the Menace or a pure fad. But he hasn’t been. He’s endured. Proof of his timelessness is on full display in this episode.

The relationship between Kyle and Cartman is also put to the test again here. Arguing about religion across time, the two finally agree on something, kind of. Will this change Cartman? Of course not, but hearing Kyle’s Michael Sembello “Maniac” ring tone and his obvious frustration works beautifully in this episode.

Bound to offend, the Easter tale offered in this episode has some barbaric moments, as several animated lambs were harmed during the filming of the program. Some may not like how quickly Cartman can change teams when he thinks it may save his life. But hey, a tranquilizer dart will do that sort of thing to ya.

And at this point, if you’re offended by anything on the show, it’s safe to say the humor is not for you. Never was, never will be.

Smart, yet ridiculously wacky, South Park’s eggs still remain hidden and brightly colored.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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