Barack Obama On 'South Park,' 'Obama Wins!' 2012 Election Special
"South Park" aired another episode based on very recent events- the presidential election.
The show's creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker delivered a post-election special the night after Election Day. The new episode for season 16 of the Comedy Central hit show, titled "Obama Wins!," aired on Wednesday, Nov. 7.
"Obama Wins!" had less to do with who won the election and more to do with voter fraud issues and one of Hollywood's most recent hot topics: the Disney buyout of Lucasfilm's "Star Wars" franchise.
Stone and Parker's take on the elections featured their most foul-mouthed character, Eric Cartman, involved in a heist of the ballots.
Cartman helped the president get re-elected when he stole ballots marked for Obama's on-screen opponent, a duck named Mitt Romney, for China. Cartman's Chinese boss, General Tso, wanted Obama to win so the president could get Disney to hand over the rights to "Star Wars." Later, it turned out that they only wanted to keep it safe from Disney's evil mogul Mickey Mouse.
In the episode, viewers learned of the scheme when Cartman played off of Donald Trump's infamous "October Surprise," and told his pals that he has something "that could change the entire election."
"What if I were to tell you that I have something in my room that could change the entire election?" Cartman asked Stan.
"Sure you do," a skeptical Stan replied.
"But what if I do?" Cartman replied.
"What could you possibly have in your room that could change the outcome of the election?" Stan asked.
Cartman opened a door to show his friends a room filled with stolen ballots. He shared that his participation in the heist would help him earn a featured part in the next "Star Wars" movie as "Luke Skywalker's son, Cartman Skywalker." Cartman said he made another odd request: the next film should star another new character named Jewbacca.
Epsiode 14 of season 16 also featured a a foul-mouthed Mickey Mouse, a lot of "Star Wars" visuals, and an animated Morgan Freeman revealing why he is always cast in movies.
"Every time I show up and explain something," said the cartoon Freeman, "I earn a freckle."
"South Park" creators accurately predicted the presidential election's winner not only this year but also in 2008.
Their first post-election special episode, "About Last Night," featured animated opponents Obama and John McCain, as well as First Lady Michelle Obama and Sarah Palin. It included lines from both Obama's victory speech and McCain's concession speech.
