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"Cartman's Mom is a Dirty Slut"
Cartman getting in touch with his 'roots'.
Episode no.	13
Airdate	February 25, 1998
South Park - Season 1 August 13, 1997 – February 25, 1998
Cartman Gets an Anal Probe Weight Gain 4000 Volcano Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig Death Pink Eye Damien Starvin' Marvin Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo Tom's Rhinoplasty Mecha-Streisand Cartman's Mom Is a Dirty Slut
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"Cartman's Mom Is a Dirty Slut" is 13th episode of South Park which aired on February 25, 1998. It is part one of a two episode story arc, which concluded with "Cartman's Mom Is Still a Dirty Slut".

Contents 1 Plot 2 Kenny's Death 3 Trivia 4 Goofs

In a classic cliffhanger, Cartman needs to find out who his father is but his mom is no help. Learning that his father could be one of the many people that his mom "had relations" with during an annual party called "The Drunken Barn Dance", he finds that there's more to his mother than he thought.

Based on everyone's best recollections of the time, candidates for the identity of Cartman's father are limited to Officer Barbrady, Chef, Jimbo, Ned, Mr. Garrison, Chief Running Waters, Gerald Broflovski, Dr. Mephisto, Kevin, and the Denver Broncos. Dr. Mephisto is willing to perform DNA testing to resolve the issue, but requires $3,000 for the test. In the meantime, Kyle, Kenny, and Stan videotape Cartman having a tea party in his backyard with stuffed animals. They come up with the idea to send the video into America's Stupidest Home Videos for the chance to win $10,000. Cartman then approaches Kyle and Stan (since Kenny was killed by a train) with the depressing news about his lack of funds to find out his real father. Stan and Kyle agree that if they win the video contest they will give Cartman the $3,000 needed for the DNA testing. Cartman is overjoyed, but quickly becomes extremely pissed-off after seeing the aired video. The narrator concludes the episode with a cliffhanging question "Who is Eric Cartman's father?"

The storyline was resolved in "Cartman's Mom is Still a Dirty Slut."

• Kenny is dragged around the bus stop area hanging onto an out-of-control go-cart, but lands perfectly safely. Unfortunately, he comes to a stop right on the train tracks, where a train soon runs him over. The death is videotaped by Stan's grandpa and is one of the three $10,000 finalists on "America's Stupidest Home Videos."

• Cartman's afro is based on Kid from rap duo Kid 'n Play, his jumpsuit, gold medallions, and sneakers are based on the members of Run-D.M.C., and the clock is borrowed from Public Enemy's Flavor Flav.
• America's Stupidest Home Videos is an obvious parody of America's Funniest Home Videos.
• In the background of Mr. Mackey's office, posters read Father and Son Day Coming Soon, Dads are Dandy and If You Don't Have a Dad, You're a Bastard.
• Weeks after the episode's premiere, Bob Saget was interviewed on The Daily Show with Craig Kilborn. Although he felt offended when he first saw the episode, he later indicated that he got the joke.
• Stan mentions that Bob Saget is almost as bad as the guy on Full House, referencing Saget's role on the series.
• Cartman's dolls go by the names of Clyde Frog, Peter Panda, Rumpertumskin and Polly Prissypants.
• The music playing during Cartman's tea-party scenes is based on Pachelbel's "Canon in D"
• Cartman has a three-finger ring that reads "PIE."
• The Denver Broncos appearing in the episode are mentioned twice, each time, as a different team. Once they are from 1989, and once from 1991. They are also referred to as AFC Champions, which they were in 1989.
• Jay Leno voices Cartman's cat, Mr. Kitty.
• The Hip Hop Cartman figure of the series 1 Mezco Toyz line of South Park figures is most likely from this episode.
• The song that plays when Cartman's mom meets each of her would be lovers is a spoof of Celine Dion's song, "My Heart Will Go On" from the movie Titanic, (Trey Parker and Matt Stone refer to the song as "that gay near far song" in the South Park "Scripts" book 1).
• When Stan's Grandfather changes the channel after the Terrance And Philip trailer, you can hear the Sally Struthers' announcement about starving Africans from "Starvin' Marvin".

• When Kenny is first pulled away by the go-kart, his body briefly separates into three parts (head, torso/arms and legs) before getting pulled away. On the video tape, however, this does not happen.
• When Cartman enters Chef's house, he is wearing white shoes. But by the time he exits the house, they are black.
• When the possible candidates for Cartman's father are being revealed, the Denver Broncos are originally referred to as "The 1989 Denver Broncos". But at the end of the show, they are referred to as "The 1991 Denver Broncos". This would technically be impossible because Cartman is eight years old, which would make him born in 1989 or 1990 for this season.

Preceded by "Mecha-Streisand"

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Followed by "Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My Anus"