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Randy contacts [[Guinness World Records]], believing he has passed the largest recorded [[bowel movement]]. They direct him to [[Zürich]]'s "[http://www.europeanfecalstandardsandmeasurements.org European Fecal Standards & Measurements] Institute," who measure his feces in "Courics (one [[Katie Couric]] is approximately 2.5 lbs [1.13 kg] of excrement |
Randy contacts [[Guinness World Records]], believing he has passed the largest recorded [[bowel movement]]. They direct him to [[Zürich]]'s "[http://www.europeanfecalstandardsandmeasurements.org European Fecal Standards & Measurements] Institute," who measure his feces in "Courics (one [[Katie Couric]] is approximately 2.5 lbs [1.13 kg] of excrement.<ref>{{cite web |author=Trey Parker & Matt Stone |title=More Crap (entire episode) |date=October 10, 2007 |accessdate=January 5, 2009 |url=http://www.southparkstudios.com/episodes/111250/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Trey Parker & Matt Stone |title=Crap Verification (2 minute video clip) |date=October 10, 2007 |accessdate=January 5, 2009 |url=http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/155640/}}</ref>) Randy discovers his excrement weighs 8.6 Courics (21.5 lbs.), beating the world record of 7.5 Courics (18.8 lbs.). As Randy is the first American to ever receive the award, the American government holds a [[ceremony]] to honor his achievement – however, it is interrupted by a video of Bono, the previous record holder, claiming he has just taken a crap weighing 23.8 lbs. and is therefore still the record holder. His claim is accepted, despite protests that his only proof is an unverified photo. |
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Randy mourns the loss of his record like the loss of a child, saying that he is now worthless since his crap was the only thing that came from him that was any good (which insults Stan). His friends convince him to train hard and reclaim the record, and he spends three weeks eating at [[P. F. Chang's China Bistro|P. F. Chang's]] till an [[medical ultrasonography|ultrasound]] reveals his feces have reached about 14 Courics (35 lbs.) in weight. Bono successfully demands Randy be required to pass his stool in Zürich, prompting Stan to visit Bono's [[mansion]] to ask him to relinquish the first place record, saying Randy has never won anything (forgetting he [[Spontaneous Combustion (South Park episode)|won the Nobel Prize]] and [[Something You Can Do with Your Finger|his boy band]] topped charts in the 1980s). Bono, however, reacts badly to Stan's request he be happy as "number two" and threatens him. Bono's butler takes Stan to Zürich and informs him of the truth – Bono set his record in 1960, the year he was born; Bono is not the record holder, he ''is'' the record. |
Randy mourns the loss of his record like the loss of a child, saying that he is now worthless since his crap was the only thing that came from him that was any good (which insults Stan). His friends convince him to train hard and reclaim the record, and he spends three weeks eating at [[P. F. Chang's China Bistro|P. F. Chang's]] till an [[medical ultrasonography|ultrasound]] reveals his feces have reached about 14 Courics (35 lbs.) in weight. Bono successfully demands Randy be required to pass his stool in Zürich, prompting Stan to visit Bono's [[mansion]] to ask him to relinquish the first place record, saying Randy has never won anything (forgetting he [[Spontaneous Combustion (South Park episode)|won the Nobel Prize]] and [[Something You Can Do with Your Finger|his boy band]] topped charts in the 1980s). Bono, however, reacts badly to Stan's request he be happy as "number two" and threatens him. Bono's butler takes Stan to Zürich and informs him of the truth – Bono set his record in 1960, the year he was born; Bono is not the record holder, he ''is'' the record. |
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"More Crap" is episode 1109 (#162) of Comedy Central's South Park. It was originally telecast on October 10, 2007.[1][2] It parodies The King of Kong, a documentary about an underdog who is attempting to beat Billy Mitchell's infamous Donkey Kong record. Bono's personality in the episode is much like the depiction of Mitchell in the documentary, including how he is allowed to play by different rules than other world score competitors.[3]
The episode is one of very few where neither Cartman, Kyle, Kenny or any of the other children appear, except for Stan who has a minor role. The plot revolves primarily around Randy Marsh and the other adults in South Park.
Plot
Randy contacts Guinness World Records, believing he has passed the largest recorded bowel movement. They direct him to Zürich's "European Fecal Standards & Measurements Institute," who measure his feces in "Courics (one Katie Couric is approximately 2.5 lbs [1.13 kg] of excrement.[4][5]) Randy discovers his excrement weighs 8.6 Courics (21.5 lbs.), beating the world record of 7.5 Courics (18.8 lbs.). As Randy is the first American to ever receive the award, the American government holds a ceremony to honor his achievement – however, it is interrupted by a video of Bono, the previous record holder, claiming he has just taken a crap weighing 23.8 lbs. and is therefore still the record holder. His claim is accepted, despite protests that his only proof is an unverified photo.
Randy mourns the loss of his record like the loss of a child, saying that he is now worthless since his crap was the only thing that came from him that was any good (which insults Stan). His friends convince him to train hard and reclaim the record, and he spends three weeks eating at P. F. Chang's till an ultrasound reveals his feces have reached about 14 Courics (35 lbs.) in weight. Bono successfully demands Randy be required to pass his stool in Zürich, prompting Stan to visit Bono's mansion to ask him to relinquish the first place record, saying Randy has never won anything (forgetting he won the Nobel Prize and his boy band topped charts in the 1980s). Bono, however, reacts badly to Stan's request he be happy as "number two" and threatens him. Bono's butler takes Stan to Zürich and informs him of the truth – Bono set his record in 1960, the year he was born; Bono is not the record holder, he is the record.
In Zürich, the society leader explains he took the world's biggest crap in 1960 and was so proud, he raised it as a child. Over time, it grew up into Bono, explaining why Bono is ashamed of being called "number two" (a play on a defecation euphemism) and can help so many people while still seeming "like such a piece of shit." Bono's father starts breast feeding him with his "bitty" (a Little Britain reference[3]) and says that, though Bono faked his newest record, Bono himself is over 80 Courics (200 lbs.) in weight, and thus is still bigger than Randy's old record crap or any other crap in the world.
At that moment Randy finally takes his crap, which is so large it lifts him several feet off the toilet seat and is estimated to weigh more than 100 Courics (250 lbs.). Randy is hailed as the new record holder, and the society awards him an Emmy. (Several times during the episode, such as when Randy first tries to take a crap, a spinning Emmy award is seen on-screen along with the text "Emmy Award Winning Series". When the spinning Emmy appears during the last seconds of the episode, one of the society's members grabs it and sticks it in Randy's crap.)
Reception
TV Squad gave the episode an overwhelmingly positive review, stating that "it's low taste but it's South Park low taste, which makes it funny," and that "they [Trey Parker and Matt Stone] are on a roll. Possibly a toilet paper roll." [6] IGN had mixed feelings about the episode, calling it "amusing, but not terribly so", giving it a rating of 7.4. [7] The episode currently has a score of 8.0 on TV.com, as voted for by viewers. [8]
P. F. Chang's spokesperson, Laura Cherry, responded positively to the episode, saying that "It's the third or fourth time we've appeared in many of their episodes." She also stated that the creators themselves enjoy eating there.[9]
The "bitty thing" was based on British comedy Little Britain character Harvey Pincher, as it is admitted in the South Park FAQ.[10] This episode was released two months before it was announced that Little Britain would move to America.
References
- ^ Episode guide. South Park Studios. Retrieved on 2008-06-04.
- ^ Episode trailer. South Park Studios. Retrieved on 2007-10-08.
- ^ a b FAQ South Park Studios Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
- ^ Trey Parker & Matt Stone (October 10, 2007). "More Crap (entire episode)". Retrieved January 5, 2009.
- ^ Trey Parker & Matt Stone (October 10, 2007). "Crap Verification (2 minute video clip)". Retrieved January 5, 2009.
- ^ TV Squad episode review TV Squad. Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
- ^ IGN episode review IGN.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
- ^ TV.com reviews and score TV.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
- ^ "South Park episode teases P.F. Chang's" Azcentral article. Retrieved on November 12, 2007
- ^ FAQ - South Park Studios