I Should Have Never Gone Ziplining
Four boys find ziplining far more tedious than expected.
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The 229th episode of South Park, and the sixth of its sixteenth season, aired on Comedy Central on April 18, 2012, with a TV-MA L rating. It sends up reality shows like Animal Planet's I Shouldn't Be Alive, with Eric Meyers, that show's narrator, providing the voiceover. The story follows the four main boys on a Colorado Mountains zipline trip that goes awry.
Plot
On the last day of spring break, Kenny, Stan, Kyle, and Cartman unanimously decide to try ziplining for the first time. The activity proves tedious, involving lengthy safety briefings, small talk, and long waits. After their first descent, the boys find the experience boring and want to leave, but the tour guide informs them there are 16 more ziplines. Cartman, who has consumed excessive fast food, sugar, and caffeine from Mountain Dew and "Double Dew," constantly farts.
A free lunch of wet sandwiches further delays them. The boys use twigs to spell "HELP" on the ground. Cartman suffers a diarrhea attack and refuses to use the forest, claiming it would attract beavers; he and Kyle argue over who suggested ziplining. Stan, in an interview scene, reveals he was the one who proposed the plan.
Stan tells an employee that a friend has herpes to get the group out, but the employee directs them to a horse stable. The horses are part of a tour group and cannot exceed four miles per hour.
During a lunch stop, Kyle lies on a rock, bored, annoyed by tourists saying "to make a long story short" while lengthening their stories. Stan spots a marina, and the boys decide to get a boat to escape. A viewer discretion warning appears, flashing to a live action sequence.
Did You Know?
- Marcus Gilmer of The A.V. Club gave the episode a C−.
- Max Nicholson of IGN rated the episode 7.5/10 "Good."
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- Wikipedia: I Should Have Never Gone Ziplining (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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