It was a funny idea-but it was not a very funny episode. Cartman's song was the best part! Unfortunately there just weren't enough big laughs like in the earlier episodes. I hope they put the tasteless and hilarious edge back into the show, or CC won't be able to keep the viewers that they have drawn in. People tuned in because of the older episodes, and if new ones don't measure up, people will turn the channel. The only thing worse than CC taking the edge off of SP would be if the show was sold to Fox or something!
One thing about Southpark, no matter how dumb the episode is, it's more fun than anything else out there!