Well theres not much I can say about the Pip episode apart from:
It was PANTS. Absolutely crap. I haven't seen a good idea drawn out so pitifully since 'Not Without My Anus.'
A Pip episode was a good idea, but he doesnt work without the other guys.
It doesnt fit into anything we know about Pip.
After the dizzy heights of some recent episodes, the South Park 'plane' appears to be in danger of crashing.
I hope this was a one-off.
Never mind, we have a Mr Hankey episode to look forward to... :-D
On Fri, 1 Dec 2000 19:24:20 -0000, "Admiral Doh" wrote:
I thought it was hilarious! Stella had me in stitches! Sure it doesn't fit into anything we know about Pip. We didn't really know much about him at all. That was the point of the episode was it not? I also think it's cool to break away from the main characters and setting occasionally, like in "Not Without My Anus" which I love and have seen many times. I think there are far worse episodes than this such as, "Jakovasaurs" and "Prehistoric Ice Man". Those two would my picks for worst episodes. But whatever. To each thier own right? That's my 2 cents.
Ride the walrus!
It wasn't exactly a "South Park" episode -- it was a half-hour Parker & Stone adaptation of the novel GREAT EXPECTATIONS, with certain improvements such as Miss Havisham having robot monkeys. As such, I thought it was hilarious.
PZB
In article , [email] (Poppy Z. Brite) writes:
I thought it was frickin' hilarious, but then I'm an English Lit. major.
The blacksmith and his wife were totally Monty Pythonesque.
PZB
In article , [email] (Poppy Z. Brite) writes:
The blacksmith was basically the same character from the book, but yeah, his wife was obviously meant to be a pepperpot.
I had thought "wife" at first, but wasn't sure at the end. Could this possibly be Pip's unnamed sister that is so often mentioned? Or have we just not seen her at all?? And a pepperpot? Don't all French women speak that?
In the book, Joe's wife is Pip's older sister, and she goes unnamed. Before Pip leaves for London his sister is assaulted at home while Joe is out, and eventually dies from her injuries. Near the end of the book, Joe marries Biddy.
--- Willie Westwood
I too thought it was hilarious -- especially the "Hollywood movie-style" ending treatment given to "Great Expectations." Malcolm McDowell was hiliarious, too, introducing himself only as "an English person."
The whole episode was a great take-off on "Masterpiece Theater" and the whole BBC/PBS Anglophilia type of programming. If you've read "Great Expections" and wondered about all the absurdities associated with the plot and characters of this episode, this episode was a great antidote. I imagine most high school students who are assigned to read this novel would appreciate this episode.