Let me just start off by saying: give credit to Trey Parker and Matt Stone for the influential portrayals of their handicapped characters. The great thing about them has been that Timmy and Jimmy are always part of the crew, and one of the "boys". I loved how in this episode Timmy is a innovative business-minded genius. In addition, the quick line that "Jimmy gets all the pussy with his standup act" is awesome, just awesome.
Here's how I see it....
May contain spoilers****
This episode does not include any of the main characters. Starring in this week's episode, "Handicar", are the duo Nathan and Mimsy that we have seen before; goofy and laughable anti- heroes. This time Nathan is trying to thwart Timmy's booming "Handicar" business (a play on Uber cars) which is raising a heck-of-a lot-of money for the handicapped kids in South Park to go to summer camp. Timmy's business is honestly one of the cooler, sweeter ideas South Park has done in a while. The wagon operated vehicle attached to his chair made me smile. The conflict set up here also reminds us that in the last Nathan & Mimsy episode, Nathan was raped by a shark. So he REALLY does not want to go back to that camp. He enlists his sidekick, Mimsy, to help carry out his plans. I still find it funny every time Nathan's plans go down the toilet. I even still find it funny when Nathan smacks Mimsy upside the head. It's even funnier to me when, in this episode, Mimsy acts as the voice of reason. Maybe that's just the child in me, who grew up in the decade of self-deprecating & self-destructive humor. So, you can imagine, I really enjoyed the homages to Dick Dastardly and Muttley in addition to Rocky and Mugsy. With that being said this episode was for an older audience. The parents rioting over cereal in response to the Wacky Race announcement was a fun Saturday morning cartoons reminder, as well as the parents watching the races in their pajamas. The whole race sequence was cute to say the most. The battle between Timmy and his wagon against all the other modes of transportation-- Nathan, the taxi guy, the Hummer salesman, Matthew Mcconaughey, & the eco-friendly car creator guy-- didn't really have much sense to it. It was predictable what was going to end up happening, Nathan would get #@$!-ed & Timmy would prevail. Also, the ending gag between Nathan and his parents, "I can't understand you, you're retarded, son," is too mean spirited to be actually a joke.
While this was an enjoyable aside from the main boys I'm looking forward to seeing them back next week. Taking into account the Lorde episode we haven't seen Kyle or Kenny in two weeks! Hopefully everyone comes back with a vengeance. Till next week guys! I'm going to "Handicar" my way to a meeting now.
Here's how I see it....
May contain spoilers****
This episode does not include any of the main characters. Starring in this week's episode, "Handicar", are the duo Nathan and Mimsy that we have seen before; goofy and laughable anti- heroes. This time Nathan is trying to thwart Timmy's booming "Handicar" business (a play on Uber cars) which is raising a heck-of-a lot-of money for the handicapped kids in South Park to go to summer camp. Timmy's business is honestly one of the cooler, sweeter ideas South Park has done in a while. The wagon operated vehicle attached to his chair made me smile. The conflict set up here also reminds us that in the last Nathan & Mimsy episode, Nathan was raped by a shark. So he REALLY does not want to go back to that camp. He enlists his sidekick, Mimsy, to help carry out his plans. I still find it funny every time Nathan's plans go down the toilet. I even still find it funny when Nathan smacks Mimsy upside the head. It's even funnier to me when, in this episode, Mimsy acts as the voice of reason. Maybe that's just the child in me, who grew up in the decade of self-deprecating & self-destructive humor. So, you can imagine, I really enjoyed the homages to Dick Dastardly and Muttley in addition to Rocky and Mugsy. With that being said this episode was for an older audience. The parents rioting over cereal in response to the Wacky Race announcement was a fun Saturday morning cartoons reminder, as well as the parents watching the races in their pajamas. The whole race sequence was cute to say the most. The battle between Timmy and his wagon against all the other modes of transportation-- Nathan, the taxi guy, the Hummer salesman, Matthew Mcconaughey, & the eco-friendly car creator guy-- didn't really have much sense to it. It was predictable what was going to end up happening, Nathan would get #@$!-ed & Timmy would prevail. Also, the ending gag between Nathan and his parents, "I can't understand you, you're retarded, son," is too mean spirited to be actually a joke.
While this was an enjoyable aside from the main boys I'm looking forward to seeing them back next week. Taking into account the Lorde episode we haven't seen Kyle or Kenny in two weeks! Hopefully everyone comes back with a vengeance. Till next week guys! I'm going to "Handicar" my way to a meeting now.
- jc