Roger Ebert Should Lay Off the Fatty Foods
| "Roger Ebert Should Lay Off the Fatty Foods" | |
|---|---|
| South Park episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 11 |
| Directed by | Trey Parker |
| Written by | Trey Parker David Goodman |
| Featured music | "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins |
| Production code | 211 |
| Original air date | September 2, 1998 |
"Roger Ebert Should Lay Off the Fatty Foods" is the eleventh episode in the second season of the American animated television series South Park. The 24th episode of the series overall, it originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on September 2, 1998. The episode was written by series co-creator Trey Parker, along with David Goodman, and directed by Parker. It spoofs the Star Trek episode "Dagger of the Mind". In the episode, the boys visit a planetarium; they soon discover that the operator has sinister intentions involving brainwashing. Despite the title, the episode has nothing to do with Roger Ebert.
The class goes on a bus trip to the local planetarium. Once arriving, Cartman is tempted by a Cheesy Poofs truck parked outside, auditioning kids to sing the Cheesy Poofs song on their next television advertisement. The kids all think they will hate the planetarium, but after watching the star show, they want to go back again after the field trip. Not only do they go back, they all start volunteering to work at the planetarium. This turns out to be because the director, Dr. Adams, is using a brainwashing device on them.
Cartman sings the Cheesy Poofs song and gets selected to sing it on television, after cheating and browbeating his way past the other contestants. Stan and Kyle become concerned about the planetarium's star show. When they have Kenny go and witness the show while Stan and Kyle examine the controls, they accidentally increase the star projector's powers, causing Kenny's head to explode. Stan and Kyle tell Officer Barbrady what has happened; Barbrady is skeptical but accompanies them to question Dr. Adams. Because of this, Dr. Adams brainwashes Barbrady to believe that he is Elvis; he then reveals his brainwashing scheme to the boys: to have people work at the planetarium because nobody finds planetariums interesting.
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