Garrison's question, Kyle suggests that he could sing " Mr. Kyle is cast as Saint Joseph in South Park Elementary's Christmas play, but is forced to withdraw when his mother expresses anger that her Jewish son is participating in a Nativity play. John Kricfalusi, the creator of The Ren & Stimpy Show, accused Parker and Stone of plagiarizing his idea, which the duo vehemently denied. It was viewed in about 4.5 million households during its original broadcast, the highest Nielsen rating to that date for South Park and the fourth-highest overall for a basic cable entertainment program of 1997. The episode received generally positive reviews and has been described as one of the classic South Park episodes. It served as a satire of political correctness and religious sensitivity. Mackey, and the songs "The Lonely Jew on Christmas" and "Kyle's Mom's a Bitch". Hankey, the episode introduced Craig Tucker and the school counselor Mr.
Hankey, the Christmas Poo" was the first South Park Christmas episode the first musical episode and the first episode, as well as the only one of the first season, in which Kenny does not die. Heavily influenced by A Charlie Brown Christmas, "Mr. Hankey character was based on an idea from Parker's childhood when Parker and Stone conceived the South Park series, they intended for Mr. The episode was written and directed by co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Meanwhile, the townspeople remove all religious aspects of Christmas to remain politically correct and inoffensive. Hankey does not come alive in the presence of other characters, who consequently think that Kyle is delusional. The episode follows Kyle as he feels excluded from the town's Christmas celebrations due to being Jewish, finding solace in Mr. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on December 17, 1997.
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Hankey, the Christmas Poo" is the ninth episode of the first season of the American animated television series South Park. Hankey to resemble Mickey Mouse as he appeared in the 1928 short film Steamboat Willie.