To keep the school board from firing him for incompetence, Mr. Garrison assigns group oral reports to his class. The boys are put in a group with Tweek, the jittery son of a coffee shop owner. Tweek suggests doing the report on the underpants gnomes that steal his underwear. Meanwhile Mr. Tweek is offered $500,000 by Mr. Postum, who wants to turn his store into a "Harbucks" franchise. Mr. Tweek rejects the offer, and that night suggests that the boys do their report on how large corporations try to push out small business. Mr. Tweek writes the report himself and gives it to the boys. The board likes the report and uses the boys to put up a proposition to keep Harbucks out of South Park. Meanwhile the boys seek help from the underpants gnomes to teach them about big corporations.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 2 Episode 17 of South Park resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

South Park Season 2 Episodes...

• s02e01 - Terrance & Phillip in "Not Without My Anus"
• s02e02 - Cartman's Mom is Still a Dirty Slut (2)
• s02e03 - Ike's Wee Wee
• s02e04 - Chickenlover
• s02e05 - Conjoined Fetus Lady
• s02e06 - The Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka
• s02e07 - City on the Edge of Forever (a.k.a. Flashbacks)
• s02e08 - Summer Sucks
• s02e09 - Chef's Salty Chocolate Balls
• s02e10 - Chickenpox
• s02e11 - Roger Ebert Should Lay Off the Fatty Foods
• s02e12 - Clubhouses
• s02e13 - Cow Days
• s02e14 - Chef Aid
• s02e15 - Spooky Fish
• s02e16 - Merry Christmas Charlie Manson!
• s02e17 - Gnomes
• s02e18 - Prehistoric Ice Man

South Park Show Summary

South Park is an award-winning animated series from creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. They have invented a whole town full of colorful personalities, where a group of eight-year-old boys try to understand the world around them. Their parents, teachers, and town leaders all mean well, but the boys learn through their misadventures that even adults make mistakes, and even the youngest and slowest among us can be wise. Despite the serious issues tackled by the show, it is sharp, funny, and often brilliant.

The crude animation, first done with paper cut-outs and then computerized, is deceptively primitive. The visual roughness fits the coarse language of the characters, because this is definitely a show for mature audiences. South Park is one of those rare shows that can make you laugh, and make you think about your long-held beliefs, both at the same time.