It's Christmas in Canada
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It's Christmas in Canada is the name of the fifteenth episode of the seventh season of South Park. It aired December 17, 2003. It is noteworthy for its inclusion of the capture of Saddam Hussein, even though the episode aired merely three days after Saddam was captured.
Plot Synopsis
The Broflovski family is celebrating Chanukah. Kyle's dad notes the togetherness of his family members, and says that nothing can break the Broflovski family apart.
Naturally, immediately after that is said, something intended to break up the Broflovski family occurs. The Canadian parents of Ike, who was adopted into the Broflovski family, show up and say that they want Ike back. They say this is legal due to the new laws made by the Prime Minister of Canada.
Kyle's dad, who is a lawyer, takes the matter to court, but in the end, the court cannot overrule the law. Ike leaves with his Canadian parents.
Everyone is saddened by the loss of Ike. The citizens of South Park decide to be brotherly to the Broflovskis, and instead of spending money of Christmas gifts, they will give the money the Kyle's dad to help further his lawsuit.
The thought of no presents upsets the children of South Park. Cartman, who is extremely angry about this, swears loudly and promises to beat up Kyle.
The boys decide to go to Canada and get Ike back themselves. That way, the people of South Park won't have to use their money to help out the Broflovskis. They note that there is a serious time limit -- not only must they succeed in advance of Christmas, they must leave sufficient time to have a "Christmas Adventure", a typical occurrence for the boys in South Park at Christmastime. They take an airplane ride to Canada by flying on City Airlines, run by the man who owns the local City Wok.
The rest of the episode is a parody of The Wizard of Oz. They land in Canada, and meet a group of Canadians, who act, look, and sound like munchkins.
The Wicked Witch is played by a guy named Scott, who is called "a dick" (and who was Terrance and Phillip's nemesis in the episode Not Without My Anus). Scott, who hates Americans, openly says he will stop them from getting to the Prime Minister.
To get to the Prime Minister, the boys must travel down the only road in Canada (a reference to the Trans-Canada Highway [1] (http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/GuidePageServlet/showid-344/epid-291334/)). The Canadians send them down the road with a song.
On the road, the boys meet people who are plagued by the new Prime Minister's laws. These people include a Canadian Mountie, who is forced to ride a sheep instead of a horse; French Canadians, who can no longer drink wine; and a Newfoundlander, who can no longer practice sodomy.
When the boys reach the Prime Minister's palace, an annoying person denies them access, but then cries when he hears their tragic tales, and lets them in. They see the Prime Minister, who is a gigantic floating head (see Zardoz).
Scott comes in with Ike and his parents, and explains the situation. The Prime Minister refuses to let Ike go back to America, and kills Kenny with some sort of heat vision.
Stan notices a curtain in the corner. He pulls it back to reveal...Saddam Hussein, bearded and hiding in a spider hole. The new Prime Minister, in fact, was Saddam Hussein, which explains all the pointless new laws.
Since Saddam is revealed to be the Prime Minister, this nullifies all of the laws he made. Ike goes back to Kyle, and they all head home. However, they can't make it home before Christmas, so they spend Christmas in Canada.
Cartman, who is mad about missing Christmas, attempts to fight Kyle. After Kyle hits him lightly, Cartman starts to cry, and loses the fight.
The episode ends with Stan sighing and saying that maybe they'll have a Christmas adventure the next year.
Unusual Information
The inclusion of Saddam Hussein's capture was noteworthy in this episode, as it first aired only days after his capture was announced. Another interesting note is that, based on the series' continuity, the inclusion makes no logical sense; in the South Park universe, Saddam Hussein is dead, being a resident of Heaven (not because he is good, but because of a deal between God and Satan), as established in the episode "Probably." His status in Heaven was confirmed in the episode "A Ladder To Heaven," which dealt with the lead-up to the Iraqi War. Nevertheless, South Park has rarely shown any attention to logic, so this fallacy can perhaps he swept aside as a matter of necessary satire.