Tom's Rhinoplasty

Infobox Television episode
Title = Tom's Rhinoplasty
Series = South Park


Caption = Wendy warning Ms. Ellen to stay away from Stan
Season = 1
Episode = 11
Airdate = February 11, 1998
Production = 111
Writer = Trey Parker
Director =
Guests = Natasha Henstridge
Episode list = List of "South Park" episodes
Season list = Infobox South Park season 1 episode list
Prev =
Next ="Tom's Rhinoplasty" is episode 11 of Comedy Central's animated series "South Park". It originally aired February 11, 1998.

Plot

Valentine's Day approaches, which Wendy awaits as an opportunity to spend time with her boyfriend, Stan. However, when schoolteacher Mr. Garrison goes to get a rhinoplasty, a new substitute named Ms. Ellen (voiced by Natasha Henstridge who was referred to in the opening credits as "the chick from "Species"") comes, and all the boys in class find themselves inexplicably enamored with her, including Stan, making Wendy incredibly jealous, although she seems oblivious to the fact that Ms. Ellen does not particularly like Stan.

Mr. Garrison's nose job works out well, and he soon finds himself the most attractive man in South Park (looking like David Hasselhoff). This in mind, he decides to quit teaching and spend his time "hanging out and screwing hot chicks" (apparently, to the tune of "Shadow Dancing" by Andy Gibb). The boys, by this time, are actively trying to court Ms. Ellen, but Chef (having beaten them in their attempts of courtship) warns them she is a lesbian and thus she only likes other lesbians. Ignorant of what a lesbian is, the boys try to become lesbians themselves in order to win Ms. Ellen's heart. A short comedic scene that follows shows Cartman licking the floor in his livingroom, to which Stan asks "What the hell are you doing, Cartman" to which he replies, "I asked my mom how to become a lesbian, and she said to become one you have to 'lick carpet.'" upon hearing this all the other boys start to do this as well. They get their chance when Ms. Ellen reveals she has a spelling test for the class and she will buy dinner for the winner. Wendy's attempts to ruin Ms. Ellen or make herself more noticeable to Stan all fail. Mr. Garrison comes in and says he is no longer going to be their teacher. To Wendy's horror, Principal Victoria comes to the classroom and says Ms. Ellen will be the permanent teacher. This is made worse when Stan is revealed to have won Ms. Ellen's competition and will have dinner with her. To top it all off, Principal Victoria also informs Wendy that her grandmother has just died.

In class the next day, Wendy tries to make friends with Ms. Ellen and, at the same time, reveal to Stan how he's broken her heart. Suddenly, and inexplicably, several Iraqi men burst into the classroom during the session, and declare that Ms. Ellen is actually an Iraqi fugitive; they take her into custody and shoot her into the center of the Sun via a rocket. Concurrently, a large group of women rampages the streets in search for Mr. Garrison. Mr. Garrison, frightened by all the attention and horny women, decides to return to his normal looks. Wendy is therefore able to reclaim Stan as her boyfriend. As she is about to kiss him, Stan vomits as usual. Wendy is relieved that things are back to normal.

At the end of the episode, as Kyle is questioning the unusual end of Ms. Ellen, Wendy speaks with the Iraqi men in fluent Arabic and pays them with a wad of American money. She also thanks Mrs. Kimball (one of the women from the group that chased Garrison) for helping her. Wendy, slightly deranged, admits she was behind the plot. Kyle, angered by this, was about to object on this, but she finishes with her eyes flashing, declaring "I told her, 'Don't fuck with Wendy Testaburger!'".

Kenny's death

When Ms. Ellen is arrested by the Iraqis, she snatches a scimitar from one of the men in an attempt to defend herself. She loses her grip on it, however, and it flies across the classroom, impaling Kenny between the eyes and pinning him to the wall (when it hits Kenny, it is shown to hit him vertically. In the next shot, the sword has hit him horizontally).

External links

* [http://www.southparkstudios.com/guide/111/ Tom's Rhinoplasty] on the South Park Studios Episode Guide