Sexual Harassment Panda 2083011 222106167 2008-06-27T16:13:53Z The Haunted Angel 1052195 Reverted to revision 219363086 by [[Special:Contributions/Lightbot|Lightbot]]. using [[WP:TWINKLE|TW]] {{Unreferenced|date=October 2007}} {{Infobox Television episode | Title = Sexual Harassment Panda | Series = South Park | Image = [[Image:306panda.gif|200px|]] | Caption = The Sexual Harassment Panda explains sexual harassment to the children in the classroom | Season = 3 | Episode = 37 | Airdate = [[July 7]], [[1999]] | Production = 306 | Writer = [[Matt Stone]]<br>[[Trey Parker]] | Director = [[Eric Stough]] | Guests = | Episode list = [[List of South Park episodes|List of ''South Park'' episodes]] | Season list = {{Infobox South Park season 3 episode list}} | Prev = | Next = }} "'''Sexual Harassment Panda'''" is the 37th episode of [[Comedy Central]]'s [[animated television series|animated series]] ''[[South Park]]''. It originally aired on [[July 7]], [[1999]]. ==Plot== [[Herbert Garrison|Mr. Garrison's]] class is visited by a friendly educational [[mascot]], Petey the Sexual Harassment [[Giant Panda|Panda]], who attempts to teach the kids about [[sexual harassment]] so as to prevent it in school. During the visit, [[Stan Marsh|Stan]] calls [[Eric Cartman|Cartman]] an "ass-sucker", and Cartman, inspired by the Panda's teaching, [[lawsuit|sues]] Stan for sexual harassment; [[Kyle Broflovski|Kyle's]] father, Gerald Broflofski,<ref>The Broflovskis' last name spelling changes throughout the series; in this particular episode, the "v" is replaced by a second "f", and is therefore used here.</ref> acts as his [[lawyer]], and Cartman wins half of Stan's possessions. Gerald then decides to encourage Cartman (and later others) not only to sue each other but also the teachers and the school, leading to chaos throughout the town as he gets rich. Kyle's dad quickly becomes the target of many people's wrath, while he continues to renovate their house into a [[mansion]] with his newly-gained assets. Soon afterwards the whole town is suing each other, and Gerald is taking advantage of this by being a lawyer for them all, getting more and more money from every case. And because everyone is scared of being sued, no-one can stand up to Gerald. Because the school board needs to cut costs, Sexual Harassment Panda is fired. He cannot get a new job as a panda [[mascot]], and refuses to change his costume due to an apparently genuine belief that he ''is'' a panda. Thus, he goes to the Island of Misfit Mascots Commune, for mascots whose messages are dumb or simply make no sense. Many mascots here also seem to believe they ''are'' the animals they're portraying. The boys, however, seeing the negative results of the lawsuits on their school, track him down and convince him to return to town with a new message. Meanwhile, Gerald is litigating the biggest sexual harassment lawsuit ever, ''Everyone v. Everyone,'' where he represents ''everyone'' who hires him to take on everyone else. The Panda arrives back in South Park under a new name, Petey the Don't Sue People Panda, and delivers a sermon on how people should not sue each other constantly because it does nothing but damage the school system, taking away money from classrooms, schools and themselves, the taxpayers. The people, realizing the sagacity of this statement, angrily cry that they should sue Gerald, who quickly agrees to file no more lawsuits about sexual harassment in schools or anywhere else. In the end, all the sexual harassment suits are dropped, Stan gets his possessions back, but the one who suffers the most is Gerald, who is disappointed to see his mansion revert to a regular two-story house. ==Sexual Harassment Panda's song== Who lives in the east 'neath the willow tree<br /> Sexual Harassment Panda!<br /> Who explains sexual harassment to you and me<br /> Sexual Harassment Panda!<br /> Don't say that don't touch there<br /> Don't be nasty says the silly bear<br /> He's come to tell you what's right and wrong<br /> Sexual Harassment Panda! ==Cultural references== {{Trivia|date=April 2008}} * This episode satirizes the widely publicized lawsuits over sexual harassment in schools that occurred in the late 1990s. * The Island of Misfit Mascots Commune is a parody of ''The Island of Misfit Toys'' from ''[[Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (television special)|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]]''. * Parker and Stone indicated in the DVD commentary that the Panda is actually [[Santa Claus]] as they have the same voice. {{wikiquote|South_Park#Sexual_Harassment_Panda_.5B3.7.5D|Sexual Harassment Panda}} {{Episode navigation|parent=[[List of South Park episodes|''South Park'' episodes]]|prev=[[Jakovasaurs]]|next=[[Cat Orgy]] }} ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:South Park episodes: Season 3]] [[Category:Fictional pandas]] [[Category:1999 television episodes]] [[Category:Sexual harassment in the United States]] [[fr:Le Panda du harcèlement sexuel]] [[hu:Szexuális Zaklatás Panda]] [[ru:Панда-сексуальное домогательство]]