Grey Dawn
| "Grey Dawn" | |
|---|---|
| South Park episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 7 Episode 10 |
| Directed by | Trey Parker |
| Written by | Trey Parker |
| Production code | 710 |
| Original air date | November 5, 2003 |
"Grey Dawn" is the tenth episode in the seventh season and the 106th overall episode of the animated television series South Park. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on November 5, 2003. In the episode, senior citizens are running over people in the city of South Park, causing them to lose their driver's licenses. Soon, the AARP comes to help them, using weapons. In the end, Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny stop the senior citizens by cutting off their food supply.
The second half of the episode and the name of the episode parody Red Dawn, a 1984 movie that depicted a group of small town Colorado kids as they resist the Cuban, Nicaraguan, and Soviet invasion of the United States.
At the South Park Farmer's Market, Priest Maxi holds a memorial service for nine people who died the previous day when they were run over by senior citizens. The proceedings are marred by another unfortunate senior related driving incident. Stan asks his father Randy why old people are still allowed to drive. Grandpa Marvin Marsh overhears his son's opinion and lets his own feelings on the matter be known; he still wants to be able to drive. The news covers the recent rash of senior related driving tragedies, mentioning the DMV was planning to suspend driver's licences from senior citizens over 70. Grandpa Marsh and the other seniors have a meeting at the community center to decide what to do. However, they forget what they were there for in the first place. When Randy finds out about the meeting he realizes that when the meeting is over, all the seniors will be driving on the road at the same time. Horrified by the thought, Randy goes into town and shouts out a cry of alarm, causing mass panic. He asks Gerald where the boys are, who tells him that the boys are playing street hockey. Randy manages to save the boys and they flee from the many cars recklessly wandering the streets, eventually hiding in an abandoned house. Moments later, the house gets overrun by seniors making wrong turns and going the wrong way (even on the second floor).
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