Red Sleigh Down
| "Red Sleigh Down" | |
|---|---|
| South Park episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 17 |
| Directed by | Trey Parker |
| Written by | Trey Parker |
| Production code | 617 |
| Original air date | December 11, 2002 |
"Red Sleigh Down" is episode 96 of the Comedy Central series South Park. It originally aired on December 11, 2002. To save himself from the naughty list, Cartman concocts a plan to bring Christmas to Iraq. Things go awry and when Santa is shot down in Iraq, Jesus comes to his aide.
The episode is notable for the return of Kenny from his death in season five. The title and episode parody the films Black Hawk Down and Three Kings.
Cartman has Kyle's cousin perform a tally of his naughty and nice deeds. He informs Cartman that he has been too naughty to earn his coveted Christmas gift, a Haibo robot dog. In order to reverse his past misdeeds, he sets out to spread Christmas cheer to the people of Iraq. Meanwhile, at a tree lighting ceremony, Jimmy is given the honor of lighting, but first decides to sing "The Twelve Days of Christmas". Due to his stutter, it takes most of the episode for him to reach the end of the twelve verses.
With the use of Mr. Hankey's Poo-Choo train, Cartman and the other boys travel to the North Pole to convince Santa Claus to bring Christmas to Iraq. With the assistance of the Underpants Gnomes, Santa prepares his sleigh and travels to Iraq, only to be promptly shot down by, brought in, and tortured. The boys realize that Cartman's little ploy may have ended Christmas for everyone and set out to make things right.
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