In true south park style, some of the popculture references of this season include. Bp agrees to plead guilty to crimes in gulf oil spill. You know youre on the right path when the makers of south park have their sights squarely on you. The justice department indicts three bp managers for their roles in the deepwater horizon disaster and its aftermath. A 2014 study of the effects of the oil spill on bluefin tuna, published in the journal science, found that oil already broken down by wave action and chemical dispersants was more toxic than fresh oil. Rise of captain hindsight is the eleventh episode of the fourteenth season of animated television series south park, and the 206th episode of the series overall. The president of bp issues an apology for the gulf spill. Nov 15, 2012 bp agrees to plead guilty to crimes in gulf oil spill. Hindsight, when dp formerly bp drill a hole in the gulf and accidentally reaches another dimension, they attempt to rectify the problem by.
Long before the deepwater horizon explosion in the gulf, bp was widely viewed as a company that valued dealmaking and savvy marketing over safety, a serial. Unified command deepwater horizon oil spill wikipedia. In some cases, particularly early episodes, he would magically reappear after being murdered, only to be killed off again before the credits rolled. The live footage first became available to the general public on may 12 when bp was pressured by politicians to release the footage. Trey parker, matt stone, mona marshall, april stewart. Both the spill and the cleanup efforts had effects on the environment the oil spill was called the worst environmental.
According to wikipedia, which is my source for all facts as a professional journalist, south park fans are actually dying to know the real identity of mysterionthe superhero who outshined cartmans coon in the coon, an episode from 2009. The superkids of south park take on the bp oil spill. An oil spill in the gulf leads to another coon alert. As public anger towards the bp company grows, their president released this statement. Tony hayward a soft acoustic guitar begins to play hello, im tony hayward, president and ceo of bp. Over the course of the series proper and by the end of the most recent season the 23rd overall counting the south park movie, fantasy moments and dream sequences, kenny has died 100 times. While the nation looks for a hero to get them through a national disaster, dissention develops within the ranks of coon and friends. The return of the fellowship of the ring to the two towers 2002. Hindsight, when dp formerly bp drill a hole in the gulf and accidentally reaches another dimension, they attempt to rectify the problem by drilling on. However, after learning that its been done by thesimpsons, they scrapped the idea.
South park lampoons nike, bp and lebron south park spoofed the lebron james ad this time with the help of a cartoon tony hayward. A new superhero named captain hindsight emerges to help with a new bp oil spill, and the coon tries to make sure that he joins his union of superheroes. Oct 28, 2010 the bp oil spill being the largest of them all. Scientists noted that the prevailing paths of the gulf of mexicos loop current and a detached eddy located to the west kept much of the oil, which covered a sizable part of the gulf some. In the episode, captain hindsight arrives at the scene of deepwater horizon oil spill, but instead of trying to resolve the crisis at hand, he explains to the crowd the precautions that shouldve been taken to.
Carlos mencias fouryearold son has some interesting insights on the bp oil spill. But another superhero keeps grabbing all the headlines. Also, with the oil spill being the major news story of aprilaugust, it sort of felt like south park was a couple months late on that. How the bp oil spill hurt gulf coast wildlife and livelihoods. On june 15, 2010, they announced plans to move its 350. Long before the deepwater horizon explosion in the gulf, bp was widely viewed as a company that valued dealmaking and savvy marketing over safety, a. Ill start this writeup by saying that i barely remember the coononly that it was a dark knight parody, and it was pretty good, but not. Captain hindsight first appeared in season 14, episode 11 of south park titled coon 2. The 2010 deepwater horizon oil spill in the gulf of mexico has been described as the worst environmental disaster in the united states, releasing about 4.
The episode also features selfreferences to the season nine episode free willzyx and season fourteen episode 201 by showing willzyx the killer whale and tom cruise dead on the surface of the moon. South park spoofs the lebron james what should i do nike. Captain hindsight becomes the coon s biggest challenge. Economic effects of the deepwater horizon oil spill. With trey parker, matt stone, mona marshall, april stewart. It was featured in the season fourteen episode, mysterion rises. Last nights south park was a continuation of last weeks episode that revolved around the bp oil spill and cartmans crew of kid superheroes, coon and friends. He is largely responsible for the oil spill and the subsequent leak of creatures from other dimensions, including cthulhu. Coon and friends, and tries to take on the bp oil spill, but captain hindsight beats him to the.
Whether that be the bp oil spill in the coast, our inability to be adults about transgender people and more notably donald trump and his campaign this past season. Mysterion risesmysterion, the popularvote leader of coon and friends, fights to save the gulf. Each episode has a problem amongst the four main children that is addressed and resolved almost always in the same episode. This article covers the effect of the deepwater horizon disaster and the resulting oil spill on global and national economies and the energy industry weeks after the event, and while it was still in progress, the 2010 deepwater horizon oil spill was being discussed as a disaster with far reaching consequences sufficient to impact global economies, marketplaces and policies. I was wondering if the lebron james spoof was thrown in to make the whole thing seem more fresh and uptodate.
Spillcam was a live feed of the leak site of the deepwater horizon oil spill. On 3 june, the number of viewable vantage points available was increased from. Our accidental drilling spill again in the gulf is a tragedy that should have. Vuvuzelas were used in protest of the deepwater horizon oil spill. Tron, the kardashian family, an offshore oil spill, the catcher in the rye, hoarders, tiger woods, medical marijuana, jersey shore, inception, facebook, sarah jessica parker, and depiction of the muslim prophet muhammad.
The unified command provides incident command systemunified command ics for coordinating response to the deepwater horizon oil spill the organization was initially headquartered at the shell robert training and conference center in robert, louisiana. Hindsightthe coon now heads a league of vigilante children dubbed coon and friends. The bp oil company caused a massive oil spill in gulf of mexico, which inadvertently let loose cthulhu. The original concept seems to have returned with coon and friends trying to fix another bp oil spill.
South park spoofs the lebron james what should i do. In response, he creates numerous apology videos which become more and more disturbingly erotic in nature. Jun 28, 2016 whether that be the bp oil spill in the coast, our inability to be adults about transgender people and more notably donald trump and his campaign this past season. The coon has expanded his justice league to include a team of crimefighters known as coon and friends. He is largely responsible for the oil spill and the subsequent leak of creatures from other dimensions, including cthulhu in response, he creates numerous apology videos which become more and more disturbingly erotic in nature.
The executives at dp come up with a brilliant plan. You and cthulhu is the song that plays while eric cartman, dressed as the coon, rides on cthulhu. Hindsight and subsequently appears in mysterion rises and coon vs. Last time, matt stone and trey parker managed to include a jab at brett favres sexting scandal, and this week they took on the lebron james what should i do. The coon and friends set out to help the victims of bps latest catastrophic drilling accident in the gulf. Cthulhu is a great old one gods of interdimensional origins, originally created by h. The deepwater horizon oil spill also referred to as the bp oil spill, oil leak, or oil disaster. A report from the university of south florida said that many locations. Nov 04, 2010 south park lampoons nike, bp and lebron south park spoofed the lebron james ad this time with the help of a cartoon tony hayward. The coons idea gets shot down, while the rest of the heroes devise a plan to help the gulf. The spill watch s2010 e2 frontline pbs official site. The monster is seen destroying an amusement park in new orleans, louisiana. The bp oil spill in the gulf continues to get worse every day.
Cartman becomes frustrated as his organization tends to be lastonthescene to major crises such as the bp oil spill disaster. In the wacky molestation adventure, cartman was originally going to block out the sun. South park lampoons nike, bp and lebron this just in. Oct 28, 2010 the superkids of south park take on the bp oil spill. This weeks south park features cthulhu and arkham horror. A new superhero named captain hindsight emerges to help with a new bp oil spill, and the coon tries to make sure that he joins. The footage led lawmakers to accuse bp of misleading the public about the spill flow rate.
Im sure that if south park was doing episodes when the story was still in the public eye, that. Im sure that if south park was doing episodes when the story was still in the public eye, that it wouldve been epic. God bless you captain hindsight video clip south park. Environmental impact of the deepwater horizon oil spill. Watch south park season 14 episode 14 creme fraiche. It is a sequel to the season episode the coon, and is the first part of a threepart story. I think in the past theyve reacted to breaking news more quickly. Their frustration made its way into creating the episode simpsons. A new superhero named captain hindsight emerges to help with a new bp oil spill, and.
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