South Park Episode Spoof Of Star Trek:
South Park Episode: "Roger Ebert Should Lay Off the Fatty Foods"
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Star Trek Episode: Dagger Of The Mind |
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| Mr Garrison takes the kids on a field trip to the Tantalus V. Observatory (planetarium). |
This image is just to show the Star Trek 'Tantalus' link. These drugs were to be sent to the sanitarium on planet Tantalus V. |
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| Dr. Adams is the director of the Tantalus Observatory, which is going out of business. Above the door to the planetarium is written "Me transmitte sursum, Caledoni!", which is Latin for "Send me up, Scotsman!" (ie Beam me up, Scotty!). |
Notice the uniform is identical to the Star Trek uniform, right down to the emblem. Also, the hair, ears and markings on Dr. Adams face are perfectly replicated!!! |
Colony director, Dr. Tristan Adams |
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| The star machine creates the images (eg stars) on the ceiling of the planetarium, but doubles as a brainwashing device to hypnotize all the children to tell them all that they love the planetarium and they want to volunteer working there. The star machine controller shows the dulling effects of having undergone brainwashing from the machine. |
The neural neutralizer controller, looking brainwashed. |
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| The control panel of the star machine. |
The control panel of the neural neutralizer. |
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| A kid named Van Gelder escapes the Tantalus Observatory after enduring brainwashing from the star machine. |
Dr. Simon van Gelder escapes the Tantalus Penal Colony after enduring brainwashing from the neural neutralizer. |
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| Pleading that the sedation injection is not necessary, as he promises to calm down. |
Pleading that the sedation injection is not necessary, as he promises to calm down. |
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| Dr. Adams operating the brainwashing device. |
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| Undergoing brainwashing... |
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| Not really a comparison between the South Park and Star Trek episodes, but I just had to show Kenny's demise! Kenny dies because Stan and Kyle were playing with the star machine's buttons and dials while trying to figure out what makes them like the planetarium so much. |
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| School counselor Mr Mackey uses an ancient school counselor technique called a "mind meld" on Van Gelder to learn about the brainwashing device. |
Spock doing a "mind meld" on Dr. Simon van Gelder. |
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| Cartman, angry at the boys for missing his tv commercial debut, kicks the star projector, sending the full blast of the mind control machine into Dr. Adams' brain. With no one around to say anything (ie provide brainwashing instructions), Dr. Adams becomes a mindless shell of a man collapsed against the back wall |
Colony director, Dr. Tristan Adams dies as a result of exposure to the neural neutralizer. |
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| Planetarium workers have the same uniform designs as the Star Trek sanitarium staff on planet Tantalus V. |
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