The movie is uncensored and includes previously unreleased footage. Enraged by this, Butters tries to use his powers to get out of being grounded, but is told by his parents that his powers only work in Imaginationland, and not in the real world. The Pentagon decides to send into Imaginationland a group of soldiers, including an incredulous Kurt Russell, because as it is explained to him, his appearance in the film Stargate gives him more experience than anyone else there. List of all South Park episodes "Imaginationland, Episode II" is the eleventh episode of Season Eleven, and the 164th overall episode of South Park. The battle for imaginationland parodies the battle at Helms Deep from The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and the imaginationland castle is based after Rivendell, additionally Gandalf appears as one of the imaginary characters. This was uncharacteristic for South Park, as most episodes are produced in one week or less. [3] Stone felt it fun to create a three-parter, as many television dramas at that time—24, Lost—were based on serialization. As the evil characters enjoy the spoils of their conquest and argue about their next move, Butters, the Lollipop King and Snarf from ThunderCats flee through the forest, while observing, from a safe distance, the evil characters torturing and mutilating Strawberry Shortcake. Sophistication from The Killing of a Chinese Bookie. All Rights Reserved. ", http://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/south-park/257956/south-park-the-25-greatest-and-geekiest-episodes, http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/movie-reviews/2008/03/13/TV-on-DVD-Stargate-The-Ark-of-Truth-and-South-Park-Imaginationland/stories/200803130457, http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/02/26/south-park-imaginationland-uncensored-directors-cut-dvd-review, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program, Allosaurus: A Walking With Dinosaurs Special, The Return of the Revenge of Dr. Blowhole, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Imaginationland_Episode_I&oldid=985752242#Film, Short description is different from Wikidata, Television episode articles with short description for single episodes, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 27 October 2020, at 19:19. A variety of evil creatures, including monsters, horror movie murderers, and comic book supervillains burst through the destroyed wall and kill the terrorists who freed them before turning their attention on the good creatures. Al Gore when he shows a video of 'man-bear-pig' attacking the army base the dialog echoes directly the Operatives opening lines from Serenity. Kyle finds that he has a telepathic link to Stan in Imaginationland, who alerts him to the events transpiring in that realm, where the good characters, outnumbered and largely untrained for combat, charge the evil army. South Park and all related titles, logos and characters are trademarks of Comedy Partners. [5], IGN gave the episode a rating of 9.1/10 and praised it for being "smart, inventive and provides a number of moments that'll stick with you long after it's over". [6] 411Mania also gave the show a positive review, calling it "a great episode", praising it as an improvement over what the site perceived to be two weak episodes, and awarding it 7/10. At the hospital, Kyle awakens from his coma to find a Cartman at his bedside, pleased that Kyle is now free to make good on their bet. Butters survives the explosion and restores the realm with his imagination, back to how it was before the initial terrorist attack.