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14 Episodes 2008 - 2008
The twelfth season of Trey Parker and Matt Stone's cartoon "South Park" marks the first time Saturday Night Live cast member Bill Hader is given credit for contributing to the long-running program. Highlights include "Major Boobage," a demented nod to the movie Heavy Metal that features Cartman rounding up all the cats in town; the boys reaction to seeing "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" in "The China Problem;" the "High School Musical" spoof "Elementary School Musical," and the takedown of all things Twilight in "The Ungroundable."
Episode 1
Wed, Mar 12, 2008 30 mins
In the 12th-season premiere, Cartman faces an uncertain future after a routine tonsillectomy reveals a more serious condition.
Episode 2
Wed, Mar 19, 2008 30 mins
The boys meet Britney Spears while she's on a search for seclusion in the Colorado mountains, and Stan and Kyle eventually take on the responsibility of getting her to the North Pole.
Episode 3
Wed, Mar 26, 2008 30 mins
Suspicions by friends and family of Kenny's drug use play out in an homage to the 1981 animated fantasy "Heavy Metal".
Episode 4
Wed, Apr 2, 2008 30 mins
When Canada goes on strike, the boys find themselves in the thick of negotiations for a settlement, and the void in US jobs is filled by replacements from Denmark. Meanwhile, Terrance and Phillip are on the fence about joining the strike, but are shocked by its fiscal consequences.
Episode 5
Wed, Apr 9, 2008 30 mins
Cartman takes over Ms Garrison's class when the teacher's personal crisis causes her to be removed from the classroom.
Episode 6
Wed, Apr 16, 2008 30 mins
When a lack of Internet access in South Park sparks panic in the community, Randy takes his family to California in search of a signal.
Episode 7
Wed, Apr 23, 2008 30 mins
A class trip to a living museum that recreates 1800s Colorado leads to a hostage situation for some of the boys.
Episode 8
Wed, Oct 8, 2008 30 mins
With Butters' help, Cartman takes on the Chinese while the rest of the US is preoccupied by a recent tragedy.
Episode 9
Wed, Oct 15, 2008 30 mins
Wendy courts trouble when she vows to beat up Cartman after school.
Episode 10
Wed, Oct 22, 2008 30 mins
Part 1 of 2. Cartman enlists the help of rival Craig when the boys spot an easy opportunity for financial gain from a global crisis.
Episode 11
Wed, Oct 29, 2008 30 mins
Conclusion. The boys discover the reason for the global attacks by oversize guinea pigs, but first they have to find their way out of the Andes.
Episode 12
Wed, Nov 5, 2008 30 mins
South Park residents join the rest of the country in celebrating the election of a US president, who moves a new administration into the White House ahead of schedule.
Episode 13
Wed, Nov 12, 2008 30 mins
The boys are startled to learn that their popularity at school is waning when they fail to submit to the latest fad, which actually makes Butters cooler than they are.
Episode 14
Wed, Nov 19, 2008 30 mins
In the 12th-season finale, vampire sightings at school anger the Goth kids, who are upset when they become indistinguishable from the bloodsucking interlopers in the eyes of their peers.