Editing Al Gore (section)

==Behind the Scenes==
The more familiar incarnation of Al Gore made his ''South Park'' debut in the Season 10 episode, "[[Manbearpig]]", where he was voiced by series co-creator Trey Parker.

The version of Gore that became a recurring character was [http://southpark.cc.com/blog/2014/07/01/fan-question-whats-the-story-behind-al-gore-and-manbearpig inspired] by the then-recent release of ''An Inconvenient Truth'', a documentary during which Gore discussed the "serious" effects of global warming and climate change. The film was seen by some as a vanity project and an effort for Gore to regain the national spotlight to mount another presidential campaign, and these were key influences in the version of Gore in the episode.

His catchphrase, "I'm super cereal", actually came from an appearance on ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'' during the 2000 presidential campaign, where Gore was asked about his favorite cereal, and responded "Oprah", as her show is serialized. (His favorite cereal in the same interview turns out to be Wheaties.)

In "[[Time To Get Cereal]]" and "[[Nobody Got Cereal?]]", he is depicted with a thick, woolly beard that is based on the one Luke Skywalker had in ''Star Wars: The Last Jedi''.

===Earlier References===
What a lot of fans don't know is that Gore appeared on ''South Park'' many years before that! When "[[The Red Badge of Gayness]]" aired during [[Season Three|the third season]], the likenesses of then-[[Bill Clinton|President Clinton]] and then-Vice President Gore were used. The voice of the Vice President is provided by Matt Stone, who suggests giving up on the southern states and expresses pleasure he does not have Clinton's job. Both jokes carry irony, as Gore preceded his turn as Vice President by serving as Senator from Tennessee from 1985 until 1993, and ultimately sought to succeed Clinton as President.

Not long later, Matt and Trey had planned to lampoon Gore in a political sitcom called ''Everybody Loves Al'', intended as a parody starring Gore, but when he lost the election, it instead became ''That's My Bush!'' starring comedian Timothy Bottoms as President [[George W. Bush]].

He is also alluded to in the season 4 episode "[[Trapper Keeper]]", which parodies the election with [[Filmore Anderson]] in Gore's place. Anderson is depicted as a petty know-it-all bully who relies on Hollywood celebrities to stand up for him.

===Gore's Response===
The real Gore finally shared his feelings on his ''South Park'' appearance in a November 2018 appearance on Comedy Central's ''The Daily Show With Trevor Noah'', in response to a viewer question.
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"So 12 years ago, they did that episode that had me hysterically warning about a nonexistent problem, this ManBearPig. And for years, I get this question,” Gore said. “So now, all of a sudden, a few weeks ago out of the blue they come out with these new episodes and the kids on South Park realize ManBearPig is real!

Honestly, I was so impressed. I don’t know these guys, Matt and Trey. And I kind of thought they were nihilists of sorts. But funny nihilists. And when they come out with this new thing, and they had the kids come out and seek me out to help them. But my character forces them to apologize.

And they all say ‘Oh, we’re so sorry, Al Gore.’ ManBearPig is real! I thought it was a hell of a statement by South Park and I appreciated it a lot."
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