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Tweek x Craig

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Season	s19
Episode	e06
Written By	Trey Parker
Production Code	1906
Original Air Date	2015-10-28

Episode Chronology

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Safe Space
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TBA

Story

Official Description

Love is in the air. The Asian girls in school are drawing dreamy pictures of Tweek and Craig. The news of a romantic relationship between Tweek and Craig hits South Park Elementary. Mr. Mackey tries to figure out who started the rumor. Meanwhile, Cartman, who struggles to understand his friends’ relationship, finds he has an admirer of his own.

Full Synopsis

What I Learned Today

"I guess, just because I don't understand it doesn't mean I shouldn't support it."
"You can't fight being gay. I used to think that being gay was a choice, but, you don't get to decide. Japan picks who they pick, and that's that. I don't understand this stuff. Heck, I didn't even know Don King got raped, but... I do know that if you try and resist it, you make yourself miserable your whole life. Everuone was so proud of you, Ah I was just being selfish. I wanna be proud of you too."

Memorable Quotes

"Do you think I'm cute, too? Because I think you're kinda cute." (Cupid Cartman)

Characters

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Tweek Tweak

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Craig Tucker

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Eric Cartman

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Cupid Cartman

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Stan Marsh

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Kyle Broflovski

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Butters Stotch

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Wendy Testaburger

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Jimmy Valmer

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David

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Thomas Tucker

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Laura Tucker

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Richard Tweak

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Mrs. Tweak

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Randy Marsh

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Sharon Marsh

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Liane Cartman

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PC Principal

Character Debuts

None of the Asian Girls are identified by name, but Wendy mentions the names Lisa Akimoto, Kelly Zhou, and Heather Nishimura, two of which are Japanese in origin. Three of the girls speak, one of which is Japanese, and two of which are Korean.

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Asian Girl no.1

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Asian Girl no.2

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Asian Girl no.3

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Asian Girl no.4

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Asian Girl no.5

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Asian Girl no.6

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Asian Girl no.7

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Asian Girl no.8

Randy calls up Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the People's Republic of China, to talk about Yaoi, and Jinping and his secretary appear... and seem to be in love.

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Xi Jinping

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Secretary

Cameos

These characters only have one or two lines, or none at all, but do appear in the episode, if briefly.

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Leslie

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Leslie's Friend

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Mr. McDaniels

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Mayor McDaniels

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Charlotte

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Nathan

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Bradley Biggle

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Gerald Broflovski

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Stephen Stotch

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Skeeter

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Darryl Weathers

Locations

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Cartman Residence

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Tucker Residence

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Tweak Residence

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South Park Elementary

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Skeeter's Bar and Cocktails

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Whole Foods Market

Behind The Scenes

Where Did The Idea Come From

Tweek x Craig, also known as Creek, is a popular "ship" (a romantic pairing of characters) in the South Park Yaoi/Slash community. Fans within this community often create fanfiction or fan art depicting their 'ship' in romantic contexts, usually as teenagers or young adults. These depictions are controversial among South Park fans.

The day before the episode was announced, South Park Studios asked fans to submit their Yaoi fan art for inclusion in the show, setting off speculation over the then-unannounced upcoming episode.

In the episode description released the Monday before air it was mentioned Mr. Mackey was supposed to hunt down whoever started the rumor. This scene/plot was not included in the final episode, and Mackey only appears brifly behind PC Principal in a cameo role, however. It may be released to the DVD but no evidence it was animated exists.

Pop Culture References

Two songs feature over montages during this episode -- Peter Gabriel's "The Book of Love" (2010) and A Great Big World's "Say Something" (2013).

Bonus Factoids

The Rape of Don King is a reference to the historical "Rape of Nanking" in 1937, when Japanese troops marched on the residents of Chinese Nanjing, then Nanking, and murdered and raped many innocent civilians.
- This incident was previously referenced in "City Sushi".

Pointless Observations

Just a few episodes earlier, Mayor McDaniels suggested that the town's "beloved Craig" was a homosexual.
- Way back in "South Park Is Gay", Craig identified as a 'catamite' while pretending to be metrosexual - and though he had no lines, Tweek was part of his circle of friends.
While previous episodes hinted that Mayor McDaniels was a lesbian, such as her reading a 'Gazongas' magazine in "Spontaneous Combustion", this episode reveals she has a deceased husband.
Wendy has become South Park Elementary's student body president again after resigning at the end of Dances With Smurfs.
While it's common to see Damien Thorn in assembly scenes these days, one can briefly catch a glimpse at Nathan present as well.
The Tweak family's address is revealed as "20288", but they don't seem to be on Avenues des los Mexicanos where the main boys live.
Butters and Charlotte are still together and can be seen Skyping during the song segments.
Bradley Biggle makes a cameo in the background when Stan and Kyle talk about Randy's knowledge of Yaoi.
This is actually the first time we ever see Skeeter managing his bar, Skeeter's Wine Bar, and the first time we've seen the interior since it was given a more progressive look in "You're Not Yelping" -- it's also the first time Skeeter's spoken in six years!

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 }}
 ==Story==
-===Description===
+===Official Description===
 Love is in the air. The Asian girls in school are drawing dreamy pictures of [[Tweek Tweak|Tweek]] and [[Craig Tucker|Craig]]. The news of a romantic relationship between Tweek and Craig hits [[South Park Elementary]]. [[Mr. Mackey]] tries to figure out who started the rumor. Meanwhile, [[Eric Cartman|Cartman]], who struggles to understand his friends’ relationship, finds he has [[Cupid Cartman|an admirer]] of his own.
+===Full Synopsis===
 ===What I Learned Today===
+*"I guess, just because I don't understand it doesn't mean I shouldn't support it."
+*"You can't fight being gay. I used to think that being gay was a choice, but, you don't get to decide. Japan picks who they pick, and that's that. I don't understand this stuff. Heck, I didn't even know Don King got raped, but... I do know that if you try and resist it, you make yourself miserable your whole life. Everuone was so proud of you, Ah I was just being selfish. I wanna be proud of you too."
 ===Memorable Quotes===
-* "Do you think I'm cute? Because I think you're kinda cute." ([[Cupid Cartman]])
+* "Do you think I'm cute, too? Because I think you're kinda cute." ([[Cupid Cartman]])
 ==Characters==
@@ Line 92: / Line 96: @@
 | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/education-pc-principal.png
 }}
+===Character Debuts===
+None of the Asian Girls are identified by name, but Wendy mentions the names Lisa Akimoto, Kelly Zhou, and Heather Nishimura, two of which are Japanese in origin. Three of the girls speak, one of which is Japanese, and two of which are Korean.
 {{Character list
 | Name = Asian Girl no.1
@@ Line 124: / Line 132: @@
 | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/kids/1906_4th-graders-asian-girl-hfe.png
 }}
+Randy calls up Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the People's Republic of China, to talk about Yaoi, and Jinping and his secretary appear... and seem to be in love.
 {{Character list
 | Name = Xi Jinping
@@ Line 132: / Line 145: @@
 | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/default/wiki_characters.jpg
 }}
+===Cameos===
+These characters only have one or two lines, or none at all, but do appear in the episode, if briefly.
 {{Character list
 | Name = Leslie
@@ Line 151: / Line 168: @@
 | Name = Charlotte
 | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/kids/canadians-charlotte.png
+}}
+{{Character list
+| Name = Nathan
+| Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/kids/nathan.png
+}}
+{{Character list
+| Name = Bradley Biggle
+| Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/kids/bradley-biggle.png
+}}
+{{Character list
+| Name = Gerald Broflovski
+| Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/gerald-broflovski.png
+}}
+{{Character list
+| Name = Stephen Stotch
+| Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/stephen-stotch.png
+}}
+{{Character list
+| Name = Skeeter
+| Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/skeeter.png
+}}
+{{Character list
+| Name = Darryl Weathers
+| Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/darryl-weathers.png
 }}
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 | Name = South Park Elementary
 | Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/school.jpg
+}}
+{{Location list
+| Name = Skeeter's Bar and Cocktails
+| Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/skeeters-bar.jpg
+}}
+{{Location list
+| Name = Whole Foods Market
+| Image = http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/default/wiki_location.jpg
 }}
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 The day before the episode was announced, South Park Studios [http://southpark.cc.com/blog/2015/10/25/south-park-wants-your-yaoi-fan-art asked fans] to submit their Yaoi fan art for inclusion in the show, setting off speculation over the then-unannounced upcoming episode.
+In the episode description released the Monday before air it was mentioned [[Mr. Mackey]] was supposed to hunt down whoever started the rumor. This scene/plot was not included in the final episode, and Mackey only appears brifly behind [[PC Principal]] in a cameo role, however. It may be released to the DVD but no evidence it was animated exists.
 ==Pop Culture References==
+*Two songs feature over montages during this episode -- Peter Gabriel's "The Book of Love" (2010) and A Great Big World's "Say Something" (2013).
 ==Bonus Factoids==
+*The Rape of [[Don King]] is a reference to the historical "Rape of Nanking" in 1937, when Japanese troops marched on the residents of Chinese Nanjing, then Nanking, and murdered and raped many innocent civilians.
+**This incident was previously referenced in "[[City Sushi]]".
 ===Pointless Observations===
 *Just a few episodes earlier, [[Mayor McDaniels]] suggested that the town's "beloved Craig" was a homosexual.
 **Way back in "[[South Park Is Gay]]", Craig identified as a 'catamite' while pretending to be metrosexual - and though he had no lines, Tweek was part of [[Craig and Those Guys|his circle of friends]].
+*While previous episodes hinted that [[Mayor McDaniels]] was a lesbian, such as her reading a 'Gazongas' magazine in "[[Spontaneous Combustion]]", this episode reveals she has a deceased husband.
-*In the episode description it tells [[Mr. Mackey]] was supposed to hunt down whoever started the rumor. This doesn't happen.
+*Wendy has become South Park Elementary's student body president again after resigning at the end of [[Dances With Smurfs]].
-**He does appear behind [[PC Principal]], however.
+*While it's common to see [[Damien Thorn]] in assembly scenes these days, one can briefly catch a glimpse at [[Nathan]] present as well.
+*The Tweak family's address is revealed as "20288", but they don't seem to be on [[Avenues des los Mexicanos]] where the main boys live.
-* Wendy has become South Park Elementary's student body president again after resigning at the end of [[Dances With Smurfs]].
+*Butters and Charlotte are still together and can be seen Skyping during the song segments.
+*[[Bradley Biggle]] makes a cameo in the background when Stan and Kyle talk about Randy's knowledge of Yaoi.
-* Butters and Charlotte are still together.
+*This is actually the first time we ever see [[Skeeter]] managing his bar, [[Skeeter's Bar and Cocktails|Skeeter's Wine Bar]], and the first time we've seen the interior since it was given a more progressive look in "[[You're Not Yelping]]" -- it's also the first time Skeeter's spoken in six years!
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