Talk:Osama bin Laden Has Farty Pants

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Uncited references; Cite please. Alastairward (talk) 11:37, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
 * The song performed by Fleetwood Mac and the goat at the end of the episode is a parody of the 1981 Stevie Nicks song “Edge of Seventeen.”
 * Cartman parodies the Bugs Bunny cartoons with signs depicting two pictures &mdash; which, when saying the two words together, forms a humorous word or phrase describing the antagonist (Elmer Fudd-like Bin Laden). His signs describe Bin Laden as “screwball”, “jackass”, “shithead”, “cocksucker”, and “Barbra Streisand.” The first one of these (screwball) is the only one of true Looney Tunes vintage.
 * The scenes with Cartman and Osama also spoof the various Warner Bros., MGM and Disney cartoons during World War II, wherein the characters interact with animated versions of Nazis as to mock them. Osama’s last line (“Terrorists is the CRAZIEST peoplez!”) is directly from a Warner Bros. short called “Russian Rhapsody” where Hitler says “Nazis is the CRAZIEST peoplez.”
 * Cartman refers to the Afghan kids as Jawas, a fictional race from Star Wars. He elaborates with "You know, sand people", and while Sand People are also a race from the Star Wars universe, the two are not the same.

I'm confused, Alastairward. What more citation other than "watch the episode" do you need? Perhaps "Watch Looney Tunes" and "Watch Star Wars" and "Listen to Fleetwood Mac"? These are not obscure opinions that are open to interpretations. They are clear references directly from the show. I don't understand how a citation is needed.71.192.116.155 (talk) 02:00, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

Something to investigate: I'm 90% sure that the Afghan kids are all speaking (real) Farsi in the episode, but I don't have solid proof. If someone is fluent and can verify, I'd say it's noteworthy to include in the article as an important distinction the show makes between the Afghan people and Osama bin Laden (who is speaking gibberish in the show, obviously). --71.33.195.152 (talk) 08:49, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

They changed the episode
To anyone that saw the first few airings will know that this episode had a satirical music track playing while Osama was talking to the camera and also during the scene where the militant shoots the vulture out of the tree. I have this episode on recording and also on my computer but I even just now saw this episode on the television and as many times before the track is removed. Very odd and nothing mentioned here. My assumption is either they thought using the middle Eastern music was too offensive or the rights were pulled from the animators. The episode used to be a lot funnier..... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.37.40.139 (talk) 04:50, 3 October 2009 (UTC)


 * At least you have wrote this here. Everyone who read this Page will find out. Thanks. --62.143.141.225 (talk) 20:07, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

Doug Walker
I noticed Doug Walker's review of the episode was removed several years ago with the only reason given: "Doug Walker is a comedian, not a critic." While he does do a comedic review series (The Nostalgia Critic), he is also a legitimate film and television critic. Also, just because he is a comedian, does that make his opinions and reviews any less valid? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 13.13.16.1 (talk) 14:02, 14 July 2017 (UTC)


 * He's mentioned in numerous inteviews and cons that he uses his character as an outlet for his comedy, same way James Rolfe uses his character as an outlet for his filmmaking. He's never studied film criticism. His opinion is as valid as anyone else's but by his own admission, he was never meamt to be a legitimate film critic. — Preceding unsigned comment added by HenryBarnill (talk) 22:47, 11 September 2020‎ (UTC)