"Erection Day" is the seventh episode in the ninth season of the American animated television series ''

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''. The 132nd episode overall, it first aired on

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in the United States on April 20, 2005. In the episode, South Park Elementary's

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is coming up and everyone expects

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to win. Jimmy is elated to perform his

stand-up comedy Stand-up comedy is a performance directed to a live audience, where the performer stands on a stage (theatre), stage and delivers humour, humorous and satire, satirical monologues sometimes incorporating physical comedy, physical acts. These ...

routines, but begins to suffer from unwanted

erections An erection (clinically: penile erection or penile tumescence) is a Physiology, physiological phenomenon in which the penis becomes firm, engorged, and enlarged. Penile erection is the result of a complex interaction of psychological, neural, ...

and tries to resolve the problem.

Plot

faces a dilemma because he begins to experience random

erection An erection (clinically: penile erection or penile tumescence) is a Physiology, physiological phenomenon in which the penis becomes firm, engorged, and enlarged. Penile erection is the result of a complex interaction of psychological, neural, ...

s. This makes him afraid to perform his stand-up comedy routine at the South Park Elementary Talent Show for fear that he would be embarrassed in front of the entire school. He consults Butters, the only kid in town whom he expects not to make fun of him. Butters explains to him about

sexual intercourse Sexual intercourse (also coitus or copulation) is a sexual activity typically involving the insertion of the Erection, erect male Human penis, penis inside the female vagina and followed by Pelvic thrust, thrusting motions for sexual pleasure ...

; Jimmy concludes that if he does not want to get an erection during his performance, he should have intercourse before he goes up. He attempts to arrange a date with a girl from school, with

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's help. When this ultimately fails, he goes to

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, the

red-light district A red-light district or pleasure district is a part of an urban area where a concentration of prostitution and sex industry, sex-oriented businesses, such as sex shops, strip clubs, and adult theaters, are found. In most cases, red-light district ...

of town based on a suggestion from

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, looking for sex. While the talent show begins at the school, Jimmy picks up an obese, STD-ridden

prostitute Prostitution is a type of sex work that involves engaging in sexual activity in exchange for payment. The definition of "sexual activity" varies, and is often defined as an activity requiring physical contact (e.g., sexual intercourse, non-pe ...

known as Nut-Gobbler. The naïve Jimmy attempts to woo her but her

pimp Procuring, pimping, or pandering is the facilitation or provision of a prostitute or other sex worker in the arrangement of a sex act with a customer. A procurer, colloquially called a pimp (if male) or a madam (if female, though the term "pimp" ...

comes in and, thinking she is betraying him, grabs her and goes off to kill her. Jimmy summons a taxi, and a car chase ensues. In the end, Jimmy manages to distract the pimp with his comedy routine, while Nut-Gobbler subdues him with a club to the back of the head. Jimmy, presumably after having sex with the hooker, arrives at the talent show and hurries onstage at the last minute. He begins his routine, but then suddenly gets another erection.

Cultural references

*The scene where Jimmy is carrying Nut-Gobbler is a parody of the closing scene from the 1982 film ''

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''. *Cartman's act in the talent show is a reference to the 1983 film ''

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''. *The restaurant that Jimmy and his dates go to, Buga de Faggoncini, is named after the restaurant chain

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, although, according to Parker and Stone, the actual restaurant in concept is based on

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Trey Parker Randolph Severn "Trey" Parker III (born October 19, 1969) is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, director, and musician. He is best known for co-creating ''South Park'' (1997) and '' The Book of Mormon'' (2011) with his creative part ...

and

Matt Stone Matthew Richard Stone (born May 26, 1971) is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, and musician. He is best known for co-creating ''South Park'' (since 1997) and ''The Book of Mormon (musical), The Book of Mormon'' (2011) with his cre ...

on the DVD commentary for this episode.

References

External links

"Erection Day"
Full episode at South Park Studios * {{South Park episodes, 9 American television shows about prostitution Scarface (1983 film) South Park season 9 episodes