to tell the boys to get back to their lives and explain cremation to them, Cartman realizes that this is because he drank Kenny's ashes. After getting intentionally hit on the head a few more times, Cartman witnesses Kenny locking up the ticket in a box he kept in his room. The boys retrieve the stub, collect their confectionery, and lose all interest in the ladder. The whole misunderstanding is explained, and various platitudes exchanged that they all want to believe that they can go to heaven when they die, but the meaning is to enjoy life on Earth, which Alan Jackson tries and fails to turn into an umpteenth song. As they all leave, Cartman says that he is happy just to have Kenny's memories, but Cartman then insults himself in Kenny's words, implying that Kenny's soul really is trapped in Cartman's body. In a final scene, it is revealed that Saddam Hussein is in fact building a WMD factory, disguised as a chocolate chip factory, and is lying to God about it. Production Singer Alan Jackson is parodied for his country hit "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" about 9/11, with Matt Stone saying in the episode's audio commentary that he felt Jackson was "cashing in on the sentimentality of [remembering the 9/11 attacks]". Home media "A Ladder to Heaven", along with the sixteen other episodes from South Park'''s sixth season, were released on a three-disc DVD set in the United States on October 11, 2005. The sets included brief audio commentaries by Trey Parker and Stone for each episode. IGN'' gave the season a rating of 9/10. References External links "A Ladder to Heaven" Full episode at South Park Studios Aftermath of the September 11 attacks Cultural depictions of George W. Bush Cultural depictions of Saddam Hussein Television episodes set in heaven South Park (season 6) episodes Television episodes about spirit possession White House in fiction