who shoot him before Timmy arrives just in time to jump in the way of the bullet. Timmy survives, but a guilty Jimbo asks if there is any way he can make it up to Timmy. Timmy, Gobbles, Jimbo, Ned and the rest of their hunter friends, go to the Thanksgiving Extravaganza and shoot Alinicia, killing her to Lamond's horror. While Timmy cheers, Cartman and Kyle arrive, with Cartman announcing that they are ready for Alinicia but then sees the bloody body of her. Cartman curses at the hunters for ruining the finale but Kyle directs everyone's attention to Gobbles. Gobbles goes onstage and jumps through the ring of fire during the grand finale, and the audience, following a stoned Principal Victoria's lead, gives a standing ovation. In the end, the kindergartners' play is finally shown to be just a song to the tune of "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" about the first Thanksgiving, ending with them setting off a small confetti cannon (Butters viewed this as special effects) which scares one kindergartner into fleeing the stage, and bringing a prop horse on stage. The performance is less than a minute long. The fourth graders become disappointed that by listening to Butters, they had "worked their asses off for that" ("that" being the kindergarteners' play), and promptly get mad at Butters, because it turns out that, in reality, Butters just liked the play and declared it amazing. Cultural references In the DVD commentary Parker and Stone express how they desired an emotional Timmy story, similar to A Charlie Brown Christmas, although Gobbles was originally a puppy. The scenes of Butters running down the hall is an homage to The Right Stuff. The fake beards and the difficulty in talking in them is based on Parker and Stone's experience making Cannibal! The Musical. Jeffrey Maynard is a parody of Colm Wilkinson, who originated the role of Jean Valjean in the Broadway musical Les Misérables. Reception The episode was selected for inclusion on the DVD release South Park: Timmy!, along with "Timmy 2000," "4th Grade" and "The Tooth Fairy Tats 2000." Walt Belcher of The Tampa Tribune highlighted the episode as part of "holiday TV shows that'll leave you shouting out with glee." References Further reading External links "Helen Keller! The Musical" Full episode at South Park Studios South Park (season 4) episodes Thanksgiving television episodes Cultural depictions of Helen Keller Television