That time Cartman Shamelessly EXPLOITED a Religion...

Finally making a video on my favorite South Park Episode...
Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
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[@armchairanalysisX]

I uploaded this video yesterday, but it was hit with copyright... (Which is kind of funny in the context of this episode lol) Despite falling under fair use, the automated systems are pretty aggressive whenever there is music in these episodes.. Happy Holidays btw, more videos soon.

[@zainchherawala4574]

Sorry to hear that. Glad to see it back up. Merry Christmas and happy new year Armchair Analysis.❤

[@paulderby2117]

Thank You for an enjoyable vid Good Luck to You and your Channel

[@vlkafenryka]

Was just about to say, "getting maybe deja vu vibes from this vid"

[@tlomofficial]

@@armchairanalysisX keep it up your vids are awesome

[@creatormanualdarytendotmve4748]

Jesus wants to come inside of me.

[@wyattrox11]

AI wanted to troll this man so hard that it struck his video. I’m betting it was really because he besmirched Ceric Artman

[@Derekjordanger]

Is ceric ai? I watch him the most lmao

[@ed752]

​@@Derekjordangereither ai or just your regular content farm, either way not too fond of it

[@pigmasters3263]

@@DerekjordangerThey use AI for a lot of things, and they’re just a generally low effort content farm.

[@AlexsGoogleAccount]

@@Derekjordanger Blooms did an in-depth analysis, but Ceric's voice is AI, Chat GPT is involved in the scripts and visuals, and freelancers from other countries making next to nothing do the editing and composition. They're a content farm that makes heavy use of AI and steals content from existing KZbinrs.

[@lizwicksonatastudios]

@@AlexsGoogleAccount Blooms confirmed that Ceric was voiced by a real person.

[@eltonjohnsbacne]

Never been so relieved to know a channel isn't ai

[@just_your_localguard9612]

How do you know it's not tho

[@CrypticDoru]

​@@just_your_localguard9612you can't really be sure but I personally don't think it is because the upload schedule makes sense because of the difference between each video and the AI channels would normally upload very often

[@amatsu9951]

That is so good to hear. I feared he is another ai channel

[@evereq8970]

some things are better not to

[@arhoosier1058]

@@CrypticDoruwell what if the ai channels are catching on and making their schedules different to not seem like ai

[@a_naotenhonome780]

"i know enough to exploit" is one of Cartman most iconic lines

[@JangianTV]

"Tolkien, how many times do we have to go through this? You're black. You can play bass." 🤣😂

[@TheStormMage]

*Token

[@drysoups]

​@@TheStormMageTolkien* it's revealed his name is Tolkien because his dad is a huge lord of the rings fan. People have been calling him token incorrectly for years.

[@Charlie.G506]

​@@drysoups that was actually corrected later on earlier eps for the sake of the joke

[@TheCozyBearGamer]

@@drysoups Everyone except Stan and Randy knew. That's what makes the joke so good. Cartman spelled it Token on that shirt because he's stupid.

[@OrroHelhammer]

His name is token

[@wesleyprince3465]

The woman in the crowd just screaming when Cartman says "f**k jesus" makes me laugh every time😂

[@ZonamaPrime]

Gold Frankincense and Myrrh albums! I love how everything Cartman wanted failed at this point when he knew he'd never win his stupid $10 bet, despite leading a band to a million records sold.

[@decidubirdman1674]

As a lifelong and still practicing Christian, I absolutely love this episode

[@ReinSouls]

I would love if they revisited the idea, but instead of a band they start competitive radio stations. With Cartman doing a Christian station and at some point in the episode he says "We are a Christian station we only play the same 10 songs from 20 years ago and nothing harder than Chris Tomlin."

[@JediJared-bs1wt]

@@ReinSoulsthey should hire you

[@Ninewave1]

One of my favorite episodes as well. Cartman going off when he didn't make a platinum album due to the Christian music album charts had me dying.

[@saparapatepete]

I lost it at the Myhrr album XD

[@corey2232]

Season 7 & 8 had a ton of great episodes. "Cancelled" is super underrated, and S8 added "Good Times with Weapons" & "Woodland Critters Christmas!"

[@rogueprince1341]

" I know enough to exploit it." I love that quote from Cartman.

[@sheeringobject]

It doesnt mean that others are using it to exploit

[@rogueprince1341]

@sheeringobject Yeah, I'm sure all those mega church pastors flying around in private jets living in million dollar mansions are in it for the love of God.

[@CaptainCat101]

You loved this episode so much, you uploaded your analysis twice

[@anthony.spencer]

it’s a debatable top 5 episode

[@truffleee]

thanks for giving blooms a shoutout. Good too see big creators helping smaller ones

[@Silvisss266]

17:57 Kyle caught a stray there for no reason 😭

[@rodolfoc.8027]

Cartman coded

[@tfive24]

When Timmy and Jimmy joined the crips, i almost died laughing. I had totally forgotten how funny the show is.

[@richardrude9087]

I was in the middle of watching this video yesterday when it got removed by KZbin. Pissed me off. Thanks for re-uploading it👍

[@Bri-dog234]

Maybe because it’s effortless AI mass produced garbage?

[@lenalenasabri]

@@Bri-dog234you’re thinking of ceric artman

[@richardrude9087]

@@lenalenasabri I was gonna say the same thing. You can tell this is a real person speaking. The AI ones always give it away by mispronouncing certain names or words

[@martynnew2726]

Did it piss you off more than the time Cartman said Spokesman instead of Spokesperson? When women are as capable of selling sandwiches as anyone?

[@daltonred7774]

@@Bri-dog234 You might be brain damaged. I mean even blooms said this channel is legit in his video, you should stop going around calling every channel ai, just because one channel got exposed. (The channel that stole this guys avatar btw)

[@VoiceOfTheEmperor]

I loved this episode a ton. I play the album Cartman plays whenever my ma plays Christian music.

[@mikhailibe3621]

You sir are evil

[@paullavoie5542]

Let's not forget that the studios that produce the music rob their talent blind and only give them a percentage of what they deserve.

[@TheCozyBearGamer]

For legal reasons, the following story is hypothetical, satire, in Minecraft. I (A character I'm inventing for this 100% fictional story) had a wife who passed away in 2017. She had MS. I pirated movies constantly as a form of protest. Before anyone mentions theaters having wheelchair access, she was completely bedridden. She was a huge nerd (we literally met on a Silent Hill fan forum) and whenever she'd be excited for a movie, she'd join facebook groups hyping it. Sharing trailers and whatnot. Sharing those daily countdown posts they'd often do. Then the movie would release, and I'd have to watch what I internally called the "walk of shame" as she methodically removed herself from all of those groups. Because she knew that after a little while, the pages would start allowing spoilers, LOOOOONG before the movie would be available outside theaters. I can't describe the look on her face during those moments. It wasn't as much sadness as it was...deflated acceptance. So yeah, I pirated, so that my disabled wife could enjoy movies like anyone else. And even if it was a dud, I ALWAYS bought the DVD/Bluray upon release. If I had any political pull, I'd push for some way for disabled people to be able to see movies on release. There are plenty of ways this could be done, and I don't want to hear a fucking word about someone abusing this to leak movies. Just a single example, a screen could be brought into the disabled person's home to show the movie or a tablet or any number of ways that recording it would not be possible. Anyway, thank you for reading my fictional short story.

[@NathanRibeirodeFrancaYegrosFer]

I, not in minecraft, endorse piracy. Go right ahead

[@ilbelramirez9969]

Great job man, keep it up. I subbed to your channel as soon as I understood you are not the shitty content farm one. So if you ever meet Bloom face to face consider buying him a beer or something.

[@r3.1gn]

No1 way to make friends

[@intotheaether9022]

Dude, that little montage of the old file sharing systems was such a massive nostalgia trip for me. I never had high-speed internet until I got to college in 2005 and I used every single one of those programs!!! I've seen some stuff man.... Lol

[@NoPodcastsHere]

I love that most of this video is just explaining an episode by taking more time than to just watch the episode...

[@WillieDangerously]

Ironically I see Kyle's lesson of putting the cart before the horse about making art over getting worked up defending it is hyper relevant to the use of AI today.

[@nidadursunoglu6663]

I love that every video you either say this episode is your favorite (or in your top 10) or this season is one of your favorites. It shows how much you like the show 😂

[@STARLORDxGAMING]

1:35 what's crazy is that I watched like 5 of your videos before this one and thought someone needs to call blooms but I stuck around because of the actual human level of commentary and humor so glad I did you're goated dude stick it out

[@6ercan]

The plot twist that after making these millions and going „platinum“ he doesnt actually get platinum plague so he loses the bet and the 10$ made me lose my shit back then. He sold MILLIONS of Dollars and pissed about the bet. One of my favorite Episodes

[@hachiwaru]

i love how tolkien can play bass with it not even plugged in

[@patbak235]

Of course he can play bass without plugging it in idiot he's black

[@samuelogara8861]

That's cause he's black😂😂

[@_jd_261]

funny enough i actually came to your channel because of Blooms and the whole "exposure" bit in this vid is hammered in even more with that lmao

[@cemeterywe4ther]

best music taste ever bro. I'm an atheist but I own several Christian rock cds myself: paramore (their 2nd & 3rd albums are considered Christian rock since she does mention God and stuff), creed, skillet...& I love me some underoath, tfk (I'm so happy someone else mentioned that band) and flyleaf!!! some of that shit bangs so hard man I couldn't help but get those cds lol. also an awesome video & analysis:) definitely earned urself a new subscriber

[@Ace_15s]

Hah i love skillet lmao

[@78declan]

Ngl, i was worried this was another AI channel, but im glad you brought up the whole ceric thing and took my doubts away

[@SweetLilWren]

Once I heard a content farm was trying to upstage you I subscribed

[@jam-tb1hy]

MP3 converter, limewire, napster, homemade CDs - I'm being beaten by nostalgia here I loved watching your channel long before Ceric stole your avatar or Blooms made his video, I was shocked to see you mentioned as someone Ceric was screwing over! Although it's not the most positive way to hit the spotlight, I hope this incident works in your favour by exposing others to this fantastic content

[@biig_silva]

Butters has two MVP moments in this episode: His reaction when Cartman talks about God striking him if he's lying & The Fart/Flip Combo. Top 3 Fav Character and He's not no. 3 🔥

[@jeshirekitenkatt1212]

tokien's "god damn it" gets me every time

[@Toka_Taboo]

if someone plays skillet while theyre driving i do not care if we are going 100mph on the freeway, i am jumping out the car

[@LolCow.Complilations]

try the singer's metal band "fight the fury" its good and not all god loving

[@DegeneratesLikeYou]

Why?

[@AlexsGoogleAccount]

I loved Skillet so much, even after I was no longer a Christian... but John Cooper went way off the deep-end. I skip their songs when they come on the Alexa, because even if they just get 1/10 of a penny for me listening, I don't want to support them.

[@carna-9501]

​@@AlexsGoogleAccountthats why I pirate their music

[@Kojjow]

​@@AlexsGoogleAccountwhat happened with skillet??

[@KingOfSparkles]

4:40 The funniest part of this is that in the band I’m in, the one black guy (bsf) is the bass player lmao

[@creativitygaming9471]

whats your band? i wanna hear your stuff i bet you guys are amazing! 🩷 HAPPY HOLIDAYS BTW

[@hulkman245]

I think the funniest joke is Cartmam basically becoming a millionaire just to win 10 dollars (And yes i get that the bigger point is sticking it to Kyle)

[@connnmnn]

I watched a lot of ceric artman til I got bored of it, and I thought I was just bored of these types of videos, but this channel changed my mind, you're entertaining as hell and you make the south park episodes better with your analysis

[@love_choitwins]

one of my favorite episodes without a doubt 🙏🏻🙏🏻 love it so much im watching the re-upload.

[@Residentevilfan1989]

I'm glad you are real bro, I seriously thought he was you. Also the music industry is still dying, its only not done cuz human's are humans and ai is catching up.

[@CalebBair]

6:41 Actually, if you zoom in you can see “AP-STER”, so considering that’s only one letter off from Napster I’d say it’s definitely confirmed lol

[@mason96575]

You having to give a “HISTORY lesson” on Napster just instantly aged me from my self-perceived image of perhaps being in my mid-20’s, to the actual reality of me having almost two decades on top of that, and actually being in middle-age … 😭 I wanted to feel young … even a bit longer… You stole that 😢

[@XYGamingRemedyG]

Shout-out to Kazaa and Limewire. That's how i got all my music, movies, music videos, and occasionally, games and viruses! 😄 RIP the family computer.

[@Flower_Mom]

Yay, it's back! I was almost finished watching the first upload when it got taken down.

[@firepuppies4086]

... The bass joke hit a bit hard. Guess who is black enough to not pass for... Not black and found the bass was most comfy with my hands even if I couldn't really play

[@ScaryRJonny]

I like how insert memes throughout your video. Kept my attention.

[@timtimmonsmusic]

it's kinda crazy how we went from giving our computers aids for pirated music to basically paying 10 bucks a month for unlimited music from streaming companies which in a way kinda feels like piracy in its own form!.

[@No-One-of-Consequence]

I enjoyed this. Glad the algorithm gods deemed me worthy of recommending to you.

[@YoungRaw478]

It's not that Eric is a racist, it's that sometimes he's racist and right 😂😂

[@kamrongrant]

Bro if anything comes out of this, it should be that all of the internet knows that is YOUR avatar! XD

[@firefoxthefireelement5321]

I don’t think piracy is a massive deal if you aren’t pirating things from indie developers of any kind. Like if a massive label or cinema company is pumping out the same slop it always does that creates millions of dollars, a few pirated copies won’t do major damage to them. You aren’t hindering how they work

[@crimzonpegasus9714]

That's a slippery slope. That can lead to the defense of shoplifting. I only pirate if the IP is damn near impossible to get a hold of. I almost either pirated or try to find a good PS3 to play the Sly Cooper games again. Thankfully they got a proper port to PS5

[@SixInchChaka]

2:57 you best forget that dream too.

[@Elite-t7x]

CRAZY

[@KristenGT---GFBOSC]

Lmao

[@SixInchChaka]

For anyone that cares I wrote a love song to Emma Watson. It’s on my channel

[@Anony888-gg33]

Why forget?

[@wintertrooper7918]

"any limewire enjoyers watching this" bro did you really have to age me like that XD makin me feel old and shit

[@dragonjonny]

Love your videos!! Keep it up! Im learning soo many references and random stuff i didnt notice when I watched South Park! I learn the "play on words" from chinpokomon thanks to your videos! More please ^-^

[@MrSkuddawg]

Oh Limewire, was one of the quickest ways to get music and viruses...

[@JamesDavy2009]

And that was before KZbin was bought by Google. Trying to get Weird Al's music was like digging through the quagmire of music attributed to Al, but not actually done by him like the Twisted Tunes of Bob Rivers to some funny material by John Mammoser.

[@syntheticsleep]

and unexpected donkey pron.

[@WEAVERMACH]

Is this my favorite episode in Season 7? No. Is it absolutely hilarious from start to finish with no weak subplot? Absolutely!

[@GeekyMagpie]

Perfect timing considering the like a prayer video from that church 😅

[@Matt_the_rebellion]

Cartman tricked the band sanctify into trapping them in a room because he knew he had no shot at beating them legitimately

[@OzymandiasWasRight]

Faith +1 is genuinely one of the best Christian bands ever.

[@TheRook-mz2kg]

I'd love it if you'd cover the "Go God Go" duology

[@sarkedev]

He did!

[@HoneighB]

I remember when you commented on my video awhile back 💜 Keep up the good work I enjoy your commentary !

[@Quessir]

I agree, I also think it's the perfect South Park episode. So many good jokes and lines in it, and of course seeing Cartman fail is just fantastic.

[@yinquin9110]

Congrats you got a sub and like because of the factorio gameplay when talking about pirating

[@kiirr44]

4:04 I replayed this so many times just because his laugh made me laugh💀

[@user-us2hx3xo8e]

The Lars Ulrich joke funny af because he fucking hates napster 🤣

[@keshaponso2034]

This is totally in my Top 5! it is perfect.

[@alexvaughan1013]

Funny that when the boys form Crimson Dawn, they end up playing completely different instruments to this episode: - Stan goes from guitar to death metal vocals. - Kenny goes from drums to bass. - Butters goes from drums to guitar and backing vocals.

[@CuJoProductions2492]

I love this episode. Besides it being really funny and clever, the whole little bit about sharing music and using things like napster and limewire takes me back to when I was a kid and my Dad and I used those to download music. That's actually how I discovered a lot of the music I still listen to today, including my favorite band, Linkin Park. This episode would probably fall in my personal top 5 or maybe even top 3 favorites of the entire show

[@DeorsaWisteriaVenustiano]

I have been defending you everywhere. I knew it was not your channel Bloom was talking about. Anyway, I like this episode so much that I actually find myself singing some of the songs

[@RoeK89]

Ok I subbed and subsribed, but I will limewire the rest of your episodes!

[@skunk155]

Genuinely wont lie, I was about to check your channel to see if you were that Caric guy... then as I was about to you just outright said it in the video. The timing was PERFECT

[@cooperminion825]

Glad you have such good taste in music

[@D9t-p8w]

My family definitely doesn’t have a base guitar . I checked and asked lol

[@LucyGribble]

One of my favorite episodes too. I love the stuff about Tolkien magically being able to play bass 😂

[@jokermoule]

Commenting again cuz reupload, keep doing yoyr good work

[@undead9999]

I always crack up whenever i see Token. It is such a walking punchline ahahha

[@gregorious_funk]

this is crazy. I was literally thinking about which episodes to rewatch the day you release this and in my mind I was thinking "what's the episode where Cartman gets Tolken to play bass and he's instantly good at it..."

[@-.ceci.-]

Luv ur videos. Keep it up

[@robertsonmcnaughton4850]

You did it man. Blooms loaded the gun and put it on the table, but you, you picked it up.

[@blindmanwakeboarding2625]

Great episode, I agree with pretty much everything you say on this one

[@vastvideos7212]

That was a great episode I love the end when Butters stands up to Eric

[@matthewsermons7247]

One of the most interesting things no one talks about this episode is that there is a metric among Christian radio stations called the "JPM", or "Jesus's per minute". Songs would get playtime based on this metric.

[@sgtmidgetpanda2121]

I just watched every video this man made in 24 hours after discovering this video amazing content

[@petermgruhn]

OMG. It's twenty five years later and people are still doing the "but I'm giving them free advertising that they didn't ask for so that makes me a hero" argument.

[@Chickenchu]

Not only does Tolkien have and know how to play bass, but it's a five string bass guitar, a little bit spicy.

[@ghoot]

It's my favorite too! For once, it's the FIRST time I actually stand by Cartman's side. He was right, it was a genius idea. The first scene with him counting to start the competition and running away is so ridiculously in character, childish and funny, and the ending is the most perfect cherry on top in all episodes along with Casa Bonita's. Cartman also has one of his most realistic anger outbursts by the end of it. Also the way the other 3 boys so characteristically deviate from their goal just to make a point. As much as I love the other episodes, this one just feels like eating your favorite meal prepared by the world's most skilled chef. This one, Make Love Not Warcraft and The Poor Kid are easily my top 3.

[@hellotoday7435]

Ceric was absolutely bombed out of existence

[@shmooperpooper9205]

Hey man the blooms video brought me here glad I can help support the real south park channel hope people realize u aren't connected to them

[@keegan7th]

When i think of christfest, i just immediately think of that video of The Devil Wears Prada playing in the grass ar Cornerstone in 06 😅

[@JaelaOrdo]

15:40 Kyle is the Batman to Cartman’s Joker, they complete each other.

[@RyanLandreneau]

This episode has always been in my top 5. Glad I’m not the only one.

[@jacktowers7533]

0:52 DO WHAT YOU WANT CUZ A PIRATE IS FREE -You are a pirate - _YAR!!! HAR!! FIDDLEDIDEE!!! - BEING A PIRATE IS ALRIGHT WITH ME!!!_ - DO WHAT YOU WANT CUZ A PIRATE IS FREE!!! - YOU!!! ARE!!! A! PIRATE!!!

[@rogueprince1341]

I'm not paying anything to watch a Jake Paul fight unless it's against a Polar Bear.

[@D0VEWORLD]

"I was imagining a warped tour for christians" This actually existed, it was called Cornerstone

[@agrofindastation]

19:10 If i recall, Metallica's frustration was that someone from the recording process was able to take an unfinished version of I Disappear and post it to Napster, and that got downloaded and played on the radio before it was ready, and that pissed them off.

[@blindjustice5695]

I...know a guy that downloaded movies but he's since bought them to have because he liked the movie enough to own and rewatch it.

[@frederika.h.1004]

The creators of southpark better start creating some heirs for the franchise to make sure it lives on the next 100 years. Can't stop the grind

[@cythulhubuthebegamin4902]

I this and The Ring are my 2 top go-to episodes for rewatch. The satire is immaculate

[@sonicrose8430]

3:22 wait this man got to mess around on stage with RUSH!!!! Man was living the dream

[@bazzfromthebackground3696]

My mother is genuinely convinced the FBI does this for piracy.