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{{Infobox Television episode
{{Otheruses4|the American [[ESPN]] show}}
| Title = Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My Anus
{{Infobox Television | show_name=Around the Horn
| Series = South Park
|image=[[Image:AroundtheHorn.JPG|200px]]
| Image = [[Image:201 stadium with gas.gif|200px|]]
| format = [[Sports talk]]
| Caption = The gas cloud used to defeat Saddam.
| runtime = 30 minutes
| Season = 2
| starring = [[Tony Reali]]
| Episode = 14
various sports writers, notably [[Woody Paige]] and [[Jay Mariotti]]
| countryAirdate = [[UnitedApril States|USA1]], [[1998]]
| Production =
| network = [[ESPN]] (2002-)
| Writer =
| first_aired = [[November 4]], [[2002]]
| last_airedDirector = Present
| Guests =
| total_episodes = 793 (as of 07/27/06)
| Episode list = [[List of South Park episodes|List of ''South Park'' episodes]]
| Season list = {{Infobox South Park season 2 episode list}}
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'''"Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My Anus"''' is the 14th episode of [[Comedy Central]]'s [[animated television series|animated series]] ''[[South Park]]''. It originally aired on [[April 1]], [[1998]], and is a [[parody]] of the [[film|movie]] ''[[Not Without My Daughter]]''. This was an [[April Fool's Day|April Fool]] special, in which the creators, [[Trey Parker]] and [[Matt Stone]], deliberately confounded audience expectations which had been set up in a previous episode, that the identity of Cartman's father would be revealed.
==Plot==
 
This episode begins with a notice that although viewers have waited four weeks for the answer to the mystery "Who Is Cartman's Father," they're not going to get it. Instead is a presentation of "Not Without My Anus" starring Terrance and Phillip.
'''''Around the Horn''''' is a daily, half-hour [[sport]]s talk program on [[ESPN]] filmed in [[Washington, DC]]. It airs at 5:00 pm ET, in a sports talk hour with ''[[Pardon the Interruption]]''. ''Around the Horn'' premiered on [[November 4]], [[2002]]. Its official title is ''Around the Horn presented by [[Nissan]]''.
 
The drama opens in a courtroom in [[Canada]] with Terrance on trial for the murder of Dr. Jeffrey O'Dwyer. Phillip is acting as his [[lawyer]] while Terrance and Phillip's sworn nemesis [[List of minor characters on South Park#Scott_the_dick|Scott]] is acting as the prosecution lawyer. Scott uses a group of airtight exhibits to prove Terrance's guilt but after a series of farts during the verdict reading Terrance is found not guilty. Upon hearing the verdict Scott promises to get Terrance and Phillip soon.
''Around the Horn'' follows a standard format. The host (originally [[Max Kellerman]] and now [[Tony Reali]]) moderates discussions of various sports topics among four different sports columnists and awards points for good arguments. In addition, he can mute columnists for 10 seconds, which also subtracts a point from their score. He can also subtract points for poor arguments or when contestants try to change the subject. At the end of the second and third rounds of discussion a columnist is eliminated, until only two are left for the final "Showdown" round. The winner of the showdown is given 20 to 30 uninterrupted seconds to comment on any topic they please in a segment called "Face Time" as well as be awarded a gold medal that appears at the top-left corner of the screen.
 
Terrance and Phillip return home where they enjoy some [[Kraft Dinner]] and dressing up as [[pirate]]s. Terrance is interrupted by a courier who delivers a [[telegram]] informing him that his daughter Sally has been [[kidnapping|kidnapped]] in [[Iran]]. Terrance and Phillip both decide they will go to [[Iraq]] ("Iran? Iraq? What's the difference?") to rescue her but first must visit [[Celine Dion]], who is revealed to be Sally's mother.
==Rounds==
* '''Introduction''': The panelists are introduced and given a first word. Most of the panelists use this time for jokes or criticism of the host or other panelists. Some also take mutes for their comments during this part. Occasionally (usually on Fridays), there are "themed" introductions, including [[karaoke]], "big words", and movie lines. Current host Reali often awards extra points for quotes from ''[[Goodfellas]]'' or ''[[Napoleon Dynamite]]'', and often subtracts points when any panelist makes a joke about his [[Italian]] heritage or his close relationship with his mother. ([[Tim Cowlishaw]] often makes gratuitous ''Goodfellas'' references in a blatant attempt to get extra points, but Reali rarely obliges him.)
* '''The First Word''': Two relevant sports headlines of the day are discussed.
* '''Buy or Sell''': The columnists are asked to buy or sell three different concepts, also drawn from the relevant sports headlines.
* '''1st Cut''': The contestant with the lowest point total is eliminated. In the case of ties, Reali often breaks them by miscellaneous things, like whose hair is better combed and what not.
* '''Out of Bounds''': The remaining columnists discuss off-the-field sports issues or [[United States|American]] [[popular culture]] (favorite [[film|movies]], best pop divas, etc.), often including quasi-sports stories or other controversial issues. This segment will sometimes be used to tackle a more serious subject than the others, such as [[gambling]] [[scandals]] or other substantial topics.
* '''2nd Cut''' The next contestant with the lowest point total is removed, leaving just two.
* '''Showdown''' Mentioned above, the two remaining columnists take sides on any sports or cultural stories remaining. The winner is determined in a best-of-three set of questions, though there have been contestants that lost up 2-0. There are two or three questions, depending on the amount of time left (some shows only have two questions total when pressed for time), or (usually) whether a tie-breaker is necessary. The third topic is sometimes - though not always - a non-sports related issue, usually dealing in some way with pop culture.
* '''Facetime''': The winner of the showdown and therefore winner of that particular episode gets 30 seconds to talk about anything he/she wishes to discuss. Most of the time these are sports related, but often their own personal life or an issue in pop culture is discussed. For example in a May 2006 episode Michael Smith made a tribute to his newborn baby girl.
* '''Paper Toss''': Signature sign off of the show with Reali throwing paper at the camera.
 
Terrance and Phillip head out to [[Tehran]], where they manage to find Sally within a few seconds of landing and quickly head back home. Meanwhile back in Canada it is revealed that Scott has struck a deal with [[Saddam Hussein (South Park)|Saddam Hussein]] to take care of Terrance and Phillip for him in exchange for helping his troops begin an invasion of Canada. (The kidnapping of Sally in Tehran was orchestrated by Saddam in order that his troops could be smuggled back to Canada on the return flight.)
==Points==
The show is unique as it "scores the argument." The awarding of points is done at the discretion of the host. In the Kellerman era, the two final contestants generally had about 25 points. Before becoming host, Tony Reali as a guest host awarded a show record 51 points to Bill Plaschke. Reali is now much stingier in awarding points. The two finalists rarely have more than 30 points at the end of the show. Reali also makes bets occasionally with the panelists on sporting events, with the panelist gaining or losing a large amount of points based on the outcome. One memorable example: [[Jay Mariotti]] made a bold guarantee in the fall of 2005, stating he'd be docked 30 points if he was wrong. When he turned out to be incorrect, he was so far behind that he failed to even reach positive figures before being eliminated. Points are also taken away for self-promotion ("the mating call of the mute button"). Then in June of 2006, [[Tim Cowlishaw]] guaranteed an Edmonton Oilers win in Game 7 of the [[2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs|Stanley Cup Finals]], and lost 15 points for it. In both incidents, the panelist failed to make it past the first elimination.
 
Terrance and Phillip watch American satellite television in one scene. One of the programs they watch is the (fictitious) episode of South Park in which the identity of Cartman's father is revealed, but Terrance and Phillip are talking and the words are indistinct.
==Hosts==
* [[Max Kellerman]] (November 4, 2002- January 30, 2004)
* [[Tony Reali]] (February 2, 2004 - present)
* [[Zachariah Selwyn]] (guest host from June 8-11, 2004)
* [[Duke Castiglione]] (guest host from July 3-5, 2006)
 
Terrance and Phillip are outraged by the changes they see in Canada upon their return. Scott, after realizing he has been double crossed by Saddam, visits Terrance and Phillip to tell them that they are to blame for his impending invasion and informs them that the only way to stop it is to suicide bomb him and his troops at the [[Saskatchewan Roughriders|Roughriders]] vs. [[Ottawa Rough Riders|Rough Riders]] game. However they decide upon a different plan which will both get rid of Saddam once and for all and save them from certain death.
==Panelists==
===Current panelists===
* [[J.A. Adande]], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
* [[Kevin Blackistone]], ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]''
* [[Tim Cowlishaw]], ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]''
* [[Jay Mariotti]], ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]''
* [[Jackie MacMullan]], ''[[The Boston Globe]]''
* [[Woody Paige]], ''[[Cold Pizza]]''
* [[Bill Plaschke]], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
* [[Bob Ryan]], ''[[The Boston Globe]]''
* [[Michael Smith (sports reporter)|Michael Smith]], ''[[The Boston Globe]]''/[[ESPN]].com columnist
 
Meanwhile, Celine Dion is now sleeping with, and has become pregnant by, a friend of Terrance and Phillip named Ugly Bob. He almost always wears a bag on his head, and despite the fact that under it he looks just like every other Canadian on ''South Park,'' people inexplicably scream in horror at the sight of him. In the words of Phillip, his face looks like "Somebody tried to put out a forest fire with a screwdriver." To consolidate his power, Saddam kidnaps Celine Dion to sing the Iraqi national anthem at the game.
===Former panelists===
* [[Charlie Pierce]], ''[[Boston Globe]]''
* [[Tony Reali]], [[ESPN]]
* [[T.J. Simers]], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
 
At the game, Saddam signals his intention to begin his hostile takeover of Canada and forces Celine Dion to begin singing the Iraqi anthem. Terrance and Phillip, who are sitting in the crowd, then prompt the fans (who each have an 'F' on their shirts) to put on gas masks and fart in unison. Eventually Saddam and his troops are overpowered by the gas and die. They are then [[disemboweled]] by the crowd, which finally celebrates its freedom with a rendition of the [[O Canada|Canadian national anthem]].
===Guest panelists===
* [[Jim Armstrong]], ''[[The Denver Post]]''
* [[Ron Borges]], ''[[The Boston Globe]]''
* [[Mark Cuban]], [[Dallas Mavericks]] owner
* [[Josh Elliott]], [[ESPN]]
* [[Michael Holley]], former ''[[Boston Globe]]'' columnist
* [[Richard Justice]], ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''
* [[Mark Kiszla]], ''[[The Denver Post]]''
* [[John Powers (sportswriter)|John Powers]], ''[[The Boston Globe]]''
* [[Adam Schefter]], ''[[The Denver Post]]''
* [[Dan Shanoff]], [[ESPN]].com columnist
* [[Gene Wojciechowski]], [[ESPN]].com columnist
 
==RunningCritical gagsResponse==
Many expected this episode to answer the season ending cliffhanger about Cartman's father. Instead, the creators created this episode as an April Fool's Day joke. [[Matt Stone]] and [[Trey Parker]], the creators, mistakenly assumed that no one would be actually interested in seeing who Cartman's father is, and thought the fans would appreciate the joke.
*'''Inside Information''': Panelists try to milk Reali's love of inside scoop for points.
*'''Look at the Schedule''': Panelists, most frequently Paige, base their predictions on the upcoming schedule for a team, and they are either ridiculed or rewarded for it, based on relevance.
*'''East Coast Bias''': ''Los Angeles Times'' columnists Adande and Plaschke frequently blast the network for buying into the sports world's [[Media bias|bias]] of popular [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]] teams, and Reali's supposed bias towards East Coast columnists.
*'''Tony on Camera''': As the sponsors are flashing up on screen between segments, you can occasionally see Reali in a variety of activitites at his desk, ie, getting shoes shined, being carried to his desk, jumping up and down.
*'''The J.A. Adande Lounge''': When Adande wins, he starts his Face Time with "Welcome to the J.A. Adande Lounge here in Los Angeles..." and names various celebrities who are "on hand," some of whom are actually connected with sports. One one occasion, when the showdown came down to Adande and Smith, Smith said, "The lounge is closed today!" Adande won anyway.
*'''Blackistone is the Word''': Blackistone making a predictable comment before the show, most frequently "Everything is everything," often worthy of a few points.
*'''Conspiracies''': The other panelists often jump on Plaschke and Cowlishaw for buying into every [[conspiracy theory]], whether they're on the show or not.
*'''Stat Punk''': Paige often makes a play on words of Reali's nickname, usually resulting in a deduction of his score before the game even begins
*'''Career''': Making fun of how Paige's career revolves around the show, since he's stopped writing professionally.
*'''Everybody Hates Woody''': Paige makes some sort of ridiculous pun or prop gesture just before a cut, and is deducted down to whatever the lowest number need be to get him off of the show.
*'''Gene...''': Reali complaining about how Wojciechowski's name doesn't fit on the screen.
*'''Culture Clash''': Anyone, but usually Mariotti, making a jab at Reali's Italian roots or attire. This is usually directed right back at the panelists, particularly Smith and Paige. On the 7/24/06 show, Tony blasted the panel for their lack of style, and asked whether Woody was wearing a shower curtain.
*'''Good Looking Man''': Term used by Reali when talking about [[Andy Pettitte]] (who bears a resemblance to Reali) or any Italian athletes (such as the Italian World Cup Soccer team).
*'''Movie Quotes''': Panelists are frequently rewarded, by Reali, with points for quoting pop culture movies such as [[The Karate Kid]] ("Sweep the Leg"), or [[A Few Good Men]].
 
On the contrary, the episode prompted an angry response to Comedy Central. Comedy Central then forced the creators to produce the episode [[Cartman's Mom is Still a Dirty Slut]] unusually quickly.
==Miscellaneous==
* As ESPN's schedule is made erratic to accommodate the irregular times of the various sports events that it covers, it is quite common for regular shows to be "bumped" by events. To let the audience know of these postponements, most ESPN talk show hosts end the program by telling the audience when their next show will air. Reali (as did Kellerman) idiosyncratically ends the show by saying how much time will elapse before the next show. The most common of these statements is "We're on a twenty-three and a half hour break," which signifies that the show will be back tomorrow at its usual time.
* Woody Paige, since his move to New York, always humorously has an odd, [[Non sequitur (absurdism)|non sequitur]] phrase written on a little chalkboard behind him.
*In the original format, there were ''no'' eliminations and ''no'' Final Showdown, and the top three point-getters would receive Gold, Silver and Bronze medals, and would get 15 seconds, 10 second and 5 seconds to speak respectively. This proved to be unwieldy and awkward. The current format was the resulting fix.
*During the Max Kellerman era and shortly thereafter, every segment would conclude with some way to end a sentence with "around", so "disembodied voice" Bill Wolff could add "...the horn!" This idiosyncrasy remains on the show today in a slightly modified fashion, as Reali often attempts to end a segment with either "around" or a word that rhymes with it before yelling "Horn!" right before the cut to commercial.
*Apparently, both Max Kellerman and Tony Reali were huge fans of the video for [[Beyoncé Knowles|Beyoncé]]'s smash hit from 2003, ''[[Crazy in Love (Beyoncé song)|Crazy in Love]]''. During one year-long period extending into both of their tenures as host, a segment from the ''Crazy in Love'' video was always shown on Fridays, during an "outtro" to a commercial break about halfway through the episode.
*During the July 18, 2006 episode of Around the Horn, Tony Reali allowed Tim Cowlishaw to select the winner of the showdown. The question related to Cowlishaw and he chose J.A. Adande's response over Woody Paige's answer.
*Throughout the August 3, 2006 episode, Woody Paige drank an entire 5 gallon water cooler bottle, barely finishing it as winner Kevin Blackistone's face time expired. Reali told Paige at the beginning of the show that if Paige were to finish the whole bottle in 30 minutes, he would get 100 points the next show.
*''Around the Horn'' Group. Woody Paige, Tony Reali, Bob Ryan, Tim Cowlishaw, and J.A. Adande read and reply daily to fan emails and questions. http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ESPNsAroundTheHorn/
 
This episode is considered one of the worst episodes of [[South Park]], particularly by fans who watched its initial premiere.
==''Around the Horn'' unofficial statistics==
As of 07/27/2006 (793 episodes)
 
===AllPop TimeCulture Wins=References==
* The storyline is loosely based on ''[[Not Without My Daughter]]'' starring [[Sally Field]]. The title is also taken from that movie.
#[[Woody Paige]]-153 wins
* One conversation between Scott and Saddam references [[Star Wars]] [[The Empire Strikes Back|Episode V]]. When Scott asks why Saddam didn't keep to his side of the deal, Saddam reacts like Darth Vader does by saying: "I changed my mind, pray that I don't change it any further." Scott then reacts like Lando Calrissian by saying: "This deal is getting worse all the time."
#[[Jay Mariotti]]-152 wins
* For reasons not stated disclosed by the creators, the Iraquis/Iranians are portrayed in the same style as Canadians. Saddam also speaks in a Canadian accent.
#[[Tim Cowlishaw]]-86 wins
* The Canadian football game is between the [[Ottawa Roughriders]] and the Vancouver Roughriders. This is a parody of the [[Canadian Football League]] having two teams called the Roughriders until 1996. The Ottawa Rough-Riders existed when this episode first aired, but disbanded in 1999.However, the Vancouver team is the Lions of British Columbia. The one Roughriders team that still exists is the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
#[[Bill Plaschke]]-86 wins
#[[J.A. Adande]]-70 wins
#[[Michael Smith]]-64 wins
#[[Bob Ryan]]-58 wins
#[[Kevin Blackistone]]-36 wins
#[[Michael Holley]]-34 wins
#[[Jackie MacMullan]]-13 wins
#[[T.J. Simers]]-10 wins
#[[Jim Armstrong]]-10 wins
#[[Josh Elliott]]-5 wins
#[[Charlie Pierce]]-5 wins
#[[Gene Wojciechowski]]-4 wins
#[[Tony Reali]]-2 wins (before becoming host)
#[[Adam Schefter]]-2 wins
#[[Mark Cuban]] - 1 win
#[[Richard Justice]]-1 win
 
==Goofs==
===All Time Appearances===
* The CFL only plays with three downs but the scoreboard on the Roughriders v Roughriders football game reads fourth down.
Total number of shows: 793
 
{{Episode navigation|parent=[[List of South Park episodes|''South Park'' episodes]]|prev=[[Cartman's Mom is a Dirty Slut]]|next=[[Cartman's Mom is Still a Dirty Slut]] }}
#[[Jay Mariotti]]-738
#[[Woody Paige]]-666
#[[Bill Plaschke]]-320
#[[Tim Cowlishaw]]-300
#[[J.A. Adande]]-245
#[[Michael Smith]]-231
#[[Kevin Blackistone]]-149
#[[Bob Ryan]]-143
#[[Michael Holley]]-120
#[[T.J. Simers]]-65
#[[Jackie MacMullan]]-47
#[[Jim Armstrong]]-42
#[[Josh Elliott]]-23
#[[Gene Wojciechowski]]-14
#[[Charlie Pierce]]-13
#[[Tony Reali]]-6 (before becoming host)
#[[Richard Justice]]-5
#[[Adam Schefter]]-5
#[[Dan Shanoff]]-5
#[[Ron Borges]]-4
#[[Mark Kiszla]]-2
#[[Mark Cuban]]-1
#[[John Powers (sportswriter)|John Powers]]-1
 
[[Category:South Park episodes: Season 2]]
===All Time Win Percentages===
minimum 40 appearances
 
[[fr:Jamais sans mon anus]]
#[[Bob Ryan]]-40.6%
[[nl:Terrance & Phillip in Not Without My Anus]]
#[[Tim Cowlishaw]]-28.6%
[[pl:Terrance & Phillip in Not Without My Anus]]
#[[Michael Holley]]-28.33%
#[[J.A. Adande]]-28.5%
#[[Michael Smith]]-27.7%
#[[Jackie MacMullan]]-27.7%
#[[Bill Plaschke]]-26.8%
#[[Kevin Blackistone]]-24.1%
#[[Jim Armstong]]-23.8%
#[[Woody Paige]]- 22.8%
#[[Jim Armstrong]]-22.0%
#[[Jay Mariotti]]-20.5%
#[[T.J. Simers]]-15.4%
 
==External links==
*[http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ESPNsAroundTheHorn/ ''The Largest Around the Horn Group on the web'']
*[http://espn.go.com/eoe/around_the_horn.html ESPN: ''Around the Horn'']
*[http://www.tv.com/around-the-horn/show/16845/summary.html Around the Horn Episode Guide at ''TV.com'']
*[http://www.geocities.com/mrbonesmadrox/ATH The ATH Stat Paige]
 
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