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FUNNY VIDEO ABOUT HYBRID VEHICLES ...
Smug Alert

In this series of acerbically funny videos about hybrids vs. SUVs, The people of South Park go from Cluelessville to Greentown and then back again, first jumping on the hybrid bandwagon and then being overcome with the effects of deadly smugness.

Embedded below are five separate clips from the South Park episode "Smug Alert." Sorry, I couldn't figure out how to use the playlist feature at the South Park site.

Synopsis:  Stan writes a hit song that inspires all of the citizens of South Park to drive hybrid cars. Kyle's dad drives his hybrid around South Park showing it off to people and criticizing non-hybrid owners. Then, in order to raise awareness, he heads to the hardware store to give out fake tickets to people with SUVs. Ranger McFriendly informs South Park of its impending demise from a killer cloud of smug. The citizens of the city can agree that the only solution is to destroy their hybrids. As South Park begins to rebuild after the smug storm clears, Stan offers a message of sanity.

Grinning Planet comment:  These clips offer the typical insult-everyone approach of South Park. As for me, I think hybrids are a fine thing. But they don't really get one very far down the road of reducing one's environmental footprint, and for that reason, smugness is not an earned right for hybrid owners. I also like the idea of annoying the owners of gas guzzlers with fake tickets.

Funny video about hybrids; total runtime 9:23; from South Park; page references: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

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