Summer Sucks

Summer Sucks is the 8th episode of the second season of South Park. It originally aired on June 24th, 1998.

Plotline
Summer arrives in South Park, but fireworks have been banned. Mr. Hat has run away and Jimbo and Ned are thrown in prision.

Synopsis
Summer arrives, the school bell rings but Mr. Garrison won't let anyone leave until Mr. Hat is returned. He turns his back and everyone leaves, except for Pip.

The snow has melted (for the only ever time) and Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny go to buy fireworks for 4th of July, but soon discover that they have been banned after a kid from North Park had blown his hand off with one. Cartman leaves the guys to go to his swimming lesson, but Stan and Kyle warn him that 1st Graders eurinate in the pool.

Upon finding this out, Jimbo and Ned decide to help the boys by smuggling in some fireworks from Mexico. Unfortunately, Jimbo fails the test on the American border by stating they do have fireworks. Himself and Ned are arrested.

Mayor McDaniels has heard about the firework ban and ponders on what to do for the 4th of July Celebrations. She decides upon the world's biggest snake. The Mayor has been informed about how the snake will be made, it will be put in a huge dish surrounded by flamethrowers.

At the celebration, the snake is lit but grows out of control destroying the town.

Mr. Garrison meanwhile has gone to a phsyciatrist (Dr. Katz) who explains Mr. Hat is Mr. Garrison's gay side. The giant snake smashes through the window and kills Dr. Katz.

At a sauna, Mr. Hat is seated, a man speaks to him to which Mr. Hat moves his eyes proving he is possibly real.

The boys phone Chef about the problem of the snake. He is on holiday and tells them to "fudge themselves". Jimbo and Ned arrive with fireworks. As they are set off they impale the snake destroying it.

At the swimming pool, Cartman finally swims to the deep end, but as the pool reopens the 1st Graders eurinate right in front of Cartman.

Instead of the snow the boys use the ash from the snake to play with, as does everyone else. Mr. Garrison walks past and introduces Mr. Hat's replacement; Mr. Twig. Chef arrives back and sees everyone black from the ash and tells them to form a line so he can "whoop their asses".

Trivia

 * This is the only episode to date in which the snow has melted in South Park.
 * This episode introduces Mr. Twig and marks the departure of Mr. Hat until a few episodes later in Chef Aid.
 * This episode reveal Pip's parents are dead.