Two Guys Naked in a Hot Tub

Two Guys Naked in a Hot Tub is the eight episode of the third season of South Park.

Synopsis
Stan is stuck with the "Melvins" from school at Mr. Mackey's meteor shower party. Randy and Gerald share an intimate moment in a hot tub. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is intent on killing everyone at the party on the basis of presuming it's a cult, like the Branch Davidians at Waco, Texas.

Plot
Stan is complaining that he has to go to the meteor shower party with his parents. Upon arrival he is led to the basement and stuck in the "Kid's Room". The only kids there to Stan's horror are the three "Melvins" from school, Pip, Butters, and Dougie. Stan is freaked out at having to spend the night with the geeks.

Upstairs, Mr. Mackey shows Randy, Sharon, Gerald and Sheila his newly installed hot tub. Sharon and Sheila say they won't get in since they have nothing to wear. Randy and Gerald immediately jump in.

In the basement, Pip, Butters, and Dougie have finished playing an English game that Pip has introduced since he is English. Stan refuses to participate in their games and the others find women's clothing and decide to play Charlie's Angels. Stan is given the role of Bosley. In order to go upstairs, he gives them the task of finding a way out the basement, which they do.

In the hot tub, Randy and Gerald ask each other about what they'll do at the party. They choose to have a night of experimentation while Gerald explains he is smoking a cigar because he never has before. Randy asks Gerald if he'd ever had a gay fantasy, Gerald is slightly shocked and Randy explains that he has always thought of watching another guy masturbate. The fantasy then becomes a reality.

Upstairs, Stan has the others find him some cookies and a TV in order to fulfill their next mission.

Outside, the ATF have arrived after suspecting the party to be some kind of religious cult that will commit suicide upon the beginning of the meteor shower.

Stan turns on the TV and discovers the ATF are outside and that they are planning to destroy the building in order to stop the cult. The boys embark on their biggest mission: to stop the ATF and prove it's a normal party.

Downstairs, Randy is having an extreme problem with having watched Gerald masturbate. Everywhere he goes he thinks people are talking about it. Gerald seems to be more "emotional" and this leads to Randy shouting out what he did. All the men admit that they have too and it doesn't make you gay.

Butters tries to explain to the parents about the ATF but they are too drunk to notice. They then make a mock news report to explain what's going on in the house with the help of Dougie. They need to take the tape downstairs but cannot go out the front door since they will be shot at as they were before. Pip uses his archery skills to shoot a plunger onto Officer Barbrady's head and Butters slides down to give them the news report.

The ATF have tried everything, from playing extremely loud Cher with giganitc speakers to using police negotiations. Then it's planned to use a missle launcher to destroy the entire house. Bascially, it's a cartoon replication of the Waco Federal(FBI, BATF) killings. The newsman at the event soon shows the news tape and explains it's just a party.

The ATF accidentally launch the missile and it destroys three other houses. The ATF leader covers by explaining that it was just a simulation and they all leave.

Stan explains to the others that he shouldn't ridicule them and that they're actually okay people. Kyle shows up with Ike from Jew Scouts suddenly and Stan reverts to his old ways of mocking the "Melvins".

Trivia

 * This is the second episode of the meteor shower story arc.
 * First major role of Butters.
 * First appearance of Dougie.
 * At the beginning of the episode when the Marshes arrive at Mr. Mackey's house, a version of Chef's song "Stinky Britches" from season 2's Chef Aid is playing over the loudspeaker.
 * The Mole from South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut appears on the Late Night with Conan O'Brien show while Stan is channel surfing on Mr. Mackey's T.V.
 * Liane Cartman is shown on talking on the phone (most likely to Cartman, hence the events of this episode take place at the same time of the events of Jewbilee and Cat Orgy.
 * At the end of the episode Stan says that the "Melvins" are always separated in school because they "talk different" and "study too hard", this could mean that he was talking only about Pip and Butters and not Dougie.
 * When Playing Charlie's Angels, Butters gets to be Kelly Garret, Pip gets to be Sabrina Duncan and Dougie gets to be Jill Munroe

Goofs

 * The pocket on Randy's shirt alternates which side it is on when he goes to talk to Sharon halfway through the episode. This is only in two shots however. It was probably done because of a continuity issue which they didn't have time to render or they were simply testing this feature out.
 * Stan mistakenly refers to Butters as "Butter" just before Butters goes to give the tape to the reporter.
 * When Pip's wondering what mission they'll do, his right arm seems to be disconnected of his shoulder; he's holding his "real" right arm down.
 * Why didn't Stan's parents just left him with Shelly and Cartman?