Crippled Summer

"Crippled Summer" is the 202nd episode of Comedy Central's series South Park. It aired on April 28, 2010.

Synopsis
Competition is the name of the game this summer. There is no time for Jimmy and his friends to slack off. They're working to be this year's champions at summer camp. Jimmy suits up and prepares to shred in the annual surfing contest.

Trivia

 * The idea of a Towelie intervention episode involving the boys dates back to around Season 10. The South Park staff had even begun work on such an episode, but it took a different turn and ended up becoming A Million Little Fibers, according to that episode's DVD commentary.
 * Many of the crippled children are based off of famous cartoon characters (Elmer Fudd, Droopy Dog, etc.)
 * This episode is the season 14 mid-season finale.

Continuity

 * First time Timmy is prominent since Season 10's "Make Love, Not Warcraft".
 * This will be the second episode in which Jimmy and Timmy are seen demonstrating their athletic prowess. The first time occured in "Up The Down Steroid".
 * Nathan, the boy who offered Jimmy the steroids in "Up The Down Steroid" makes his second appearance in this episode as a lead character.
 * In one of the Intervention-style text transitions, his name is mistakenly spelled "Towlie."