Cartoon Wars Part I

Cartoon Wars Part 1 is episode 1003 of South Park which aired on April 5, 2006. It is part one of a two part episode arc, which concluded on April 12, 2006 with "Cartoon Wars Part 2".

Summary
The town goes into a panic after a news report claims Family Guy will be airing an episode showing the Muslim Prophit Muhammad, and shelter them selves in the Community center afraid of a terrorist attack. The next morning the town realized the Fox network had censored Muhammad at the last minute. Soon though it is revealed the episode featuring Muhammad was Part. 1 in a two-parter, and that the second half would again be showing Muhammad uncensored. A terrorist video treatening the United States not to show the episode throws the town into another fit of panic, while Cartman makes the decision to go to the Fox Network to get the episode pulled, on the pretenses that it is offensive to the Muslim people.

Kyle had a doubt of Cartmans motives, but after a dream where he had his brother  Ike are blown up in a terrorist bombing, he realizes it is for the greated good to get the episode pulled, and decides to go with  Cartman. Meanwhile, the town hold a meetin at City Hall on what they should do. Thomas, a university professor points out to the towns folk Muslim Terrorist have threated the whole of America for what Family Guy is going to do, and to show that they did not watch, hear or support the episode, they should bury their heads in the sand. Stephen Stotch then makes a stiring speech that they should stand up for free speech, and not give into terrorism. Yet the town decides to they like the sand idea better.

Cartman and Kyle are out on the highway now on their Big Wheels, and  Cartman lets it slip that he is not just looking to get the one episode off the air, but the whole show. When Kyle questions him about it, he tried to cover it up by saying a show that made fun of the Muslim religion shouldn't be kept on the air. Kyle then brings up the point that  Cartmans humor is very similar to Family Guys, and asks why he would want it off the air. Eric Cartman then threatens  Kyle  to never compare him to Family Guy again, saying that he is nothing like Family Guy. It is at this point that Kyle realized Eric  Cartman didn't care about the Muslim people of religion, but just wanted Family Guy off the air, and used fear to make him stop believing in free speech.

Cartman then explains to Kyle  that the reason he wants Family Guy off the air is because everyone is always comparing his sense of humor to them. He tells Kyle  that when he make jokes, it is inherent to a story, deep, emotional jokes based on what is relevant and has a point, unlike Family Guy, that just has one interchangeable joke after another. Cartman then prepares to go on his own, but Kyle  stops him. After distracting Kyle,  Cartman jumped on his Big Wheel, and rode of followed by  Kyle, leading to a chase scene which ended when Cartman was able to drive  Kyle  off the road using Cheesy Puffs.

The last scene is off President Bush meeting with the President of the Fox Network, trying to get him to pull the episode. The president of the Fox Network then tells President Bush that he couldn't and there was something he needed to know about the writers of Family Guy. The episode ends, showings scenes from the next episode, where Cartman reaches the Fox Network studio, all the citizens of the United States start to bury their heads in sand, and it is hinted  Kyle and  Cartman will have a final battle, venting years of pent up hatred towards the other.