Cartoon Wars Part I

"Cartoon Wars Part I" is the third episode of Season Ten, and the 142nd overall episode of South Park. It aired on April 5, 2006. It is part one of a two parter that concluded with "Cartoon Wars Part II".

Synopsis
Family Guy proposes to show the image of Muhammad. As terrorists threaten America, Cartman tries to get the episode pulled.

Plot
The town goes into a panic after a news report claims Family Guy will be airing an episode showing the Muslim Prophet 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 one of a two-parter, and that the second half would again be showing Muhammad uncensored. A terrorist video threatening 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 is doubtful of Cartman's motives, but after a dream where his brother Ike is blown up in a terrorist bombing, he realizes it is for the greater good to get the episode pulled, and decides to go with Cartman. Meanwhile, the town holds a meeting at City Hall on what they should do. Thomas, a university professor points out to the towns folk that Muslim Terrorists have threatened all 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 stirring speech that they should stand up for free speech, and not give into terrorism. But after Randy Marsh says he still likes the sand idea better the rest of the town agrees.

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 Cartman's humor is very similar to Family Guy's, 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 or 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 off followed by Kyle, leading to a chase scene which ended when Cartman was able to drive Kyle off the road using Cheesy Poofs.

President Bush meets 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. President Bush is told something he should know about the Family Guy writing staff...