CARTMAN SEEKS TO RID THE WORLD OF HIPPIES ONCE AND FOR ALL
IN AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF "SOUTH PARK" PREMIERING
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16 AT 10:00 P.M. ON COMEDY CENTRAL®
NEW YORK, March 14, 2005 -- Cartman tries to eliminate hippies from the face of the earth in an all new episode of "South Park," entitled "Die Hippie, Die," premiering Wednesday, March 16 at 10:00 p.m. on COMEDY CENTRAL.
Cartman warns the citizens of South Park that it will only be a matter of days before the town becomes the Hippie Capital of the World. No one will believe him until they find out the hippies plan to stage a weeklong music fest. The town has no choice but to turn to Cartman for help. He then puts his plan to eradicate his lifelong enemies in motion.
The ninth season of "South Park" consists of 16 new episodes in 2005, with eight consecutive episodes airing Wednesdays at 10 p.m. beginning March 9 and concluding April 27. A remaining eight new episodes will begin airing in October. Launched in 1997, "South Park" remains the highest-rated series on COMEDY CENTRAL. The series repeats Thursdays at 10 p.m. and 12 a.m.; Fridays at 12:00 a.m., Saturdays at 3:30 a.m. and Sundays at 11:00 p.m.
Trey Parker and Matt Stone are co-creators and executive producers of the Emmy-nominated "South Park," with Anne Garefino also serving as executive producer.
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