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* BigWhat: Sheila (completely understandably) yells her "Whatwhatwhat?!" catchphrase when Kyle tells her that his classmates think he's responsible for 9/11.
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* TheReveal: 9/11 really ''was'' committed by al-Qaeda, and the government is behind the 9/11 truth movement in order to convince people that they are all-powerful. Also, Stan was the one who shit in the urinal, and the government aided him in covering that up because it could help further their own conspiracy.

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* TheReveal: 9/11 really ''was'' committed by al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda, and the government is behind the 9/11 truth movement in order to convince people that they are all-powerful. Also, Stan was the one who shit in the urinal, and the government aided him in covering that up because it could help further their own conspiracy.
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* LampshadeHanging: Kyle points out that he and Stan got out of the White House pretty easily for a couple of kids pursued by the government itself.

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* LampshadeHanging: Kyle points out that he and Stan got out of the White House pretty easily for a couple of kids pursued by the government itself. This is a hint about the true conspiracy.
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* IdiotBall: The kids ''believe'' Cartman when he says Kyle was responsible for 9/11, even though Kyle would have been ''four-years-old'' by the time of the event.

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* IdiotBall: The kids ''believe'' Cartman when he says Kyle was responsible for 9/11, even though Kyle would have been ''four-years-old'' by the time of the event. Plus, the day twelve days after 9/11, when Cartman claimed the spelling test was, was a Sunday in 2001.
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* FiveSecondForeshadowing: After the Hardly Boys' father explains how the 9/11 truth movement is a government conspiracy, Stan lets out an "Aw, Jesus" in a noticeably disappointed tone. This hints at his true role in the story and how he doesn't want to get found out for taking a crap in the urinal.



* WhamShot: After Bush comes clean with the whole story, Mr. Hardly questions how he knew where to find them. All of a sudden, a gun is pointed at Kyle, and the camera turns to show Stan holding it.



* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Kyle is completely flabbergasted that 9/11 was a conspiracy, and he keeps saying "REALLY?!!!" every time Bush explains the truth.

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* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Kyle is completely flabbergasted that 9/11 was a conspiracy, and he keeps saying "REALLY?!!!" every time Bush explains the truth.truth.
* YouMeddlingKids: Once everything is out in the open, Stan bemoans how the Hardly Boys are actually pretty good at solving mysteries.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: [[Literature/TheHardyBoys The Hardly Boys]] getting "[[SomethingElseAlsoRises raging clues]]."
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* FakingTheDead: UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush "executes" the webmaster of the 9/11 truther website in front of Stan and Kyle as part of the conspiracy.

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* FakingTheDead: UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush "executes" the webmaster of the 9/11 truther website in front of Stan and Kyle as part of the conspiracy. However, he turns up alive on the streets in DC, showing the boys that more is going on.



* RewatchBonus: After learning Stan is working with the government, if you rewatch the episode, you may noticed that unlike Kyle, he doesn't question the ridiculousness of the situation and just goes along with things after the feds take them in.

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* RewatchBonus: After learning Stan is working with the government, if you rewatch the episode, you may noticed notice that unlike Kyle, he doesn't question the ridiculousness of the situation and just goes along with things after the feds take them in.

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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: The kids initially thought someone taking a crap in the urinal was actually pretty bad, but Mr. Mackey constantly ranting about it and using elaborate scatological euphemisms and descriptions on how they would go about doing it just causes them to laugh hysterically.
* AnalogyBackfire: Mr. Mackey becomes uncharacteristically angry about someone taking a crap in the urinal, and wants to find out which one of the students did it. Unfortunately, his use of scatological euphemisms only make the students laugh, frustrating Mr. Mackey even more.

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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: The kids initially thought someone taking a crap in the urinal was actually pretty bad, but Mr. Mackey becomes uncharacteristically angry about someone doing so and wanting to find the culprit, constantly ranting about it and using elaborate scatological euphemisms and descriptions on how they would go about doing it [[AnalogyBackfire just causes them to laugh hysterically.
* AnalogyBackfire: Mr. Mackey becomes uncharacteristically angry about someone taking a crap in the urinal, and wants to find out which one of
the students did it. Unfortunately, his use of scatological euphemisms only make the students laugh, to laugh hysterically,]] frustrating Mr. Mackey even more.
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* RwatchBonus: After learning Stan is working with the government, if you rewatch the episode, you may noticed that unlike Kyle, he doesn't question the ridiculousness of the situation and just goes along with things after the feds take them in.

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* RwatchBonus: RewatchBonus: After learning Stan is working with the government, if you rewatch the episode, you may noticed that unlike Kyle, he doesn't question the ridiculousness of the situation and just goes along with things after the feds take them in.
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'''Original airdate:''' October 11, 2006

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'''Original airdate:''' October 11, 2006
air date:''' 10/11/2006
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* RwatchBonus: After learning Stan is working with the government, if you rewatch the episode, you may noticed that unlike Kyle, he doesn't question the ridiculousness of the situation and just goes along with things after the feds take them in.

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* NotSoAboveItAll: ''Stan'' was the one who took a dump in the urinal.


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* SeriousBusiness: Mr. Mackey makes such a big deal over the urinal incident. Even the other staff members seem to think it's too ridiculous.
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* IdiotBall: The kids ''believe'' Cartman that Kyle was responsible for 9/11, even though Kyle would have been ''four-years-old'' by the time of the event.

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* IdiotBall: The kids ''believe'' Cartman that when he says Kyle was responsible for 9/11, even though Kyle would have been ''four-years-old'' by the time of the event.
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* IdiotBall: The kids ''believe'' Cartman that Kyle was responsible for 9/11, even though Kyle would have been ''four-years-old'' by the time of the event.

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* FakingTheDead: Bush "executes" the webmaster of the 9/11 truther website in front of Stan and Kyle as part of the conspiracy.

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* FakingTheDead: Bush UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush "executes" the webmaster of the 9/11 truther website in front of Stan and Kyle as part of the conspiracy.


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* PoopingWhereYouShouldnt: A major PlotPoint in this episode.
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* GovernmentConspiracy: As it turns out, 9/11 wasn't a government conspiracy, but the 9/11 ''truth movement'' was. The government did it to make themselves feel more powerful and project an image of omnipotence to the group of people who insist that the government controls and knows everything, and because the conspiracy nuts wouldn't believe them even when they told the truth.

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* GovernmentConspiracy: As it turns out, 9/11 wasn't a government conspiracy, but the 9/11 ''truth movement'' was. The government did it to make themselves feel more powerful and project an image of omnipotence to the group of people who insist that the government controls and knows everything, and because the conspiracy nuts wouldn't refused to believe them even when they told the truth.

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* NotSoAboveItAll: ''Stan'' was the one who took a dump in the urinal.



* TheReveal: 9/11 really ''was'' committed by al-Qaeda, and the government is behind the 9/11 truth movement in order to convince people that they are all-powerful. Also, [[spoiler:Stan]] was the one who shit in the urinal, and the government aided him in covering that up because it could help further their own conspiracy.

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* TheReveal: 9/11 really ''was'' committed by al-Qaeda, and the government is behind the 9/11 truth movement in order to convince people that they are all-powerful. Also, [[spoiler:Stan]] Stan was the one who shit in the urinal, and the government aided him in covering that up because it could help further their own conspiracy.
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* WithFriendsLikeThese: The other kids buy into Cartman's 9/11 report and begin to fear Kyle.

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* WithFriendsLikeThese: The other kids buy into Cartman's 9/11 report and begin to fear Kyle.Kyle.
* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Kyle is completely flabbergasted that 9/11 was a conspiracy, and he keeps saying "REALLY?!!!" every time Bush explains the truth.

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Cartman believes he has found the true culprits behind September 11th attacks, while Stan and Kyle seek to uncover the mystery on their own. In the meanwhile, another conspiracy erupts in the South Park elementary school.

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'''Original airdate:''' October 11, 2006

Cartman believes he has found the true culprits behind [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror September 11th attacks, attacks]], while Stan and Kyle seek to uncover the mystery on their own. In the meanwhile, Meanwhile, another conspiracy erupts in the South Park elementary school.



* TheReveal: 9/11 really ''was'' done by al-Qaeda, and the government is behind the 9/11 truth movement in order to convince people that they are all-powerful. Also, Stan was the one who took a crap in the urinal, and the government aided him in covering that up because it could help further their own conspiracy.

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* TheReveal: 9/11 really ''was'' done committed by al-Qaeda, and the government is behind the 9/11 truth movement in order to convince people that they are all-powerful. Also, Stan [[spoiler:Stan]] was the one who took a crap shit in the urinal, and the government aided him in covering that up because it could help further their own conspiracy.
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* GovernmentConspiracy: As it turns out, 9/11 wasn't a government conspiracy, but the 9/11 ''truth movement'' was. The government did it to make themselves feel more powerful and project an image of omnipotence to the group of people who insist that the government controls and knows everything.

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* GovernmentConspiracy: As it turns out, 9/11 wasn't a government conspiracy, but the 9/11 ''truth movement'' was. The government did it to make themselves feel more powerful and project an image of omnipotence to the group of people who insist that the government controls and knows everything.everything, and because the conspiracy nuts wouldn't believe them even when they told the truth.
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* JerkAssHasAPoint: Played InUniverse, Cartman seems to convince many students about his 9/11 conspiracy theories.

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* JerkAssHasAPoint: JerkassHasAPoint: Played InUniverse, Cartman seems to convince many students about his 9/11 conspiracy theories.
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* GovernmentConspiracy: As it turns out, 9/11 wasn't a government conspiracy, but the 9/11 ''truth movement'' was. The government did it to make themselves feel more powerful.

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* GovernmentConspiracy: As it turns out, 9/11 wasn't a government conspiracy, but the 9/11 ''truth movement'' was. The government did it to make themselves feel more powerful.powerful and project an image of omnipotence to the group of people who insist that the government controls and knows everything.
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: The kids initially thought someone taking a crap in the urinal was actually pretty bad, but Mr. Mackey constantly ranting about it and using scatological euphemisms just causes them to laugh hysterically.

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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: The kids initially thought someone taking a crap in the urinal was actually pretty bad, but Mr. Mackey constantly ranting about it and using elaborate scatological euphemisms and descriptions on how they would go about doing it just causes them to laugh hysterically.

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* TheReveal: The government is behind the 9/11 truth movement in order to convince people that they are all-powerful. Also, Stan was the one who took a crap in the urinal, and the government aided him in covering that up because it could help further their own conspiracy.

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* TheReveal: The 9/11 really ''was'' done by al-Qaeda, and the government is behind the 9/11 truth movement in order to convince people that they are all-powerful. Also, Stan was the one who took a crap in the urinal, and the government aided him in covering that up because it could help further their own conspiracy.conspiracy.
* SkewedPriorities: Mr. Mackey is ''way'' too obsessed with finding who pooped in the urinal.

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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: The kids initially thought someone taking a crap in the urinal was actually pretty bad, but Mr. Mackey constantly ranting about it and using scatological euphemisms just causes them to laugh hysterically.



* BunnyEarsLawyer: Believe it or not, the Hardly Boys solve the Case of the Urinal Turd and the Case of the World Trade Center Conspiracy.
* TheCaseOf: Parodied with the Hardly Boys. A narrator notes the title of their two cases (see above), while a montage refers to other previous cases (such as The Secret of the Lost Tunnel).
* {{Demonization}}: Cartman's "research" into 9/11 leads him to conclude who was truly responsible: Kyle.
* FakingTheDead: Bush "executes" the webmaster of the 9/11 truther website in front of Stan and Kyle as part of the conspiracy.



* MoneyDearBoy: Bush's claimed reason for staging 9/11.

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* MoneyDearBoy: LampshadeHanging: Kyle points out that he and Stan got out of the White House pretty easily for a couple of kids pursued by the government itself.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney:
Bush's claimed reason for staging 9/11.9/11.
* PresidentEvil: Subverted. Bush tries to portray himself as one to further the grand conspiracy.



* TheReveal: The government is behind the 9/11 truth movement in order to convince people that they are all-powerful. Also, Stan was the one who took a crap in the urinal, and the government aided him in covering that up because it could help further their own conspiracy.
* SpannerInTheWorks: On their way home, Stan and Kyle bump into the 9/11 conspiracy theorist after just seeing him shot by Bush.



* TruthInTelevision: The "proofs" put forward by Cartman are RealLife conspiracy theories about 9/11.

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* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Mr. Mackey's reaction to Yates wanting to bring in the Hardly Boys to investigate 9/11.
* TruthInTelevision: The "proofs" put forward by Cartman are RealLife conspiracy theories about 9/11.9/11.
* WithFriendsLikeThese: The other kids buy into Cartman's 9/11 report and begin to fear Kyle.
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* MoneyDearBoy: Bush's claimed reason for staging 9/11.
* PretextForWar: President Bush and his cabinet try to make it look like 9/11 was this, going as far as to tell Stan and Kyle they did it so they could invade Iraq, monopolize the oil, and get filthy rich.
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Cartman believes he has found the true culprits behind September 11th attacks, while Stan and Kyle seek to uncover the mystery on their own. In the meanwhile, another conspiracy erupts in the South Park elementary school,

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Cartman believes he has found the true culprits behind September 11th attacks, while Stan and Kyle seek to uncover the mystery on their own. In the meanwhile, another conspiracy erupts in the South Park elementary school,
school.
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* GovernmentConspiracy: As it turns out, 9/11 wasn't a government conspiracy, but the 9/11 ''truth movement'' was. The government did it to make themselves feel more powerful.



* TakeThat: To 9/11 conspiracy theorists.

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* TakeThat: To 9/11 conspiracy theorists.theorists.
* TruthInTelevision: The "proofs" put forward by Cartman are RealLife conspiracy theories about 9/11.
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Cartman believes he has found the true culprits behind September 11th attacks, while Stan and Kyle seek to uncover the mystery on their own. In the meanwhile, another conspiracy erupts in the South Park elementary school,

!This episode includes examples of:
* AnalogyBackfire: Mr. Mackey becomes uncharacteristically angry about someone taking a crap in the urinal, and wants to find out which one of the students did it. Unfortunately, his use of scatological euphemisms only make the students laugh, frustrating Mr. Mackey even more.
* JerkAssHasAPoint: Played InUniverse, Cartman seems to convince many students about his 9/11 conspiracy theories.
* TakeThat: To 9/11 conspiracy theorists.

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