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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Seaman is the only member in the Super Best Friends that isn't a religious figure, instead a parody of Aquaman.

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* TakeThat: To David Blaine and subtly, Scientology.

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* TakeThat: To David Blaine and and, subtly, Scientology.



* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Krishna's power.

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* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Krishna's power.power.
* WakingNonSequitur: When Kyle wakes Cartman up in his attempt to talk about mass suicide, Cartman yells out, "No, Paula Poundstone, leave me alone!" (a TakeThat to when Poundstone was accused of child sexual abuse).
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* TakeThat: To David Blaine.

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* TakeThat: To David Blaine.Blaine and subtly, Scientology.
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* TheyKilledKennyAgain: Kenny drowns himself in the Reflecting Pool as part of a cult's mass suicide. This is the first time Kenny dies without his parka.

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* TheyKilledKennyAgain: Kenny drowns himself in the Reflecting Pool as part of a cult's mass suicide. This is the first time Kenny dies without his parka.unhooded.
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* TheyKilledKennyAgain: Kenny drowns himself in the Reflecting Pool as part of a cult's mass suicide.

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* TheyKilledKennyAgain: Kenny drowns himself in the Reflecting Pool as part of a cult's mass suicide. This is the first time Kenny dies without his parka.
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* CallForward: Cartman laments that he's going to die before he can get his pubes. The plot for the next episode began with him "getting pubes".
* CaptainErsatz: Sea Man is Aquaman with a blue shirt instead of an orange one.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Butters' mother is named "Carol" in this episode (the same name it was originally given to Stan and Kyle's mothers in [[Recap/SouthParkS1E6Death Death]]). She would later be given the name "Linda".

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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Butters' mother is named "Carol" in this episode (the same placeholder name it that was originally given to Stan and Kyle's mothers in [[Recap/SouthParkS1E6Death Death]]). She would later be given the name "Linda".
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'''Original air date:''' 7/4/2001



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* CarFu: A couple of Blainetologists try to run over Stan for being a "deserter".



* ImpossiblyAwesomeMagicTrick: Parodied. David Blaine can apparently eat his own head, transport a card into someone's anus, and bring an Abraham Lincoln statue to life. [[MagiciansAreWizards Turns out there was magic involved.]]

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* ImpossiblyAwesomeMagicTrick: Parodied. David Blaine can apparently eat his own head, transport a card into someone's anus, and bring an Abraham Lincoln statue to life. [[MagiciansAreWizards Turns out there was magic involved.]]involved]].

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* HehHehYouSaidX: '''Everyone''' takes turns chuckling at calling Seaman "Semen".



* OnlySixFaces: Parodied, when the boys get their heads shaved, they can't tell who is who, except Cartman. At one point Stan and Kyle mix themselves up until Stan puts his hat on.

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* OnlySixFaces: Parodied, when the boys get their heads shaved, they can't tell who is who, except Cartman. At one point Stan and Kyle mix themselves up until Stan puts his hat on. Yet Stan is still able to tell who Kenny is.
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* EpicFail: Jesus' magic tricks would've been effective hadn't he made Stan turn around and simply replace a pitcher of water with wine. He even did a similar trick and told ''an entire audience'' to turn around! Stan noticeably takes a facepalm by the hand.

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* EpicFail: Jesus' magic tricks would've been effective if he hadn't he made Stan turn around and simply replace a pitcher of water with wine. He even did a similar trick and told ''an entire audience'' to turn around! Stan noticeably takes a facepalm by the hand.facepalms.
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* ApocalypseCult: The members of Blaintology try to commit mass suicide in Washington D.C. to force approval of the tax exempt status.
* CallBack: The invitations to the Blaintology convention mentions [[WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut "free punch and pie"]].

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* ApocalypseCult: The members of Blaintology Blainetology try to commit mass suicide in Washington D.C. to force approval of the tax exempt status.
* CallBack: The invitations to the Blaintology Blainetology convention mentions [[WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut "free punch and pie"]].



* TraumaticHaircut: The members of Blaintology are required to do this.

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* TraumaticHaircut: The members of Blaintology Blainetology are required to do this.
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* TheyKilledKennyAgain: Kenny drown himself in the Reflecting Pool as part of a cult's mass suicide.

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* TheyKilledKennyAgain: Kenny drown drowns himself in the Reflecting Pool as part of a cult's mass suicide.
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* BannedEpisode: Following the controversy behind Muhammad being depicted on the two-part episode "200"/"201", this episode (and the other two-part episode "Cartoon Wars"[[note]]the one that started the FandomRivalry between ''South Park'' fans and ''Family Guy'' fans[[/note]]), this episode was dropped from all reruns and even on HBO Max streaming for showing Muhammad (which, back when the episode premiered, didn't cause an uproar). It was included on the original DVD pressings for season five, but newer versions have omitted it.

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A team of religious leaders help Stan rescue Kyle from a cult.


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A team of religious leaders help Stan rescue Kyle from a cult.

cult centered on David Blaine's magic.



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* BannedEpisode: Following the controversy behind Muhammad being depicted on the two-part episode "200"/"201", this episode (and the other two-part episode "Cartoon Wars"[[note]]the one that started the FandomRivalry between ''South Park'' fans and ''Family Guy'' fans[[/note]]), this episode was dropped from all reruns and even on HBO Max streaming for showing Muhammad (which, back when the episode premiered, didn't cause an uproar). It was included on the original DVD pressings for season five, but newer versions have omitted it.
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* OnlySixFaces: Parodied, when the boys get their heads shaved, they can't tell who is who, except Cartman. At one point Stan and Kyle mix themselves up until Stan puts his hat on.
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* ApocalypseCult: The members of Blaintology try to commit mass suicide in Washington D.C. to force approval of the tax exempt status.


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* EpicFail: Jesus' magic tricks would've been effective hadn't he made Stan turn around and simply replace a pitcher of water with wine. He even did a similar trick and told ''an entire audience'' to turn around! Stan noticeably takes a facepalm by the hand.


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* TraumaticHaircut: The members of Blaintology are required to do this.
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* CallBack: The invitations to the Blaintology convention mentions [[WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut "free punch and pie"]].



* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Seaman is the only member in the Super Best Friends that isn't a religious figure, instead a parody of Aquaman.



* VillainExitStageLeft: David Blaine does this when he is defeated by the Super Best Friends by escaping in a rocket ship.

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* VillainExitStageLeft: David Blaine does this when he is defeated by the Super Best Friends by escaping in a rocket ship.ship.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Krishna's power.
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* ImpossiblyAwesomeMagicTrick: Parodied. David Blaine can apparently eat his own head, transport a card into someone's anus, and bring an Abraham Lincoln statue to life. [[MagiciansAreWizards Turns out there was magic involved.]]


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* TakeThat: To David Blaine.

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* GroinAttack: Stan and Kyle take turns doing this when Cartman mocks their friendship for each other.
* MissingEpisode: This episode never saw the light of day after the 200/201 controversy.

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* GroinAttack: Stan and Kyle take turns doing this when to Cartman when he mocks their friendship for each other.
* MissingEpisode: This episode never saw LivingStatue: David Blaine makes a statue of Abraham Lincoln come to life, while the light Super Best Friends create one of day after John Wilkes Booth.
* MaliciousMisnaming: The Super Best Friends likes to do this with Seaman, as they continually call him
the 200/201 controversy.similarly sounding "Semen". Even the narrator cracks up when he's trying to say Seaman's name.
* TheyKilledKennyAgain: Kenny drown himself in the Reflecting Pool as part of a cult's mass suicide.
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A team of religious leaders help Stan rescue Kyle from a cult.


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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Butters' mother is named "Carol" in this episode (the same name it was originally given to Stan and Kyle's mothers in [[Recap/SouthParkS1E6Death Death]]). She would later be given the name "Linda".
* GroinAttack: Stan and Kyle take turns doing this when Cartman mocks their friendship for each other.
* MissingEpisode: This episode never saw the light of day after the 200/201 controversy.
* VillainExitStageLeft: David Blaine does this when he is defeated by the Super Best Friends by escaping in a rocket ship.

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