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* TakingAdvantageOfGenerosity: Cartman vaguely tells his friends that his mom needs serious surgery and convinces everyone to give all the profits to him, not telling them that he plans to use the money to give Liane huge boobs. Subverted a little by the fact Cartman genuinely believes it ''is'' a necessary surgery for his mother and not something he is (completely) selfishly pushing on her.

-->'''Cartman:''' No, doctor! Please! I live in a ''hot dog''!
-->'''Liane:''' Because ''he'' made me quit my job! And ''I'' promised myself that I would ''never'' give in to him ever again!
-->'''Cartman:''' Get fake tits, or I'll call the police, Mom!
-->'''Liane:''' Do what you want, Eric. I am ''done'' with this!
-->'''Cartman:''' Fine, then I'll run away!
-->'''Liane:''' Then you'll just have to run away.
-->'''Cartman:''' I'll go live with Grandma!
-->'''Liane:''' I'm sure she would like that.
-->''(Cartman is shocked that none of his manipulation tactics are working. The doctor, puzzled, just sits there.)''
-->'''Liane:''' I have given in to you too many times, Eric. ''It stops'' '''''now'''''!

-->'''Randy''': Yeah, well, see, the thing is, this farm is about Tegridy, not stupid water rights. And if you want to keep comin here and bugging me, then I would like to speak to your manager because you are harassing me, and I am important.

* ToughLove: Liane makes sternly apparent that she is through caving in to her son's whims, and lets him make a fool of himself when he tries to continue his absurd breast implant scheme on ''himself'' as a revolt.

-->'''Cartman:''' ''*anxious*'' Ok, well, that now you see how serious I was, what are you gonna do now?
-->'''Liane:''' ''*almost serene*'' [[BrutalHonesty I'm going to go down and get some grocery shopping done.]] ''*walks away*''
-->'''Cartman:''' ''*exasperated*'' Mom? I will go to school like this! You're gonna have to give in at some point!....Mom??

* VileVillainSaccharineShow: Manbearpig as usual. It is a horrific EldritchAbomination that gruesomely slaughters any person it comes across, and has little to no comedic aspects to its characterization (or lack thereof) whatsoever.

* IGaveMyWord: Liane promised herself that she'd never give in to her son again after Eric's selfishness cost them their home, and this episode shows she's followed through on it by not catering to Cartman's latest scheme or his threats to run away or leave her. By all accounts, Liane is done with her son and has resigned to letting him make a fool of himself.

* OhCrap: It's a small moment, but when Cartman threatens his mom with calling the police and running away if she doesn't get the breast surgery, she tells him to go right ahead and do it, and the same happens when he says he's going to live with his grandmother. The shocked look on Cartman's face makes him realize that his mom has finally had enough with his ruining her life.

* AllForNothing: Cartman's efforts to force his mother to get breast implants so she could seduce Mr. Cussler becomes meaningless when Mr. Cussler gets killed by [=ManBearPig=] and Cartman ends up getting breast implants instead.

* AttentionWhore: Cartman so desperately wants his mom's attention, he gets breast implants.

* DisappointedInYou: It's clear through Liane's expression and tone that she's disappointed in Cartman for wasting 10,000 dollars on getting breast implants instead of refunding the money and using it on something more productive.

* TheDogBitesBack: After years of dealing with her son's neediness and sabotaging her life, Liane finally puts her foot down and tells Eric she's done with his bullshit and won't baby him anymore. As Cartman desperately tries to get his mom to give in, Liane refuses.

* GoldDigger: Cartman wants his mother Liane to get breast implants, seduce the rich Mr. Cussler, and convince him to let them live in the house he is building. Liane refuses.

* HonorBeforeReason: When his mother makes clear that she will not get breast implants, Cartman actually follows through with his threat to get them himself in an attempt to get her to start babying him again. It fails, and Cartman is stuck with gigantic fake breasts, when he could have had the money refunded and used to help put a down payment on a new home.

* IHaveNoSon: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. While Liane still plans to raise her son Eric, she is resentful that he made her quit her job, causing them to be unable to pay the rent, lose their house and move into a hot dog stand, and refuses to let him blame her for the loss of their house. When Eric comes up with a plan for them to move in with a rich old guy by Liane seducing him and needing her to get breast implants, Liane refuses, pointing out that even if she wanted to, they don't even have the money for breast implants. And when Eric gets the money for the implants, Liane outright refuses to get them, saying that when Eric made her quit her job, she promised herself that she would never give in to him ever again. Liane makes good on her word, as she refuses to give in, even when Eric threatens to either call the police or runway, telling her son she is done with this. And when Eric said that he himself would take the breast implants, while shocked, Liane called his bluff and was annoyed and disappointed when Eric actually took the breast implants. When Eric asks Liane what she will do now that she knows he is serious about his threats, Liane tells Eric that she plans to go grocery shopping. Liane leaves as Eric threatens to go to school with his breast implants. It is implied that while Liane will not abandon her son Eric and will support him financially until he becomes an adult, she has given up on having any sort of relationship with him and has closed him off emotionally.

* OhCrap: It's a small moment, but when Cartman threatens his mom with running away if she doesn't get the breast surgery, she tells him to go right ahead and run away. And the same happens when he says he's going to live with his grandmother. The shocked look on Cartman's face makes him realize that his mom has finally had it with him.

* VillainousBreakdown: Cartman has one which progressively grows when Liane makes it clear she will ''not'' get breast implants for him and continues to stand her ground on the subject.

* {{Cliffhanger}}: [[spoiler: Steve Black is missing after being stabbed and dumped down a water slide, [=ManBearPig=] and Pi-Pi are well on their way to using up all of Denver's water supply and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Cartman has enormous fake breasts.]]]]

* {{Cliffhanger}}: [[spoiler: Steve Black is missing after being stabbed and dumped down a water slide, [=ManBearPig=] and Pi-Pi are well on their way to using up all of Colorado's water supply and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Cartman has enormous fake breasts.]]]]

* TakingAdvantageOfGenerosity: Cartman vaguely tells his friends that his mom needs serious surgery and convinces everyone to give all the profits to him, not telling them that he plans to use the money to give Liane huge boobs. Subverted a little by the fact Cartman genuinely believes it ''is'' a necessary surgery for his mother and not something he is selfishly pushing on her.

* AllForNothing: Cartman's efforts to force his mom to get breast implants so she could seduce Mr. Cussler becomes meaningless when Mr. Cussler gets killed by [=ManBearPig=] and Cartman ends up getting breast implants instead.

* AssholeVictim: Mr. Cussler planned on monopolizing all the water for profit, so no tears are shed when Manbearpig shreds him apart and craps on his face. Same goes for the corrupt water commissioner [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness when Pi-Pi disposes of him]].

* BewareTheSillyOnes: Pi-Pi may just seem like a silly water park owner who needs water to help maintain his water business at first, but it's revealed that he is in cahoots with [=ManBearBig=] to drain all the water supply in Colorado so that everyone will be forced to buy all the urine stored in his water park as a replacement.

** Both Mr. Cussler and the water commissioner try to control the streaming services in Colorado, only to get killed by Pi-Pi and [=ManBearBig=], the true {{Big Bad}}s of the special.

* BuxomIsBetter: Cartman is banking on Liane getting breast implants so that she can catch the attention of Mr. Cussler and they can live with him. But Liane, thoroughly fed up with Cartman's horseshit after he cost them their home, refuses to even consider it. When Cartman threatens her by saying he'll get the breast implants himself if she won't, she offhandedly calls his bluff, and he ends up with them.
* CharacterDevelopment: In this special, Liane is sticking to her guns, refusing to give an inch anymore to Eric and his lunacy.

* ContinuityNod: This isn't the first time that [[Recap/SouthParkS6E10BebesBoobsDestroySociety someone gets breast implants for attention.]] Also not the first time that [[Recap/SouthParkS10E7Tsst Cartman ran away from home only to be rejected due to his]] TheFriendNobodyLikes status. Also, [=ManBearPig=] and its global warming allegory, Pi-Pi and the water park that is made from pee, Cartman living in a hot dog, Credigree Weed vs. Tegridy Farms, the South Park realtors and their leaning back poses, Matt Damon's Ad, and Kenny loving boobs.

* DesecratingTheDead: [=ManBearBig=] not only brutally murders Mr. Cussler, but he also defecates on his face after he's already dead.

** As corrupt as Sgt. Yates is, even he doesn't like Karens. Randy tries to get Tolkien arrested because his family has a streaming service, even though Tolkien just came over for food and technically isn't doing anything. When Randy is explaining this to Yates, you can tell he doesn't want to deal with this crap.

* GrewASpine: This special fully showcases just how fed up Liane is of Cartman's bullshit, she holds him responsible for them living in a hot dog, and none of his threats have an impact on her.

* HonorBeforeReason: When it becomes clear his mother will not get breast implants, Cartman actually follows through with his threat to get them himself, in an attempt to get her to start babying him again. It fails, and Cartman is stuck with gigantic fake breasts, when he could have had the money refunded and used to help put a down payment on a new home.
* HijackingCthulhu: Downplayed, as Pi-Pi cannot control Manbearpig but is working with it to temporarily monopolize the water supply.

* IHaveNoSon: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. While Liane still plans to raise her son Eric, she is resentful that he made her quit her job, causing them to lose their house and move into a hotdog house, and refuses to let him blame her for the loss of their house. When Eric comes up with a plan for them to move in with a rich old guy by Liane seducing him and needing her to get breast implants, Liane refuses, pointing out that even if she wanted to, they don't even have the money for breast implants. And when Eric gets the money for the implants, Liane outright refuses to get them, saying that when Eric made her quit her job, she promised herself that she would never give in to him ever again. Liane makes good on her word, as she refuses to give in, even when Eric threatens to either call the police or runway, telling her son she is done with this. And when Eric said that he himself would take the breast implants, while shocked, Liane called his bluff and was annoyed and disappointed when Eric actually took the breast implants. When Eric asks Liane what she will do now that she knows he is serious about his threats, Liane tells Eric that she plans to go grocery shopping. Liane leaves as Eric threatens to go to school with his breast implants. It is implied that while Liane will not abandon her son Eric and will support him financially until he becomes an adult, she has given up on having any sort of relationship with him and has closed him off emotionally.

* ItsAllAboutMe: Once again, Cartman. This time he's trying to force his mother to undertake breast surgery so she can manipulate Mr. Cussler into letting them live with him, uncaring on how it may affect Liane's body and health.

* NeverMyFault: Cartman still refuses to admit he's the reason he and his mom are living in a hot dog stand.
* NoSell: Cartman's schemes and threats to leave her no longer work on his mom Liane, much to his surprise.
* ObnoxiousEntitledHousewife: Because Randy has been acting like this ever since he bought Tegridy Farms, everyone has started calling him "Karen".

** Cartman himself is revealed to be this. His schemes only work if he can manipulate people into following his whims. As shown with his interactions with his mother, who is now wise to Cartman's tactics, here, if he can't to do that, he's very petty and inept whose plans backfire tremendously on himself.

* TheAntiNihilist: Pi Pi acknowledges that [=ManBearPig=] will kill everyone, including himself, but doesn't care as long as he can make money as long as possible.

* BitingTheHandHumor: The special criticizes the practices of streaming services, when this special aired on one. The BigBad Pi Pi also seems to be an allegory for Paramount Plus (the initials being P.P.), having relied on other streaming services before taking the content for themselves.

** The Water commissioner might be sleazy and corrupt, but he is appalled to hear that Pi Pi plans on accelerating climate change just to make a profit.

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: When Pi Pi reveals he plans on letting the water drain out so everyone will be forced to buy his urine, he gets Manbearpig to dispose of the water commissioner.

* BuxomIsBetter: Cartman is banking on Liane getting breast implants so that she can catch the attention of Mr. Cussler and they can live with him. But Liane, thoroughly fed up with Cartman's horseshit after he cost them their home, refuses to even consider it. When Cartman thereatens her by saying he'll get the breast implants himself if she won't, she offhandedly calls his bluff, and he ends up with them.

* GoldDigger: Cartman wants his mother Liane to get breast implants, seduse the rich Mr. Cussler, and convince him to let them live in the house he is building. Liane refuses.

* AssholeVictim: Mr. Cussler planned on monopolizing all the water for profit, so no tears are shed when Manbearpig shreds him apart and craps on his face. Same goes for the corrupt water comissioner [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness when Pi-Pi disposes of him]].

* BuxomIsBetter: Cartman is banking on Liane getting breast implants so that she can catch the attention of Mr. Cussler and they can live with him. But Liane, thoroughly fed up with Cartman's horseshit after he cost them their home, refuses to even consider it. When Cartman thereatens her by saying he'll get the breast implants if she won't, she offhandedly calls his bluff, and he ends up with them.

* {{Cliffhanger}}: [[spoiler: Steve Black is missing after being stabbed and dumped down a water slide, [=ManBearPig=] and Pi-Pi are well on their way to using up all of Denver's water supply and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Cartman has enormous fake breasts.]]]]

* {{Expy}}: The Water comissioner is based off "Jake" Gittes from ''Film/{{Chinatown}}'', wearing the same outfit and being involved in a water scandal.

* IAteWhat: Pi-Pi gives the Water Commissioner a drink, which he heavily implies is pee. The Water Commissioner immediately spits it out.

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: When Pi Pi reveals he plans on letting the water drain out so everyone will be forced to buy his piss, he gets Manbearpig to dispose of the water commissioner.

* AssholeVictim: Mr. Cussler planned on monopolizing all the water for profit, so no tears are shed when Manbearpig shreds him apart and craps on his face.

** Butters has to gorge himself on popsicles so the Boys can make their boats because they are unaware they can just buy unused sticks.

* RunningGag: Randy is called a Karen by almost everyone. Though, in their defense, he ''is'' acting like one.

** And, of course, Randy calling the police on Tolkien for no reason and being called a Karen by Sgt. Yates is an obvious one to...well...Karens and how they call the cops for the dumbest motives.

* CharacterDevelopment:In this special, Liane is sticking to her guns, refusing to give an inch anymore to Eric and his lunacy.

* TheAntiNihilist: Pi Pi acknowledges that ManBearPig will kill everyone, including himself, but doesn't care as long as he can make money as long as possible.

* TheAntiNihilist: Pi Pi acknowledges that Manbearpig will kill everyone, including himself, but doesn't care as long as he can make money as long as possible.

** Cartman himself is revealed to be this. His schemes only work if he can manipulate people into following his whims. As shown with his interactions with his mother here, if he can't to do that he's very petty and inept whose plans backfire tremendously on himself.

** Cartman doesn't fare any better. He now lives in a cramped hot dog stand, he's no longer able to manipulate his mother into doing what he wants, and ends up receiving the breast implants that he was trying to have his mother get.
* BuxomIsBetter: Cartman is banking on Liane getting breast implants so that she can catch the attention of Mr. Cussler and they can live with him. Liane, thoroughly fed up with Cartman's horseshit, refuses to even consider it. When Cartman says he'll get the breast implants if she won't, she calls his bluff, and he ends up with them.
* CharacterDevelopment: Liane is sticking to her guns, refusing to give an inch anymore to Eric and his lunacy.

* TheDogBitesBack:
** After years of dealing with her son's neediness and sabotaging her life, Liane finally puts her foot down and tells Eric she's done with his bullshit and won't baby him anymore.

-->'''Cartman:''' No, please! I live in a ''hot dog''!
-->'''Liane:''' Because ''you'' made me quit my job. And ''I'' promised myself that I would ''never'' give in to you ever again!
-->'''Cartman:''' I'll call the police, Mom!

-->'''Cartman:''' I'll go stay with Grandma!

-->''(Cartman seems shocked that none of his tactics are working)''

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: In a last-ditch attempt to manipulate his mother into getting breast implants, Cartman threatens to get them himself. She lets him do precisely that.

* IHaveNoSon: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. While Liane still plans to raise her son Eric, she is resentful that he made her quit her job, causing them to lose their house and move into a hotdog house, and refuses to let him blame her for the loss of their house. When Eric comes up with a plan for them to move in with a rich old guy by Liane seducing him and need her to get breast implants, Liane refuses, pointing out that they don't have the money for breast implants. And when Eric got the money for the breast implants, Liane outright refused to get them, saying that when Eric made her quit her job, she promised herself that she would never give in to him ever again. Liane refuses to give in, even when Eric threatens to either call the police or runway, telling her son she is done with this. And when Eric said that he himself would take the breast implants, while shocked, Liane called his bluff and was annoyed and disappointed when Eric actually took the breast implants. When Eric asks Liane what she will do now that she knows he is serious about his threats, Liane tells Eric that she plans to go grocery shopping. Liane leaves as Eric threatens to go to school with his breast implants. It is implied that while Liane will not abandon her son Eric and will support him financially until he becomes an adult, she has given up on having a relationship with him and closed off emotionally from him.

* PlotIrrelevantVillain: The only thing Cartman managed to do was get himself breast implants which doesn't contribute to the main conflict in this special.

-->'''Liane:''' ''*sternly*'' I've given in to you too many times, Eric. It stops '''''now'''''.

* TookALevelInJerkass: In his first appearance, Pi-Pi was the eccentric owner of an admittedly disgusting water park, while in this special he's become a murderous monster who doesn't care if all the water is wasted as long as he can get rich.

** The Water comissioner might be sleazy and corrupt, but he is appalled to hear that Pi Pi plans on accelerating climate change just to make a profit.

* HijackingCthulhu: Downplayed, as Pi Pi cannot control Manbearpig but is working with it to temporarily monopolize the water supply.
* IAteWhat: Pi Pi gives the Water Comissioner a drink, which he heavily implies is pee. The Water Comissioner immediately spits it out.

* IHaveNoSon: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. While Liane still plans to raise her son Eric, she is resentful that he made her quit her job, causing them to lose their house and move into a hotdog house, and refuses to let him blame her for the loss of their house. When Eric comes up with a plan for them to move in with a rich old guy by Liane seducing him and need her to get breast implants, Liane refuses, pointing out that they don't have the money for breast implants. And when Eric got the money for the breast implants, Liane outright refused to get them, saying that when Eric made her quit her job, she promised herself that she would never give in to him ever again. Liane refuses to give in, even when Eric threatens to either call the police or runway, telling her son she is done with this. And when Eric said that he himself would take the breast implants, while shocked, Liane called his bluff and was annoyed and disappointed when Eric actually took the breast implants. When Eric asks Liana what she will do now that she knows he is serious about his threats, Liane tells Eric that she plans to go grocery shopping. Liane leaves as Eric threatens to go to school with his breast implants. It is implied that while Liane will not abandon her son Eric and will support him financially until he becomes an adult, she has given up on having a relationship with him and closed off emotionally from him.

-->'''Liane:''' ''*sternly*'' I've given in to you too many times, Eric. It stops now.

* TookALevelInJerkass: In his first appearance Pi Pi was an eccentric owner of an admittedly disgusting water park, while in this special he's become a murderous monster who doesn't care if all the water is wasted as long as he can get rich.

* UncertainDoom: Steve Black and the Water Comissioner are thrown out the window and down a slide that flushes them, but their fates are unknown.

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: When Pi Pi reveals he plans on letting the water drain out so everyone will be forced to buy his piss, he gets Manbearpig to dispose of the water comissioner.

* ToughLove: Liane makes sternly apparent that she is through caving in to her son's whims, and lets him make a fool of himself when he tries to continue his absurd scheme as a revolt.

* TheDogBitesBack: After years of dealing with her son's neediness and sabotaging her life, Liane finally puts her foot down and tells Eric she's done with his bullshit and won't baby him anymore.

* BigBadWannabe: Both Mr. Cussler and the water commissioner try to control the streaming services in Colorado, only to get killed by Pi-Pi and [=ManBearBig=], the true {{Big Bad}}s of the special.

* [[PushoverParents Pushover Parent]]: Inverted with Liane, which is the focus of the B-Plot. She absolutely refuses to give in to her son's demands, even going to the point where she lets Cartman go through with his threat to get breast implants.

* BigBadDuumvirate: Pi-Pi and [=ManBearPig=] are the main antagonists who are working together to monopolizes the streaming (water) services and draining water in Colorado to replace with urine, while killing anyone who stands in their way.

** All scenes shown in the title card are taken from [[WesternAnimation/SouthParkPostCOVID the first two]] Creator/ParamountPlus [[WesternAnimation/SouthParkPostCOVIDTheReturnOfCOVID specials]].

* StockFootage: The two shots of the bus pulling into South Park Elementary and through the city are taken from the show's opening sequence, albeit altered with far fewer characters.