| "Ginger Kids" | |
|---|---|
| South Park episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 9 Episode 11 |
| Directed by | Trey Parker |
| Written by | Trey Parker |
| Production code | 911 |
| Original air date | November 9, 2005 |
"Ginger Kids" is the eleventh episode in the ninth season of the American animated television series South Park. The 136th episode of the series overall, it first aired on Comedy Central in the United States on November 9, 2005. In the episode, Eric Cartman is led to think he has contracted a mysterious and sudden onset of "gingervitus" (in actuality, Stan Marsh and Kyle Broflovski use skin bleach, hair dye, and henna, to transform him into a ginger kid in his sleep). To stop being ridiculed for his fake red hair, light skin and freckles, he rallies all the ginger kids everywhere to fight against the persecution and rise up to become the master race he believes they are intended to be.
The episode was written and directed by series co-creator Trey Parker.[1] It caused controversy after its premise was misunderstood by people who acted violently against gingers.