| "Merry Christmas, Charlie Manson!" | |
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| South Park episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 16 |
| Directed by | Eric Stough |
| Written by | Trey Parker Nancy M. Pimental |
| Featured music | Hark! The Herald Angels Sing |
| Production code | 216 |
| Original air date | December 9, 1998 |
| Guest appearance | |
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"Merry Christmas, Charlie Manson!" is the sixteenth episode of the second season of the American animated television series South Park. The 29th episode of the series overall it originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on December 9, 1998. The episode was written by series co-creator Trey Parker along with Nancy M. Pimental and was directed by Eric Stough, in his directorial debut in the show and making it the first episode to not be directed by Parker or Stone.[1]
In the episode, the boys go to Cartman's grandma's house in Nebraska for the holidays but Stan was told by his parents that he cannot go because it’s far away from South Park. Stan challenges their authority and goes anyway. Meanwhile Cartman's Uncle Howard and his friend Charlie Manson bust out of prison and cause mayhem and mischief.