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Crack Baby Athletic Association (Season 15, Episode 5)
In an episode with one of the darkest premises, a feel-good ending certainly helps.
After TV guilt trips Kyle into volunteering with crack babies, he is suspicious to discover Cartman already registered. Kyle uses minimal private eye skills to discover that Cartman is the commissioner of the Crack Baby Athletic Association.
Viewers are accustomed to Kyle as the moral centre of most situations, a role he initially occupies. However, he is wooed by the money and perks. He remedies his guilt by securing a deal to build an orphanage with a percentage of the profits.
As the sport takes off, Clyde and Craig attempt to book Guns 'N’ Roses guitarist Slash for a halftime show. However, they inadvertently discover he is not real and has a mythos similar to Santa.
When EA Sports screw over the boys, Kyle laments that the crack babies have suffered the greatest loss. His spirits soar when he stumbles on the exact orphanage he envisioned. In the corner of the reception sits Slash’s hat and guitar. Maybe ‘Vünter Slauche’ is real after all…