Red Sleigh Down

"Red Sleigh Down" is episode 96 of the Comedy Central series South Park. It originally aired on December 11, 2002. In the episode, Cartman has to score one big "nice" on Santa's list to be eligible for Christmas presents. He recruits Santa, Mr. Hankey, and Jesus in a desperate attempt to bring Christmas to the downtrodden citizens of Iraq. Things go awry and when Santa is shot down in Iraq, Jesus comes to his aid. Because fans were so upset over his absence throughout the season, this episode is notable for the return of Kenny from his death in season five. The title and episode parody the films Black Hawk Down and Three Kings, and Lethal Weapon is referenced during an interrogation scene. Plot Cartman has Kyle's cousin perform a tally of his naughty and nice deeds. He informs Cartman that he has been too naughty to earn his coveted Christmas gift, a Haibo robot dog. In order to reverse his past misdeeds, he sets out to spread Christmas cheer to the people of Iraq. Meanwhile, at a tree lighting ceremony, Jimmy is given the honor of lighting, but first decides to sing "The Twelve Days of Christmas". Due to his stutter, it takes most of the episode for him to reach the end of the twelve verses.