"South Park": A Milestone in Gay Visibility

SEASON 5

Episode #3: "Cripple Fight"

Original air date: 6/27/2001

Synopsis: Big Gay Al returns to South Park, only to be thrown out as Scoutmaster to the boys for being gay.

In a nutshell: "What if I promise not to be gay anymore? Pinky swear!"

The boys arrive at their Scout meeting to find that their new Scout leader is their old friend Big Gay Al!

After complaints from parents, the scout organization informs the heartbroken Al that he can no longer be a Scout Leader.

The scouts appoint a new scoutmaster, a married heterosexual man. That means he must be safe, right?

Al is depressed about being dumped by the scouts and Marc Shaiman playing sad songs on the piano isn't helping!

The boys visit a despondent Al, and urge him to "get his big gay ass off the couch," but he informs them that the Scouts don't allow gays, so they decide to protest on his behalf.