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Doctor Suggests That ‘South Park: The End of Obesity’ Should Be Required Viewing in Medical School

Most reasonable people likely wouldn’t take medical advice from South Park, a show that regularly features an anthropomorphic talking towel, has portrayed the human digestive system as an epic fantasyland for gerbil quests and once implied that the human body can survive for several seconds with a baked potato in place of a human heart before exploding. 

But there may be some medical value to the show after all, thanks to the recent 50-minute — definitely not an “episode” — special South Park: The End of Obesity.

Why Cloud Nine? And What’s Wrong With the First Eight Clouds?

You’ve likely heard the term before, describing someone in pure bliss: They’re “on cloud nine.” Maybe a little less often these days, since it feels like everyone’s on variable circles of hell depending on the day, but still. 

The specification of cloud number nine would suggest that there’s a cloud-based happiness scale in common use. The kind of thing you’d see on a therapy worksheet or a dry-erase board at a doctor’s office to describe the effectiveness of the opioid they just administered. 

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