Free Willzyx (S09E13)

About this episode

The episode discusses the South Park episode 'Free Willzyx', exploring its parody of Free Willy and the real-life story of Keiko.

As a lifelong Free Willy fan, Dando was certainly a fan of this episode. However, what he didn't realise was that not only was this a parody of the film, but also seemingly a spin on the dark truth behind the tragic real-life story of Keiko, the orca from the film. Safe to say, we learned something today. We also discuss the trauma of childhood films, Lance Bass' failed attempt at space travel, THAT brutal ending and why it was perfect for this story, plus so much more. LISTEN on Spotify - spoti.fi/4fzFQbj LISTEN on Apple - apple.co/4fCJmBv WATCH on YouTube - bit.ly/southparkpodcast Support the Four Finger Discount Network for EARLY & AD-FREE access to every show we produce, as well as 100 hours of exclusive content! Join the FFD family today at patreon.com/fourfingerdiscount CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Four Finger Discount (Simpsons) - fourfingerdiscount.com.au The Movie Guide with Leonard Maltin - themovieguidepodcast.com SpeaKing Of The Hill - spreaker.com/show/speaking-of-the-hill-a-king-of-the-hill- The One About Friends - spreaker.com/show/the-one-about-friends-podcast Talking Seinfeld - spreaker.com/show/talking-seinfeld Saturday Night Dive (SNL)…

People in this episode

Host: Dando

Topics covered

• Free Willy
• South Park
• parody
• childhood trauma
• space travel
• Keiko
• film analysis

Keywords

• Free Willy
• South Park
• Keiko
• Lance Bass
• childhood films
• parody
• dark truth

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Free Willy, Keiko

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