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Comedy Central announced Tuesday a one-hour special episode of the iconic animated series devoted to the coronavirus crisis.
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A trailer for the episode shows Randy Marsh announcing some sort of "pandemic special" attempting to cash in on the crisis, Cartman worrying about authorities trying to make him return to school, Kyle fretting about social distancing and a scene with the kids in a classroom encased in protective cubicles with a police detective as their new teacher.
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The official description: "Randy comes to terms with his role in the COVID-19 outbreak as the on-going pandemic presents continued challenges to the citizens of South Park. The kids happily head back to school but nothing resembles the normal that they once knew; not their teachers, not their homeroom, not even Eric Cartman."
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The episode marks the first time the 23-year-old series has ever made an hour-long episode. Previously, however, the show did a rather brilliant three-part episode titled "Imaginationland" in 2007 that aired over three weeks.[/COLOR]