Trash Carnival + Snowgames

> I didn't know there would be any spreading involved. I thought this was a PG-rated carnival.
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## S1E7

### Director

Brit Tobin

"**Trash Carnival + Snowgames**" is the seventh episode of the first season of *Garbage People.* It is the seventh episode of the series. It was written and directed by Brit Tobin. This is the first 2-for-1 format episode of *Garbage People*. **Trash Carnival** premiered in 2022, the full 2-for-1 episode premiered in Summer 2023.

## Synopsis

Patches and Peel experience a day of fun and follies at the annual Trash Carnival, that is, until they take a ride on 'Epidemic Alley'.

## Plot

The episode begins with Patches and Peel at the annual Trash Carnival, this year's theme is Covid. After breaking the fourth wall to address the audience, Patches and Peel peruse the carnival grounds. Along the way they discover interesting takes on rides and games. As they approach '*Epidemic Alley'*, Kris warns Patches to not take his kid on that ride which they aggressively ignore. Graffiti Steed greets them with a spooky tone at the ride's entrance which is construed as an element of the ride. Patches and Peel ignore all of the red flags and hop on the ride anyway, much to their detriment.

## Characters

### Major characters

* Patches
* Peel
* The Clown

### Minor characters

* Kris
* Graffiti Steed
* Ominous Voice

### Other characters

* Death
* Radioactive Bob
* Balloon Boy
* Cassie
* Venny

## Costumes

* Face Shield Graffiti Steed
* Radioactive Bob's 'Lab Rat' t-shirt

### Quotes

"Step right up for the thrill of a lifetime! You won't regret it... but maybe you will." - Graffiti Steed

"Politician takes on the role of an innocent kiddie ride mascot. Tale as old as time." - Patches

"Those beds are really nice. We should come back and steal 'em before the carnival leaves town again." - Peel

## Locations

* Trash Carnival Grounds
	+ Rope Ladder Climb
	+ 'Cancelled' Dunking Booth
	+ Hall of Half-Truths
* Epidemic Alley
	+ Brick Maze
	+ Jack-in-the-Box Room
	+ The Lab
	+ Quarantine Zone
	+ Screening Room
	+ Purgatory Room
	+ Trash Graveyard Simulator
	+ End of Ride Fireworks
	+ Marshmallow Clouds
* Patches' Home Simulation

## Trivia

* This episode is also often called 'Covid Carnival'.
* Trash Carnival has been screened in over 17 countries alongside Trash Conspiracies and continues to garner accolades internationally.
* The tent behind the '*Cancelled*' dunking booth is a Zoom meeting simulation VR game.
* A clown ball toss game foreshadows *Epidemic Alley*.
* Patches passively self-references Garbage People at the carnival.
* The creepy bear puppet behind the clown in the Jack-in-the-Box Room is the main character of *Perry The Bear Gets Scared Vol. 1*.
* A now-retired Trash Boulevard plate is seen through the wall cutout when Patches and Peel "save Trash" at the end of the ride to invoke a sense of a simpler time.
* Patches' iPhone TV displays a Covid alert and his window glitches.
* The 2-for-1 style of this episode (as well as Rage Cage + Trash Conspiracies) is creator Brit Tobin's love letter to the Fred Siebert era of Nicktoons, and was an original format choice for the series overall.
* Graffiti Steed is seen smoking a cigarette with his face shield up as Patches and Peel pass the 'Epidemic Alley' ride entrance.
* Since Trash Carnival + Snowgames is a 2-for-1 double feature episode, it does not feature an in-world ad.

## Errors

* Patches and Peel both have 'mask-marks' from their blue surgical masks which can be interpreted as an error due to lack of continuity.

## Cultural references

* This episode was originally written as an homage to The Simpsons 'Bart Carny' episode.
* Patches and Peel truck through a Windows 95 screensaver style brick maze at the start of the ride.
* The 'Rabbit/Duck illusion' is a reference to 'The Dress' phenomenon.[1]
* Many of the rides and games reference key events from 2020.

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> Now that is classy. Take a look at that snowmin.
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## Synopsis

Upon returning home from an underwhelming day at World-O-Waste theme park, Patches and Peel are inspired by 'magic snow' to create a winter wonderland of their own.

## Plot

Patches and Peel return to a 'snowy' home lot after a day at World-O-Waste. They have nothing to show for but a crummy lint hat and a novelty park t-shirt. Patches warns him but Peel begins to play in the white powder anyway, under the assumption it is snow. When Patches realizes Peel is capable of building magnificent sculptures with the snow, he decides to build his own "snowmin" and is turned on to the magic by way of chemical addiction. Together, they devise a plan to create a wonderland of their own which will rival World-O-Waste's winter-themed attraction. Things start to go south as the park visitors begin stealing the snow.

## Characters

### Major characters

* Patches
* Peel

### Minor characters

* Kris
* Venny
* Rusty Tailpipe (referred to in this episode as '*Rusty Muffler*')
* Graffiti Steed
* Toothbrush Ted

### Other characters

* Lemmins
* Mrs. Pit
* Rockin' Horse
* Mr. Manchurian
* World-O-Waste Narrator

## Costumes

* Patches' Abominable Snowman
* Peel's '*Went to World-O-Waste and all I got was STABBED!*' t-shirt

### Quotes

"Pfft. We didn't get stabbed. I'd have taken a light stabbin' over a fuckin' lint hat." - Patches

"And there's Graffiti Steed. He's guarding the castle, cause you know, he's a Steed." - Peel

"It's cocaine. Pure, Columbian, drug-trade certified cocaine." - Patches

"The party igloo's that way, bitches!" - Peel

"Guess the ol' Jiu-Jitsu finally paid for itself." - Patches

## Locations

* Patches' Lot
* Patches' Home
* Winter Wonderland (Patches' Lot)
	+ Ski Slopes
	+ Hall of Mirrors
	+ Party Igloo

## Trivia

* Voice actor Dennis Kambury contributes the World-O-Waste commercial bit also heard in Death's Wish. He is the voice of The Grimsian.
* Snowgames originally featured an in-world ad for *TrashFone* as well as a longer storyline which was cut for brevity.
* Toothbrush Ted appears in the post-credit tag to beg the question, "*Where's the cocaine?*" as he does in P 'n' P Mart.
* Patches complains that they "didn't get stabbed" at World-O-Waste, however, Death does in Death's Wish.
* A parody of "*The Real Slim Shady*" is featured during the Snowgames montage.

## Errors

* Patches has a faint blue outline throughout the episode.
* The skier Patches cheers on is 'Rusty Tailpipe'.
	+ Rusty Muffler is a character seen later in The Gingerbread Traphouse.

## Cultural references

* Squid Game provided the initial spark of inspiration for Snowgames but the story took a much different turn to focus on Patches and Peel becoming addicted to cocaine and making up for their uneventful World-O-Waste experience.

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## References

1. ↑ https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/Bart\_Carny
2. ↑ https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-dress-what-color-is-this-dress
3. ↑ https://squid-game.fandom.com/wiki/Squid\_Game\_Wiki