I am – Hercules!! The commentary track on the new Imaginationland DVD reveals that writer-director Trey Parker contemplated extending that 3-episode storyline to as many as seven episodes, and using it to finish out the 11th season. Didn’t happen though. The last time we saw Butters, Jimmy, Kyle, et al four months ago, the storyline involved the 4th-grade girls appraising the 4th-grade boys. What’s ahead? Press release!

CARTMAN COMES FACE TO FACE WITH HIS OWN MORTALITY IN THE SEASON 12 PREMIERE OF "SOUTH PARK" ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12 AT 10:00 P.M.* ON COMEDY CENTRAL Beginning March 14, All-New Season 12 Episodes Available Uncensored On iTunes, xBox LIVE And Amazon Unbox NEW YORK, March 10, 2008 – Cartman’s routine tonsillectomy goes horribly wrong in an all-new episode of "South Park." Coming off record ratings in season 11 and the now infamous “Imaginationland” trilogy, “South Park” returns for its 12th season with seven all-new episodes beginning Wednesday, March 12 at 10:00 p.m. on COMEDY CENTRAL. Fans will be able to download the uncensored version of each new episode from the 12th season on iTunes, xBox LIVE and Amazon Unbox.

The face of South Park could change forever when Eric Cartman is diagnosed with an incurable disease in the premiere episode, entitled “Tonsil Trouble.” When the support Cartman is counting on falls short, he has to take matters into his own hands.