South Park brings back old characters Nathan and Mimsy in this week’s episode “Handicar.”

Do not be surprised if you do not remember Nathan and Mimsy. They have only been in two episodes: “Up the Down Steroid” (season eight, episode two) and “Crippled Summer” (season fourteen, episode seven).

Nathan and Mimsy are portrayed as the stereotypical tough boss and his idiotic sidekick. They are Jimmy and Timmy’s (but mostly Jimmy’s) rivals, and in all three episodes they attempt to sabotage either Jimmy or Timmy’s shot at success.

This episode is no different.

Timmy creates a taxi cab-like business called Handicar to raise money for summer camp, and everyone in South Park finds it cheaper and more convenient than driving or taking an actual cab.

Nathan detests summer camp and will do anything to get out of going. He recruits his sidekick Mimsy to help him ruin Handicar.

After several miserable failures, Nathan and Mimsy come up with a final plan. They manage to set up a Mario Kart-esque race called “Wacky Races” that they hope will result in Timmy being sued.

I usually do not like the episodes centered around Jimmy and Timmy because I miss the main boys and Jimmy annoys me to no end. (Thankfully, Jimmy was absent from this episode, and it focused on the delightful Timmy.)

“Handicar” was better than the previous two Jimmy/Timmy-centric episodes, but not by much. There were a few funny parts, but the storyline felt repetitive and predictable.

Grade: C

Best quotation: “Shut up, Mimsy!” –Nathan

Best character: Timmy!

Funniest moment: I thought Kyle, Stan, and Kenny’s parents watching “Wacky Races” in their pajamas and eating cereal was really amusing.