When Eric Cartman becomes so fat he requires a mobility scooter to get around, he rants to the physical education class that he still wants respect and that he should not be compared to Honey Boo Boo. Stan Marsh shows Kyle Broflovski, not knowing what Honey Boo Boo is, that the standards of TV's bar, which is short for barometer, has been lowered to the point where nobody feels shame anymore so her show can become one of the most popular on TV.