“Asspen”
South Park episode
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Episode no.	Season 6 Episode 81
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Original airdate	March 13, 2002
Season 6 episodes
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"Asspen" is episode 603 of the Comedy Central series South Park. It originally aired on March 13, 2002. It is essentially a parody of teen movies of the 80s, the episode using various clichés and references from the genre to construct the story and jokes. Kyle, Ike & Stan in Aspen. ... March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... March 6 is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Freak Strike is episode 3 of season 6 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... The New Terrance and Phillip Movie Trailer is episode 604 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... Fun with Veal is episode 605 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... Professor Chaos is episode 606 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... Simpsons Already Did It is the seventh episode in the sixth season of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... Red Hot Catholic Love is episode 608 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... Free Hat is episode 88 of South Park. ... Bebes Boobs Destroy Society is episode 610 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... Child Abduction Is Not Funny is episode 611 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... A Ladder to Heaven is episode 612 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers is episode 92 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... The Death Camp of Tolerance is episode 614 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... The Biggest Douche in the Universe is episode 615 of the Comedy Central animated series South Park. ... My Future Self n Me is episode 616 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Scott Tenorman Must Die is episode 501 of the Comedy Central animated series South Park. ... Im a Little Bit Country is episode 701 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... The following is an episode list for the Comedy Central animated television series South Park. ... Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel in the United States and, as of October 19, 2006, in Poland[1], of January 15, 2007 in Germany[2], of April 30, 2007 in the Netherlands[3] and in Italy of May 1. ... South Park is an Emmy Award-winning[1] American animated television comedy series about four third/fourth-grade school boys who live in the small mountain town of South Park, Colorado. ... March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... The teen film (also called teen movie or teenpic) is a film genre in which the plot is based upon the special interests of teenagers, such as coming of age, first love, rebellion, conflict with parents, teen angst and alienation. ...

Plot synopsis

The episode opens with the parents of Stan, Kyle, and Cartman contemplating spending a weekend skiing in Aspen. While the other parents say they cannot afford it, Chris and Linda Stotch point out an advertisement that offers a two-day stay for free in return for attending a thirty minute timeshare presentation. Excited, the parents decide to go to Aspen this very weekend, and the boys (with the addition of Butters, their new fourth friend since the permadeath of Kenny) set out to the mountains. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Alpine skier carving a turn on piste Members of the U.S. Air Force skiing (and snowboarding) at Keystone Resorts 14th Annual SnoFest Downhill Ski Racing This article is about snow skiing. ... View south along Galena Street in downtown Aspen. ... Stephen and Linda Stotch are recurring characters in the animated series South Park. ... A timeshare is a form of vacation property ownership. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ...

As the group wakes up to their first morning in Aspen, two timeshare salesmen, who introduce themselves as Phil and Josh, greet the parents at the front door and urge them to attend the thirty minute presentation. The parents, who had wanted to ski, reluctantly agree to attend. In the adjacent room, Cartman gives the sleeping Butters a Hitler, which he describes as "when somebody is sleeping and you put your finger up your butt and then, wipe it on their upper lip to give them a little Hitler mustache." The boys then go to the bunny slope to learn how to ski from an instructor. Their instructor, Thumper, teaches them the two primary feet positions: Pizza (skis wedged together) and French Fries (skis parallel). Ike attempts to go down the slope and crashes through the lodge wall. Later, when the boys are practicing, an older skier named Tad Mikowsky accosts Stan, calling him "Stan Darsh" in a failed attempt to ridicule his name. From this point on, the episode follows classic 80's and sports movie formulas, with the exception being, of course, that Stan and the other boys don't care. Hitler redirects here. ... Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century Decades: 30s - 40s - 50s - 60s - 70s - 80s - 90s - 100s - 110s - 120s - 130s 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 Note: Sometimes 80s is used as shorthand for the 1980s, the 1880s, or other such decades in different centuries. ... // Overview A Sports Film is a film genre that uses sport as the theme of a film. ...

Meanwhile, the parents are stuck in Timeshare Hell, the meeting having lasted for well over thirty minutes. After trying to entice them for over three hours, the salesmen are getting nowhere. Finally, Randy and Gerald can't take it anymore and announce that they and the rest are leaving. Seemingly accepting the decision, Phil asks the parents to turn over their table place cards, which they do. It turns out that their place cards have the "red sticker", which can be redeemed for one of three prizes. Meeting a flat refusal, the salesmen break down into sobs. Exasperated, the parents finally agree to claim their prize, which turns out to be an exclusive ski lift. Glad that their ordeal is finally over, they board the lift, only to discover with dismay that the lift deposits them in the same meeting room they had just left. Randall Randy Marsh and Sharon (previously Carol) Marsh (née Kimble), are fictional characters in the animated series South Park. ... Gerald and Sheila Broflovski are fictional characters in the animated series South Park. ...

Back on the slope the boys are still practicing, until Tad, having stolen Stan's supposed girlfriend Heather (whom Stan is meeting for the first time), comes back and challenges Stan to a race. Stan agrees, with the condition that Tad will leave him alone if he races him. Stan loses the race, as he himself predicted, and is approached by a dorky teenage girl who calls him "really brave" and invites him to the teen youth center to dance. That evening, at the youth center, the boys discover that Tad's father plans to bulldoze the center (Stan, obviously, doesn't care). Tad then steps up on the stage and sings a song about Stan (Darsh Darsh Darsh Stannnnn Darsh), then somehow mistakens Stan's irritated response as a call for a rematch. The teens respond by saying that if Stan wins, the youth center will survive. Tad agrees, and declares the race will be on the K-13, the "most dangerous run in America." Kyle, unwilling to lose his best friend, especially after losing Kenny, tries to talk Stan out of it, but not even hearing the history of the mountain (explained by the old mechanic from Butters' Very Own Episode) will make him change his mind. At this point in the episode, Stan starts inexplicably caring about beating Tad. He goes to Thumper, and asks him for help training. Thumper agrees, and they along with the dorky teenage girl train to the appropriately titled song Montage. In the scene, Stan trains and studies, the parents are forced to sit through their timeshare meeting and a tearful Kyle stares at the K-13 holding a picture of himself and Stan. This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ... The Sports training montage is a standard explanatory montage used in contemporary film. ...

The next day, the parents are still at the timeshare meeting, unable to leave. In desperation, they call the police, only to discover in horror that the police work for the timeshare company as well. At gunpoint, they sit down to continue the presentation.

As the big race down the K-13 proceeds, Tad has the advantage. Despite being clearly ahead of Stan the entire time, Tad stops three times to sabotage Stan's efforts. First, he cuts down a tree to block Stan's path. Then, he dumps sand to slow Stan down. Finally, he brings a cage full of hamsters with the plan of unleashing them to create havoc. Tad never releases them though. In order to make sure Stan wins, the dorky teenage girl stops Tad in his tracks by lifting her shirt. Stan wins, the youth center is saved and Kyle is relieved that Stan wasn't killed. Ironically and quite humorously, if Tad had merely run the course without trying to sabotage Stan, he would have won the race by a large margin just like the first time. At the conclusion of the race amidst the celebrations, the boys' parents, having finally bought some timeshare property, return and ask how the skiing was. The boys respond that it sucks, mainly due to the fact they don't understand the rules of this culture. They all leave for South Park. As the episode ends, the dorky teenage girl reveals what's really under her shirt: It is Kuato from the movie Total Recall, who then says the line "Quaid.......start the reactor." For other meanings, see Total recall (disambiguation). ...

Trivia

• This is one of the few episodes that didn't show the satirical disclaimer (the one that states that all the celebrity voices are impersonated poorly and because of the content, the show shouldn't be viewed by anyone). However, in reruns the disclaimer still appears.
• Much of this episode is a parody of the John Cusack Movie Better Off Dead.
• There is small scene that parodies Fred Gwynne from Pet Sematary.
• The song played as the boys drive into Asspen is “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” from The Breakfast Club., an immensely popular Norwegian ’80s song. At the dance, “The Safety Dance” by Men Without Hats plays. At the end is another popular '80s song, “Take On Me” by a-ha, though the version used is sugn off-key and the singer seems unsure of the words.

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Goofs

• At the free lunch, all of the parents are eating lobster, including Sheila and Gerald. Shellfish are not considered kosher by Jewish dietary law; as Jews they would not eat it.

• After losing the first race, Stan puts his skis and ski poles down in the snow. In the next shot of the boys, the skis and poles have disappeared.

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The video montage

In this episode, a song called “Montage” is performed by Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s band DVDA. A video montage is shown as Stan trains to become a better skier. The song was later reworked and used by Parker and Stone in Team America: World Police. A similar scene appears in the episode “Up the Down Steroid,” where Jimmy works on his handicapped act at the Special Olympics, using “Push it to the Limit” by Paul Engemann, the montage song from Scarface. Randolph Severn Trey Parker III (born October 19, 1969) is an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning American animator, screenwriter, film director, voice actor, actor and musician. ... Matthew Richard Stone (born May 26, 1971) is an Emmy-winning American animator, film director, screenwriter, actor and voice actor. ... DVDA is a rock band featuring South Park crew members Trey Parker (lead vocals, keyboards), Matt Stone (vocals, drums, bass guitar), Bruce Howell (guitars), and D. A. Young (keyboards, vocals). ... Team America: World Police Team America: World Police is a 2004 movie by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of the Comedy Central television program South Park. ... Up the Down Steroid is episode 803 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Scarface (Push It to the Limit) is a song performed by Paul Engemann and was composed by Italian record producer Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte. ... Paul Engemann is a 1980s pop musician best-known for his 1983 song Scarface (Push It to the Limit). The song featured prominently in the film Scarface, which was released in the same year. ... Scarface is a 1983 film directed by Brian De Palma, written by Oliver Stone and starring Al Pacino as Antonio Tony Montana. ...

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