“Raisins”
South Park episode
Lexus and Butters
Episode no.	Season 7 Episode 110
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Production no.	714
Original airdate	December 10, 2003
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"Raisins" is episode 714 of the Comedy Central series South Park. It originally aired on December 10, 2003. The episode was mainly inspired by Trey Parker's past experience with his ex-fiance, Liane Adamo. The heart break and pain that Stan endures is very similar to the situation of Trey Parker when he found out that his fiancee was cheating on him [1]. Wendy is designed with a resemblance to Liane Adamo herself. The word raisin can mean: A raisin is a dried grape. ... Butters & Raisins girl. ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, 21 days before the next year. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 78th day of the year (79th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Im a Little Bit Country is episode 701 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... Krazy Kripples is episode 702 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... Toilet Paper is episode 703 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... Cancelled is episode 704 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... Fat Butt and Pancake Head is episode 705 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... Lil Crime Stoppers is episode 706 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... Red Mans Greed is episode 707 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... South Park Is Gay! is episode 708 (the 104th) of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... Christian Rock Hard is episode 709 of Comedy Centrals South Park. ... Grey Dawn is episode 710 of Comedy Centrals South Park. ... Casa Bonita is episode 711 of Comedy Centrals South Park. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Butt Out is episode 713 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... Its Christmas in Canada (sometimes called Christmas in Canada? or simply Christmas in Canada) is episode 715 of Comedy Centrals South Park. ... Freak Strike is episode 1 of season 6 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... Good Times with Weapons is episode 801 of 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. ... This article is about the TV series. ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, 21 days before the next year. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... This page is a list of students at the fictional school South Park Elementary in the animated series South Park. ...

Plot

The boys are playing football when Bebe tells Stan that his girlfriend Wendy has decided to break up with him. Stan obviously cares a lot about this, as he has liked Wendy ever since the first episode of South Park. The other boys tell Bebe that Stan doesn't care, which results in Bebe calling the boys "assholes". United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... This page is a list of students at the fictional school South Park Elementary in the animated series South Park. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In psychology, there are several models that attempt to explain and account for the trajectory of the breakup of a relationship. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Cartman Gets an Anal Probe Cartman Gets an Anal Probe, the first episode of Comedy Centrals animated series South Park, originally aired on August 13, 1997. ...

Stan tries to get Wendy to be his girlfriend again, asking Kyle and Jimmy to talk to her for him. Jimmy's speech impediment worsens the situation when Stan suggests calling her a "continuing source of inspiration for him". Instead, Jimmy stutters and says, "Stan says you are a cunt...". Before he can get out the whole sentence, Wendy tells him to tell Stan to "fuck off", and then walks away. Kyle Broflovski, also spelled Kyle Broflofski, Kyle Broflowski, Kyle Brovlofski, Kyle Broflofki, or in the earlier episodes, Kyle Brosloski, is a character in the animated series South Park. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Cunt is an English language vulgarism most commonly used in reference to the human vulva or vagina and, more generally, the pubis, from the mons veneris to the perineum. ...

Stan starts to withdraw from life, and all he thinks about is the breakup. In an effort to stop Stan from thinking about Wendy, the boys take him to Raisins (a parody of the Hooters restaurants) where all of the employees (Raisins girls) are young preteen girls, with heavy make-up, who are all named after cars. Being taken to Raisins doesn't help Stan with his problems. Meanwhile, Butters falls in love with one of the waitresses (Lexus), and obsesses over her throughout the episode, even though she obviously doesn't like him back. Hooters is the trade name of two privately held American restaurant chains: Hooters of America, Inc based in Atlanta, Georgia, and Hooters, Inc. ... A Preteen or pre-teen refers to a stage of human development during childhood. ... For other uses, see Cosmetic. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Lexus is the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation. ...

Stan realizes he can't get his friends to get them back together; he needs to get Wendy's friends to do it. So he asks Bebe to talk to Wendy, but she tells him to do something romantic to show Wendy how he feels. Stan then asks Bebe to explain it further, and she tells him to "stand outside her window, and play Peter Gabriel." Stan does so (choosing the less-than-romantic "Shock the Monkey"), only to find Wendy at the window with Token. It appears that Wendy left him so she could be Token's girlfriend. Say Anything. ... Shock the Monkey is a 1982 song by Peter Gabriel. ... This page is a list of students at the fictional school South Park Elementary in the animated series South Park. ...

Stan's bad mood is intensified by this discovery. Kyle angrily says that, if Stan is so depressed, then he might as well hang out with the Goth kids. Stan takes the advice literally and does become friends with the Goth kids, who are obsessed with non-conformity, while ironically forcing Stan to conform to their ways. Clinical depression (also called major depressive disorder, or unipolar depression when compared to bipolar disorder) is a state of intense sadness, melancholia or despair that has advanced to the point of being disruptive to an individuals social functioning and/or activities of daily living. ... This page is a list of students at the fictional school South Park Elementary in the animated series South Park. ...

Kyle, Stan, and Cartman at Raisins

Butters runs out of money because he has spent it all at Raisins. Butters' parents, delighted that their son didn't turn out gay (Stephen Stotch won a bet from his wife for this), decide to come with Butters to meet his "girlfriend." However, they realize that Lexus doesn't really like Butters when they arrive at Raisins, and tell him that the Raisins girls know that they can make men do whatever they want by flirting, and thus do this for a living. Butters doesn't believe his parents and tells them to go to "heck". He then offers to stay with Lexus, but Lexus explains to Butters that she doesn't want to have anything to do with him. She leaves to deliver curly fries. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... GAY can mean: Gay, a term referring to homosexual men or women The IATA code for Gaya Airport Category: ... Stephen (previously Chris) and Linda Stotch are recurring characters in the animated series South Park. ... Flirting is alleged to be a form of human interaction, usually expressing a sexual or romantic interest in the other person. ... “The Inferno” redirects here. ... McDonalds curly fries Curly fries are a kind of french fry famous for their unique spring-like shape. ...

Goth kids with Stan inviting Butters to join them

Butters goes outside and cries in the rain. Seeing Butters cry, the Goth kids invite him to join their clique. Butters replies, "Yeah... and I'm sad! But at the same time I'm really happy that something can make me feel that sad... it's like... it makes me feel alive, y'know? It makes me feel human. The only way I could feel this sad now, is if I felt somethin' really good before, so I have to take the bad with the good. So I guess what I'm feelin' is, like a beautiful sadness... I guess that sounds stupid...Besides, I'd rather be a crying little pussy than a faggy goth kid" Stan agrees with Butters and leaves the Goth kids as well. Image File history File links Gothkids. ... Image File history File links Gothkids. ...

On the next day, Stan is back to normal and asks the other boys to play football together. When Token and Wendy walk by, Stan calls Wendy a bitch and gives Token the finger. Kyle congratulates Stan for recovering from the incident. Look up bitch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The finger. ...

Butters' speech

A common theme in the show is that of a moral or message being told towards the end. In the early days this was often told by Kyle or Stan and would begin, 'You know, I've learned something today...'. In this particular episode, it is Butters who delivers the moral, thus:

"Yeah... and I'm sad! But at the same time I'm really happy that something can make me feel that sad... it's like... it makes me feel alive, y'know? It makes me feel human. The only way I could feel this sad now, is if I felt somethin' really good before, so I have to take the bad with the good. So I guess what I'm feelin' is, like a beautiful sadness... I guess that sounds stupid..."

References to popular culture

• "Raisins" is a play on the popular franchise Hooters. Raisins is a slang term referring to the nipples of a prepubescent female.
• In one of the Goth kid's room, there is a poster that says, "Blauhaus" which seems to resemble Bauhaus' Singles: 1979-1983, Volume One album. There is also a "Skippy Puppy" poster in the room an obvious parody of the industrial band Skinny Puppy, and when the mother enters the room you can see a "Bleeding Frog" poster on the wall that could be a parody of the band Bleeding Through. Next to the "Skippy Puppy" poster, a red poster with a black crow on it is visible with the words "Nothing Matters World Tour" written above the crow similar to the nu-metal Family Values Tour.

Stan holding a boombox trying to get Wendy back.

• When Stan joins the Goth Kids, he starts to wear a t-shirt featuring the face of Gothic/Romantic writer Edgar Allan Poe with the word "Nevermore" written above it - a reference to the Poe poem "The Raven" (which is Stan's "Goth name").
• The scene where Stan holds up a boombox playing a Peter Gabriel song mirrors the famous scene from the film Say Anything; the major difference is that in the movie, John Cusack's character, Lloyd Dobler, plays the song "In Your Eyes", which is romantic, while Stan plays "Shock the Monkey", which is anything but. Also of note, Bebe seems to forget that in the film Say Anything the romantic "boombox serenade" fails to win over Lloyd's sweetheart, much like what Stan experiences.
• Another Say Anything homage can be seen when Stan seeks advice from the Goths; the scene is set up like Lloyd's encounter with the guys outside the Gas 'n' Sip.
• In one scene during the montage of Stan grieving about the lost love, we see him standing on a brick bridge looking into the water below. This resembles a commonly used scenario on Peanuts. This is further reinforced by the following scene, where a child resembling Pig-Pen is seen briefly.
• The song playing after Wendy breaks up with Stan is Cinderella's "Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)." The song in the school scenes, after Jimmy tries to talk to Wendy, is Air Supply's "All Out of Love."
• Benny's is a play on the real-life diner, Denny's.
• The names of the Raisins' girls are those of luxury and sports cars: Lexus, Porsche, Mercedes, and Ferrari.
• Stan's goth look is re-created with the South Park series 4 action figure by Mezco.

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Censorship

• In syndication, the scene in which Stan talks to Jimmy is shortened, and the final utterance of the syllable "cont" is bleeped. No other edits appeared aside from the usual tightened language restrictions, which as usual DO permit words like "fag" and "pussy", thus leaving Butters' line intact. Additionally, Stan's middle finger to Token was left intact.

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