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"Stanley's Cup" is episode 1014 (#153) of Comedy Central's South Park. It originally aired on November 15, 2006. This is the 10th season finale of South Park. The episode name is a play on the name of the Stanley Cup, the championship trophy of the National Hockey League, and features Stan Marsh. The episode partially parodies The Mighty Ducks. The Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (French: ) is the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL), the major professional ice hockey league in Canada and the United States. ... Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... This article is about the TV series. ... Randolph Severn Trey Parker III (born October 19, 1969) is an Academy Award nominated American animator, screenwriter, film director, voice actor, actor and musician. ... is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 81st day of the year (82nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Return of Chef, or referred to as Life Without Chef Part 2, is episode 140 of Comedy Centrals animated series South Park and aired on March 22, 2006. ... Smug Alert! is episode 1002 of South Park. ... This article is about the South Park episode. ... Cartoon Wars Part II is episode 143 of South Park which aired on April 12, 2006. ... A Million Little Fibers is episode 144 of South Park and was broadcast on April 19, 2006. ... ManBearPig is episode 145 of Comedy Centrals South Park and originally aired on April 26, 2006. ... Tsst, (also known as The Dog Whisperer,) is episode #146 of Comedy Centrals animated comedy tv series, South Park which aired on May 3, 2006. ... Make Love, Not Warcraft is episode 147 of Comedy Centrals animated series South Park which first aired on October 4, 2006. ... Mystery of the Urinal Deuce is episode 148 of Comedy Centrals South Park which first aired on October 11, 2006. ... Miss Teacher Bangs a Boy is episode 1010 (#149) of Comedy Centrals South Park. ... Hell on Earth 2006 is episode 1011 (#150) of Comedy Centrals animated series South Park, aired on October 25, 2006 and marked the series fourth Halloween episode. ... Go God Go is episode 1012 (#151) of Comedy Centrals South Park. ... Go God Go XII is episode 1013 (#152) of Comedy Centrals South Park, which aired on November 8, 2006. ... Mr. ... With Apologies to Jesse Jackson is episode 1101 (#154) of Comedy Centrals animated comedy series South Park and the premiere of the shows 11th season. ... The following is an episode list for the Comedy Central animated television series South Park. ... An episode is a part of a dramatic work such as a serial television or radio program. ... Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel in the United States. ... This article is about the TV series. ... is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... (Redirected from 10th) 10 (ten) is the natural number following 9 and preceding 11. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... A finale is a closing part, act or movement of a dramatic or musical composition, or more generally any event or procedure with a dramatically concluding effect. ... This article is about the TV series. ... The Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (French: ) is the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL), the major professional ice hockey league in Canada and the United States. ... Some loving-cup trophies seen in the London Irish clubhouse at Sunbury in 2002. ... NHL redirects here. ... Stanley Stan Marsh is a fictional character in the animated television series South Park. ... For the NHL team, see Anaheim Ducks. ...

Plot

The episode begins as Stan's bicycle is towed away for parking tickets. This is a problem, since he needs the bike for his newspaper route (which is how he earns money). He is given an opportunity to get his bike back, but to do so he must do community service by coaching the Park County Pee-Wee hockey team. For other uses, see Bicycle (disambiguation). ... Parking ticket from Arlington County, Virginia Placement of parking citation from Huntington Beach, California A parking violation, parking citation, notice of illegal parking or parking ticket (depending on the jurisdiction) is a notice of monetary penalty issued for parking a motor vehicle in a restricted place or for parking in... Community service refers to service that a person performs for the benefit of his or her local community. ... Park County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ... USA Hockey is recognized as the governing body for amateur ice hockey in the United States and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. ...

As coach, he quickly runs into a whole host of problems — foremost, one of the kids has cancer. His father becomes shocked that Stan would take such a job, and thinks that he is trying to "make up" for what happened when Stan was four, when he missed a shot that resulted in a tie for the big game. (Stan can't even remember the event.) In sports, a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction and instruction of the on-field operations of an athletic team or of individual athletes. ... For other uses, see Child (disambiguation). ... Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these to spread, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion, or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis (where cancer cells are transported through the bloodstream or lymphatic system). ...

Nelson, the boy with cancer, takes a turn for the worse, and asks Stan to win a game for him. However, his team isn't very good — though neither are their opponents, the Adams County team (despite Adams team having far better discipline) — and the team ties, 0-0, following a montage played to the tune of Song 2 by Blur. This makes Nelson's cancer "not better, but not worse, sort of putting him into a cancer limbo." Adams County is the fifth most populous county of the State of Colorado. ... Song 2 is a song by Blur, and the second single released from their eponymous fifth album, Blur in April 1997. ... Blur are an English rock band formed in Colchester in 1989. ...

The team is then invited to play against the superior Denver County team, at the Pepsi Center, with the same basic premise — the idea being that if Stan wins, Nelson will have enough hope to survive. Thinking about all the various underdog movies, the team decides to believe in themselves and get a good player — Ike, based solely on the fact that he's Canadian (which actually does result in him being a better player than the others). Stan's father confronts Stan about playing at the Pepsi Center — the same place where Stan didn't win his game years ago, while he still can't remember it — and while he initially says he won't be there to watch Stan "destroy himself", he then decides (without any actual prompting from Stan) to go anyway. Pepsi Center is an arena located in Denver, Colorado, USA. The building is home to the Colorado Avalanche, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Mammoth and Colorado Crush. ... Ike Moishe Broflovski (born Peter Gints) is a fictional character on the animated series South Park. ...

When they get to the Pepsi Center to play in the intermission of a professional game, the other team doesn't show up, and Stan worries that since they can't play, it could result in Nelson's death — but the Colorado Avalanche let the Pee-wee team play the final period of their game against the Detroit Red Wings because they went through a lot of "emotional changes". The period starts with the score tied 2-2, and the game ends with the Red Wings winning 32-2 and the South Park team bloody and incapacitated, due to the Red Wings beating up the South Park players. A member of Stan's team, who is bleeding from the mouth, tells Stan "I hate you coach" before the Red Wings lift the trophy to the song "We Are the Champions" in a scene reminiscent of many sports movies. The episode concludes with Nelson whispering "No hope... no... hope..." as he flatlines and dies. The Colorado Avalanche are a professional mens ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. ... The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. ... We Are The Champions is a power ballad written by Freddie Mercury, recorded and performed by Queen for their 1977 album News of the World. ...

Cultural references

• Two references to the death of Steve Irwin are made in response to the controversies started over Irwin's "cameo" in "Hell on Earth 2006". The first is the doctor telling Stan that if they lose 'the big game' Nelson will "go out faster than Steve Irwin in a tank full of stingrays." The latter, barely fifteen seconds later, occurs when Stan's team expresses skepticism over how long Nelson was going to live. When Stan tells them that their lives are not in any danger, the boys cynically reply "that's what Steve Irwin said about the stingrays."
• This episode doesn't feature Cartman or Kenny. Kyle is briefly shown in two scenes, a flashback and during training after Stan recruited Ike.
• The audio clip when the Pepsi Center is shown as the Pee-Wees come to play their game is the "battle won" theme from Heroes of Might and Magic III.
• The entire episode is a close parody of The Mighty Ducks. Stan being sentenced to coach the pee-wee hockey team is reminiscent of Gordon Bombay (played by Emilio Estevez) being sentenced to coach The Ducks after being charged with drunk driving. Other references include Ike being brought in as the talented player, and Stan's 'missed shot' which resembles Gordon's missed penalty shot when he played for The Hawks. Other similarities include the final scene where the wings coach and player throw their fists in the air like Charlie and Bombay do, when the wings coach makes out with some lady like Bombay and Charlie's mom, The coach's dad saying "I'm proud of you son," and the response "Thanks dad" mirrors Hans saying "I'm proud of you Gordon," with Bombay answering "Thanks Hans," and finally the presenting of the trophy. Even the song "We are the champions" (the song most associated with the movie Mighty Ducks) by Queen was playing after the Red Wings won.
• The outfits that Stan and Adams County team's coach wear, as well as the hair styles, are reminiscent of the outfits of the "Miracle on Ice" coaches Herb Brooks and Viktor Tikhonov at the time of the 1980 Winter Olympics.
• The creators, exhausted by producing and making the previous six episodes, were so worn out while making this, they had no idea where to go with it. The ending for it was thought of at the last second, and although they felt it was funny, they could see why many people didn't like it.
• The Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche have a long, and sometimes brutal, rivalry. The best example would be the Red Wings-Avalanche brawl 1997.
• It is interesting to note that while both the real life Colorado Avalanche and Detroit Red Wings have numerous Canadians on their rosters, none of the players in this episode are depicted in the traditional South Park 'Canadian' style.
• The episode is dogged by a county official with a turntable record player, who comments on the changing situation in a way that is reminisent of Adam Sandler or Rob Schneider movie trailers (cf. "The Biggest Douche in the Universe").

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External links

• "Stanley's Cup" at IMDB.com