Episode 409 - Something You Can Do With Your Finger (a.k.a. Fingerbang)
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The boys decide to start up
a boy band so they could earn some money. They have the four members,
but they need a fifth. After various tryouts, the boys choose Wendy to
be the fifth "boy." Randy learns of this new band and warns his son
against being part of it, sharing with him his own flirtation with fame
after high school. Randy is recruited as another fifth boy after Kenny
is killed, though. |
| Originally Aired |
12th July 2000 |
| How Kenny Dies |
Smashed by an elevator just prior to performance in the
shopping mall. Conseqently, Stan's father steps in for Kenny in the
performance. |
| Guest Starring |
Marcus Vaughn (South Park Mall Manager)
and Milan
Aliya Agnone (Voice of Ike Broflovski) |
Mini Commentary |
Download here |
| Trivia |
- When the mall manager asks the boys, "like Tiffany?"
in response to
wanting to play a concert in the mall, this is a reference to 80s pop
singer Tiffany who would tour malls.
- Randy
Marsh: "NO! NOOOO!" *Smashes glass*: This scene, along
with
the direct vocals used for it, were used from the movie 'Star Trek:
First Contact,' in which Picard exclaims 'NO!' and then proceeds to
break a nearby glass display.
- This episode is available on the video/DVD release
"South Park Winter Wonderland".
- The boy playing the piano at the auditions is
Schroeder, the Beethoven aficionado from Peanuts.
- Cartman and the $10 million — this episode
is the second one in which
he wants $10 million. The story behind this is that he also asked for
$10 million before he would give his kidney to Kyle.
- "Ghetto Avenue" and "Avenue Ghetto Street" parody
Backstreet, and "Fingerbang" (F*ngerbang) parodies *N Sync.
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