Spookyfish (28 Oct. 1998)

Stan thinks his new pet fish is evil after it kills two people in his bedroom. Also, the parallel-universe version of Cartman shows up in South Park, and everyone likes him more than the real Cartman.

Director:

Trey Parker

Writers:

Trey Parker (creator), Matt Stone (creator),

Stars:

Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Mary Kay Bergman

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Trey Parker	...	Stan Marsh / Eric Cartman / Evil Cartman / Announcer / Randy Marsh / Phillip / Pet Shop Owner / Evil Stan (voice)
Matt Stone	...	Kyle Broflovski / Kenny McCormick / Stuart McCormick / Terrance / Evil Kyle (voice)
Mary Kay Bergman	...	Sharon Marsh / Aunt Flo / Shelly Marsh / Carol McCormick / Mayor McDaniels (voice)
Geneviève Thomas Colvin	...	Vocals (voice) (as Genevieve Thomas Colvin)
Isaac Hayes	...	Chef (voice)

Storyline

Stan's mother is getting a visit from her Aunt Flo, who gives Stan a pet fish as a present. Something doesn't seem right about the fish, though, and soon dead bodies start turning up in Stan's room. Though Stan tries to convince his mother that the fish did it, she assumes that her son is a murderer and begins hiding the bodies in the backyard. Meanwhile, Cartman starts acting strangely, sometimes wearing a goatee and acting unusually nice, other times looking and acting like his obnoxious self. Somehow, these events are all related.

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Plot Keywords:

fish | parallel universe | alternate dimension | animal in title | halloween special | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 October 1998 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Braniff

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Evil Cartman mentions the Wampanoag, but these are native to Rhode Island and Massachusetts, not Colorado.

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Quotes

Stan: [Cartman walks in with a beard while Kenny is carving a squash with a huge butcher knife and Stan and Kyle are watching Kenny] Oh, God, he's got that stupid beard on again!
Cartman: [sits next to Kenny] No, Kenny, point the blade the other way otherwise you might cut yourself. There you go... Isn't this fun you guys, carvin' pumpkins on Halloween?
Cartman: [singing] You guys are my best friends / Through thick and thin / We've always been together / We're four of a kind / Havin' fun all day / Palin' around and ...
[...]

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Connections

Spoofs The Bad Seed (1956)

User Reviews

Barbara-Streisand-Vision!

SpookyFish is Trey Parker And Matt Stone's second Halloween Special. Basically what strange goings-ons that happen in this episode are that Stan is given a pet Goldfish by his aunt. The fish goes round killing someone each time everyone turns their backs. When trying to return The Goldfish, Stan comes across a haunted pet shop that has A Portal towards a dimensional world, where a nicer version of Cartman (Who Has A Beard!) comes to visit. A good episode and I recommend it, but be warned: You will have to sit through seeing images of Barbara Streisand for twenty three minutes!

Overall Rating: 6/10!