Chickenpox (26 Aug. 1998)

The boys get angry and seek revenge when they discover that their parents orchestrated a sleepover at Kenny's house so that they could all get chickenpox.

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 / Dr. Doctor / Kevin McCormick / Phillip / Randy Marsh / Mr. Garrison (voice)
Matt Stone	...	Kyle Broflovski / Kenny McCormick / Stuart McCormick / Gerald Broflovski / Terrance (voice)
Mary Kay Bergman	...	Shelly Marsh / Sharon Marsh / Sheila Broflovski / Liane Cartman / Carol McCormick / Old Freida (voice) (as Shannen Cassidy)
Isaac Hayes	...	Chef (voice)

Storyline

A wave of chickenpox is spreading through the town, and when Kenny comes down with the disease, the parents decide to infect all the boys so that they'll be immune from it later in life. When the kids find out how they're being used, they decide to get revenge by finding something to infect their parents with. Meanwhile, Kyle's and Kenny's fathers' reminiscences about their childhood friendship turn to resentment over how far their paths diverged.

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Plot Keywords:

chicken pox | herpes | saddam hussein | death of child

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 August 1998 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Braniff

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

We learn for the first time that Gerald Broflovski and Stuart McCormick were best friends in high school. Gerald became a lawyer and Stuart became, well, a redneck.

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Quotes

Mr. McCormick: [explaining to Kyle why he isn't as successful as Kyle's father] And do you know why? Because your Dad's Jewish!
Cartman: I heard that!

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Connections

References Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

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Soundtracks

"I'm A Believer"
(uncredited)
The Monkees

User Reviews

One Of Trey Parker's And Matt Stone's Favorite Episodes Too!

All of the boys, except Kyle has Chicken Pox, so The Boy's Mothers try to come up with a plan with sending Kyle to Kenny's house, but nothing turns out as expected when The Boys invite a prostitute over to spread her germs to give The Parents the virus as revenge. The episode even has a Terrance And Phillip scene where Terrance donates his ass to Phillip! Well, two things that I have learnt from this episode were that you can spread a virus with a prostitute using your parents's toothbrushes and that Chef likes Terrance And Phillip! A highly recommended episode if you are a South Park beginner, but the ending will probably nauseate you!

Overall Rating: 9/10!