Canada on Strike (2 Apr. 2008)

Canada goes on strike and demands more money, but nobody takes the strike seriously. However, the boys try to make money for Canada by turning Butters into an Internet video star.

Director:

Trey Parker

Writers:

Trey Parker, Trey Parker (creator),

Stars:

Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Mona Marshall

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Trey Parker	...	Stan Marsh / Eric Cartman / Mr. Mackey / Stephen Abootman / Canadian #2 / Canadian #3 / Canadian #4 / Canadian #6 / Canadian #7 / French Official / Driver's Wife / TV Announcer / Phillip / Peter Griffin / News Reader / News Reporter / Danish Man / Tay Zonday / TRON Guy / Chris Crocker / Afro-Ninja / Numa Numa Guy / Canadian #10 (voice)
Matt Stone	...	Kyle Broflovski / Craig Tucker / Canadian #1 / Canadian #5 / Swiss Official / Abootman's Aide / British Official / Driver / Butters / Terrance / Canadian #8 / Danish Woman / Star Wars Kid (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mona Marshall	...	Nun / Receptionist / Lois Griffin (voice)
April Stewart	...	Canadian #9 / Female News Reporter (voice)
Sebastian Yu	...	Ike Broflovski (voice)

Storyline

Canada goes on strike and demands more money, but nobody takes the strike seriously. However, the boys try to make money for Canada by turning Butters into an Internet video star.

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Plot Keywords:

strike | canada | internet | gopher | canadian stereotype | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy

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Details

Release Date:

2 April 2008 (USA)

Company Credits

Did You Know?

Trivia

YouTube and other Internet video website celebrities parodied in the waiting room scene include (in alphabetical order): - The Afro Ninja. - The Back Dorm Boys (lip-syncing to Backstreet Boys songs). - Gary Brolsma ("Numa Numa"). - Chris Crocker ("Leave Britney Alone!"). - The dramatic chipmunk. - A laughing baby ("Hahaha"). - Jay Maynard, the "TRON guy". - [error], the "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope kid". - Jessica Rose (Lonelygirl15). - The sneezing panda. - Tay Zonday ("Chocolate Rain"). - Sam Norman [aka Samwell] (What What (In the Butt)).

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Goofs

When the deadly fight amongst the "YouToob" stars concludes, Cartman exclaims, "Sweet! I think we're next in line," but the Back Dorm Boys, the laughing baby and the sneezing panda cub were not killed or shown to leave at any point.

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Quotes

Tay Zonday: Shut your fucking mouth, laughing baby!

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Connections

References I Heart Huckabees (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Dragostea din tei"
(uncredited)
Performed by Arsenium

User Reviews

Not the best of Season 12, but still entertaining and features many references to youtube stars(spoilers)!

Canada On Strike may not be the best episode of South Park, but it does have some memorable moments, such as Butters's "What What In The Butt" video, the other youtube stars killing each other and the Canadians arguing with each other and using words like "buddy" and "guy" at the end of each sentence.During Canadian Appreciation Day, they were apparently mocked by the other countries.They decide to go on strike so people will miss Canada.The Canadians demand more money. The boys want the strike to end, so they decide to make money off the internet to give to Canada.They make Butters star in an internet music video which gains many many views and Butters becomes an internet sensation.They go collect their internet money and find the other youtube stars such as Tay Zonday, Tron Guy, Numa Numa Guy and others waiting to get their "theoretical money".They all get into an argument about who has the most money and all start killing each other The Canadians all start dying of starvation but the strike leader does not want it to end because it will make him look like a fool.In the end it is decided that the other countries will give Canada a little but make it seem like a lot.This was not the best episode of season 12 but it was pretty good and did have some very memorable moments.