Over Logging (16 Apr. 2008)

A prolonged Internet service outage hits South Park and most of the rest of the country, and Randy moves the Marsh family to California hoping to find a connection (and Internet porn for himself).

Director:

Trey Parker

Writers:

Bill Hader (consultant writer), Jonathan Kimmel (consultant writer),

Stars:

Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Mona Marshall

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Trey Parker	...	Stan Marsh / Randy Marsh / Stephen Stotch / Panicking Neighbour / Starbucks Employee / Mr. Garrison / Man in Crowd / News Reader / Old Timer / Man at Camp #3 / Man at Camp #5 / Red Cross Official #1 / Man at Camp #7 / Man at Camp #8 / Man on Computer #1 / F.B.I. Agent / Man on Computer #2 / Red Cross Official #3 / News Reporter / Man at Camp #9 / Technician #1 / Technician #2 / Man at Laptop (voice)
Matt Stone	...	Kyle Broflovski / Gerald Broflovski / Man from the Mac Store / Motel Clerk / Man at Camp #1 / Man at Camp #2 / Man at Camp #4 / Man at Camp #6 / Red Cross Official #2 / Second News Reader / Technician #1 / Technician #2 / Red Cross Official #4 / Internet Porn Simulator Man / Man at Camp #10 (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mona Marshall	...	Sheila Broflovski (voice)
April Stewart	...	Sharon Marsh / Shelly Marsh (voice)

Storyline

A prolonged Internet service outage hits South Park and most of the rest of the country, and Randy moves the Marsh family to California hoping to find a connection (and Internet porn for himself).

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Plot Keywords:

internet | california | semen | unsubtitled foreign language | masturbation | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy

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Details

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

16 April 2008 (USA)

Company Credits

Did You Know?

Goofs

Shelley and Stan's tickets were 851 and 923 (or 975 as briefly shown at first). Later, when they are waiting in line with their tickets in hand, the first digit on both tickets is 8.

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Quotes

Sharon Marsh: Randy, off the internet.
Randy Marsh: [in childish voice] No! Come on, leave me alone!
Sharon Marsh: No, mister. It's time for night-night.
Randy Marsh: But Sharon, I got stuff to do! I got to see my credit rating, I got to send an e-mail to Nelson, check out Foley's vacation photos.
Sharon Marsh: You don't have to do all that now. You can do one more thing and then it's bedtime.
Randy Marsh: One more thing?
[clicks on a porn site and starts masturbating]

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Connections

References Hannah Montana (2006)

User Reviews

Well done melodrama

Melodrama is what South Park has been falling on recently when all other humorous outlets are dried up, and it actually worked quite well here. Trey Parker knows exactly how to make the drama in his voice come out with Randy Marsh, and he used it to the fullest of his abilities here.

After all the internet in South Park and all neighboring cities has gone out, Randy Marsh decides to pack everything up and head to Californee to find a better life and some internet, in a plot quite obviously ripped off from John Steinbeck's novel "The Grapes of Wrath". The voice over acting is what made this episode. Trey Parker was brilliant at manipulating his voice to sound sad, and longing, and because of the dumb situation, it was hilarious. This episode just took an old book, manipulated slightly to lack of internet, instead of money and resources, and then it's funny. Putting these completely serious characters in such dumb situations works well for the South Park gang, and hopefully they make some more episodes like this, in season 12.

My rating: *** out of ****. 30 mins. TVMA