Dead Celebrities (7 Oct. 2009)

Ike begins to see the ghosts of celebrities who died during the summer of 2009 and later becomes possessed by the ghost of Michael Jackson.

Director:

Trey Parker

Writers:

Trey Parker, Trey Parker (creator),

Stars:

Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Mona Marshall

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Trey Parker	...	Stan Marsh / Eric Cartman / Billy Mays / Therapist / Man in Infomercial #1 / TV Announcer / Jason Hawes / Pediatric Doctor / Doctor Phillips / Michael Jackson / Ed McMahon / Patrick Swayze / David Carradine / Purgatory Captain / Policeman (voice)
Matt Stone	...	Kyle Broflovski / Kenny McCormick / Gerald Broflovski / Man in Infomercial #2 / Grant Wilson / Walter Cronkite / Adam Goldstein (voice)
Mona Marshall	...	Sheila Broflovski / Beauty Pagent Announcer (voice)
April Stewart	...	Ghost Hunters Woman / Ghost / Purgatory Hostess / Jessica's Mother / Brandy's Mother / Heidi's Mother / Judge / Farrah Fawcett (voice)
Sebastian Yu	...	Ike Broflovski (voice)

Storyline

Ike begins to see the ghosts of celebrities who died during the summer of 2009 and later becomes possessed by the ghost of Michael Jackson.

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Plot Keywords:

michael jackson | reference to farrah fawcett | purgatory | thrown through a window | able to see the dead | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy

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Details

Release Date:

7 October 2009 (USA)

Company Credits

Did You Know?

Trivia

Some of the ghosts that Ike sees or are waiting on the plane in Purgatory are pop-star Michael Jackson, Billy Mays (who is advertising various products), Farrah Fawcett, Patrick Swayze, Natasha Richardson, Dom DeLuise, Ted Kennedy, John Hughes, Walter Cronkite, Ed McMahon, Adam Goldstein (DJ AM), Arturo Gatti, Bea Arthur, Steve McNair, Ricardo Montalbán, David Carradine, Les Paul, and Oscar G. Mayer, Jr.. Most of the aforementioned deaths have occurred within 2009 alone, a trend that alarmed the media.

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Goofs

In the scene where Michael Jackson's ghost gets back on the plane, Patrick Swayze is replaced by John Ritter, then back again.

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Connections

References Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)

User Reviews

Well done, and original

While there are many references to old ghost movies, the episode is original in its style. The celebrities, and the whole airplane idea, along with the Chipotle and Beauty Pagant sequences, this is highly good South Park.

Some people may balk at the use of the celebrities (in particular Davi Carridine's "sexy" outfit), but other than that, I found it highly funny, (though they could have given Cronkite some more respect with a better impersonation).

For a season premiere, it was the best choice because of all the celebrities' death, and despite what some may say: MICHAEL JACKSON GOT WHAT HE DESERVED (in this episode, not dying)!!!!!!!!!!