SOUTH PARK: POST COVID
| Event | 01 |
| Written By | Trey Parker |
| Original Air Date | 2021-11-25 |
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Story[edit]
In SOUTH PARK: POST COVID, we’ll find out the answer to the question: what happened to the children who lived through the pandemic? Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny survived, but will never be the same post COVID.
Description[edit]
In 2061, forty years after the events of South ParQ Vaccination Special, Stan Marsh has moved away from South Park to the city, where he is an online whiskey sampler. He lives with an Amazon Alexa that projects itself as a nagging wife. Just as the news that COVID-19 is finally almost over breaks, Stan receives a call from Kyle Broflovski, now the guidance counselor at South Park Elementary, informing him that Kenny McCormick has died.
Stan returns to South Park to pay his respects to Kenny, who had become a rich and famous physicist. Kenny claimed that in the event of his death, his closest friends would know where to find his missing data about the origins of COVID if they just think like kids again. Eric Cartman has become a rabbi with a loving wife and three children, much to Kyle's annoyance believing Cartman is just screwing with him. Stan does not want to remain in South Park long and refuses to get involved when Kyle suggests that they track down Kenny's missing data. At the wake, many former classmates of the boys are also in attendance: Tweek Tweak and Craig Tucker, still together; Wendy Testaburger, now married to an outsider; Jimmy Valmer, now a late-night talk show host telling bland jokes to avoid offending anyone; Tolkien Black, now a law enforcement officer, and Clyde Donovan. Stan leaves the wake early and watches a report on Kenny, where he spots the name "Tegridy Weed" in Kenny's notes.
At the funeral, where Scott Malkinson is the attending priest, Stan becomes angry at the uplifting message as he believes Kyle set it up to coerce him to visit his father Randy Marsh. Stan leaves the funeral in a huff, planning on leaving town, but a scientist confirms Kenny's cause of death to be a new COVID variant, causing a panic. The military arrives to quarantine the town, as there is one person in the town who is not vaccinated and is thus at risk. Trapped in South Park and forced to live in the emergency shelter at South Park Elementary under PC Principal's authority, Stan finally has no choice but to visit his father. Cartman and his family plead with Kyle to stay in his house due to the shelter being full, where Cartman frequently uses religious Jewish figures in exclamation while having sex with his wife.
Stan goes to Shady Acres to visit his father. It is revealed that years ago, Sharon Marsh wanted a divorce from Randy but owned half the farm, leading to a fight. Stan, sick of the farm in general, burned it down, not knowing that his sister Shelley Marsh was locked in the barn by Randy. Grief-stricken over the loss of their daughter, Sharon killed herself, and Randy and Stan blamed each other and became estranged. They escape the nursing home to Tegridy Farms, where Randy confesses that he was the one who started COVID forty years ago. Randy blames the whole situation on China grabbing power and Space Jam: A New Legacy, but in his rant, he mentions that he sneaked marijuana seeds up his rectum in the nursing home. Stan realizes where Kenny hid his data: up his rectum.
Tolkien, Craig, Tweek, Wendy, Jimmy, and Clyde try tracking down Kenny's data themselves. They discover that Clyde is the one person in South Park who is not vaccinated (and is thus the reason for their imprisonment). They attempt to get information from the only surviving colleague of Kenny's, Dr. Victor Chouse, but since Clyde is not vaccinated, they are unable to visit him at the mental hospital. The group discovers Kenny's secret lab in the elementary school, covered in blood. They learn that Kenny was not just trying to find the origin of COVID; he was trying to perfect time travel to go back and prevent it from ever happening.
At the hospital, Stan gets himself, Kyle, and Cartman into the morgue. They retrieve Kenny's flash drive out of his rectum and bring it to the lab at school, reuniting with Tolkien, Craig, Tweek, Wendy, Jimmy, and Clyde. Everyone watches Kenny's final video, where he is attempting to time travel. His colleague reveals that Kenny identified the source of the dystopian future: Stan, Kyle, and Cartman, specifically them letting the pandemic drive their friendship apart. Kenny subsequently devoted his life to figuring out time travel to save their friendship. Because Kenny failed to wear his "chin diaper", a malfunction occurred which killed all the scientists, and Kenny was teleported away. He reappears seconds later, now infected with the new COVID variant (though he presumably caught it in the past and brought COVID back to the future).
The knowledge that Kenny blamed them for the bad future in which they now live causes Stan, Kyle, and Cartman to reflect on their happy childhood and how they let the pandemic ruin their friendship. Stan and Kyle vow to finish Kenny's work and perfect time travel so they can fix the future and their friendship. Cartman also agrees to help but slips out of the lab to his family, where he admits he does not want the future fixed and flees with them. Randy, in the burned fields of Tegridy Farms, finds a single marijuana plant growing, and vows to protect the last bit of tegridy that remains.
Elsewhere, in the mental hospital, it is revealed that Victor Chouse is just a mispronunciation of Victor Chaos, suggesting that he is none other than Butters Stotch.
Memorable Quotes[edit]
- "I'm not 'GETTING DRUNK', I'm an online whiskey consultant." (Stan Marsh)
Characters[edit]
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image="https://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-city-wok-owner-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Clyde " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-clyde-2-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Mr. Mackey " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-counselor-mackey-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Craig " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-craig-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Thomas Tucker " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-craigs-dad-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Laura Tucker " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-craigs-mom-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Daryl Weathers " image="https://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-daryl-weathers-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Henrietta " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-goth-girl-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Pete " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-hair-flip-goth-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Firkle " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-little-goth-boy-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Jimbo " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-jimbo-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Jimmy " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-jimmy-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Ryan Valmer " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-jimmys-dad-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Sarah Valmer " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-jimmys-mom-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Kevin McCormick " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-kennys-brother-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Karen McCormick " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-kennys-sister-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Stuart McCormick " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-kennys-dad-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Carol McCormick " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-kennys-mom-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Kyle " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-kyle-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Gerald " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-kyles-dad-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Sheila " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-kyles-mom-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Kyle's Pajamas " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-kyles-pajamas-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Mayor " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-mayor-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Mr. Adler " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-mr-adler-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Mr. Garrison " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-mr-garrison-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Mr. Gueermo " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-mr-gueermo-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Richard Tweak " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-mr-tweek-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Mrs. Tweak " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-mrs-tweek-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Mrs. White " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-mrs-white-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Ned " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-ned-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Nicole " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-nicole-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future PC Principal " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-pc-principal-2-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Professor Kenny " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-professor-kenny-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Randy " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-randy-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Randy Wheelchair " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-randy-wheelchair-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Scott Malkinson " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-scott-malkinson-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Clark Malkinson " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-scott-malkinsons-dad-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Ellen Malkinson " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-scott-malkinson-mom-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Skeeter " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-skeeter-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Michael " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-skinny-goth-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Strongwoman " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-strongwoman-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Tolkien " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-token-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Steve Black " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-tokens-dad-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Linda Black " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-tokens-mom-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Tweek " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-tweek-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Wendy " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-wendy-cc.png"/> <char name="Future Mimsy" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-mimsy-cc.png"/> <char name="Future Nathan" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-nate-cc.png"/> <char name="Future Sixth Graders" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/groups-sixth-graders-future-cc.png"/> <char name="Future Sixth Graders Leader" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/sixth-grade-leader-future-cc.png"/> <char name="Future Sixth Grader with Brown Hat" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-sixth-grader-w-brown-hat-cc.png"/> <char name="Future Douglas" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-douglas-cc.png"/> <char name="Future Mr. Slave" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-slave-cc.png"/> <char name="Future Priest Maxi" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-priest-maxi-cc.png"/> <char name="Future Big Gay Al" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-big-gay-al-cc.png"/> <char name="Shelley Ghost" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/non-human/non-human-shelly-ghost-cc.png"/> <char name="Sharon Ghost" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/non-human/non-human-sharon-ghost-cc.png"/> <char name="Future Kevin Mephesto" image="https://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/default/wiki_characters.jpg"/> <char name="Future Filmore Anderson" image="https://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/default/wiki_characters.jpg"/>
Character Debuts[edit]
<char name="Future Shooter" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/townsfolk-future-shooter-cc.png"/> <char name="Future Townsfolk" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/townsfolk-future-townsfolk-2-cc.png"/> <char name="Hoverboard Rider" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/townsfolk-hoverboard-rider-cc.png"/> <char name=" Darwin " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-wendys-husband-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Nursing Home Nurse " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/future-nursing-home-nurse-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Nursing Home Doctor " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/future-nursinghome-doctor-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Hell's Pass Hospital Doctor " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/medical-hells-pass-hospital-doctor-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Denny's Waiter " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/future-ricks-waiter-2-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Soldier " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/future-soldier-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Soldiers Snipers " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/future-soldiers-snipers-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Wendy and Darwin " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/groups/groups-alter-egos-future-adults-wendy-n-husband.png"/> <char name=" Mental Asylum Warden " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/medical-asylum-warden-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Military General " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/military-future-general-cc.png"/> <char name=" Future Music Band " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/groups/music-future-band-cc.png"/> <char name=" News Anchor " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/news-anchor-cc.png"/> <char name=" Alexa " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/non-human/non-human-stans_future-wife-cc.png"/> <char name=" Motel 12 Receptionist " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/workplace-motel-12-receptionist-cc.png"/> <char name=" Jimmy's Assistant " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/adults/entertainment-jimmys-assistant-cc.png"/> <char name=" Hackelm Cartman " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/kids/family-cartman-baby-cc.png"/> <char name=" Menorah Cartman " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-cartmana-daughter-cc.png"/> <char name=" Menorah Cartman Pajamas " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-cartmans-daughter-oahanas-cc.png"/> <char name=" Moisha Cartman " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-cartmans-son-cc.png"/> <char name=" Moisha Cartman Pajamas " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-cartmans-son-pajamas-cc.png"/> <char name=" Yentl Cartman " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-cartmans-wife-cc.png"/>
Costume Debuts[edit]
Body Count[edit]
<char name=" Future Professor Kenny " image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/characters/alter-egos/alter-egos-future-professor-kenny-cc.png"/>
Locations[edit]
<char name="Moderna Center" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/auditoriums-moderna-center-cc.png"/> <char name="Business Zoom" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/business-zoom-cc.png"/> <char name="Community Center" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/community-center-cc.png"/> <char name="City Hall" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/government-city-hall-cc.png"/> <char name="Best Buy Free Covid 19 Testing Site" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/hospitals-best-buy-free-covid-19-testing-site-cc.png"/> <char name="Hell's Pass Hospital+" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/hospitals-hells-pass-hospital-plus-cc.png"/> <char name="Shady Acres Nursing Home" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/hospitals-shady-acres-nusing-home-cc.png"/> <char name="South Park Mental Asylum Plus" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/hospitals-southpark-mental-asylum-plus-cc.png"/> <char name="Park County Police Station" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/police-station-park-county-police-station-cc.png"/> <char name="Denny's Applebee's Max" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/restaurants-dennys-applebees-cc-max.png"/> <char name="McCormick Science Wing" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/school-mccormick-science-wing-cc.png"/> <char name="Barber Shop Plus" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/southpark-barber-shop-plus-cc.png"/> <char name="Bargain $avings Outlet Store Max" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/southpark-bargain-savings-outlet-store-max-cc.png"/> <char name="Beauty Salon Plus" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/southpark-beauty-salon-plus-cc.png"/> <char name="BETTY'S boutique Plus" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/southpark-bettys-boutique-plus-cc.png"/> <char name="South Park Community Center Plus" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/southpark-community-center-cc.png"/> <char name="Hill Top Sporting Goods Max" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/southpark-hill-top-sporting-goods-max-cc.png"/> <char name="Peaks Gym Max" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/southpark-peaks-gym-max-cc.png"/> <char name="Quick Tax & Real Estate Plus" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/southpark-quick-tax-n-real-estate-plus-cc.png"/> <char name="Sea Life Aquarium Max" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/southpark-sea-life-aquarium-max-cc.png"/> <char name="South Park Ave." image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/southpark-southpark-ave-cc.png"/> <char name="Sprinkles Ice Cream Max" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/southpark-spinkles-ice-cream-max-cc.png"/> <char name="Starks Puddle" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/southpark-starks-puddle-cc.png"/> <char name="Thrifty Antiques Max" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/southpark-thrifty-antiques-max-cc.png"/> <char name="We-Fix Electronic Repair Plus" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/southpark-we-fix-electronic-repair-plus-cc.png"/> <char name="South Park Elementary Plus" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/sp-elementary-south-park-elemetary-plus-cc.png"/> <char name="Best Buy Max" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/stores-best-buy-max-cc.png"/> <char name="Dog Optometry" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/stores-dog-optometry-cc.png"/> <char name="Lamps Plus Plus" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/stores-lamps-plus-plus-cc.png"/> <char name="South Park Transit Flash Rail Max" image="http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/shared/locations/transportation-southpark-transit-flashrail-max-cc.png"/>
Pop Culture References[edit]
The dystopian universe in the future which is overrun by consumerism, geisha video billboards, and flying cars is a reference to Blade Runner.The movie also has references to The Godfather Part II and Beverly Hills Cop.
Songs[edit]
- Stir It Up - Written by Allee Willis & Danny Sembello. Performed by Patti LaBelle
- Doorbell Songs
- In the Future - Written and Performed by Trey Parker and Bruce Howell