Something Wall-Mart This Way Comes

Season 8, Episode 9, Aired
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The Mega-store that is Wall-Mart finally opens in South Park. But the store seems to have a strange power over the townsfolk...they can't stop themselves from buying items at Wall-Mart's low, low prices.
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  • Trey Parker

    Voice of Stan Marsh; Eric Theodore Cartman; Herbert Garrison; Officer Barbrady; Terrance; Timmy; Ned Gerblanski; Satan; Randy Ma

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    Matt Stone

    Voice of Kyle Broflovski; Kenny McKormick; Gerald Broflovski; Pip Pirrup; Jesus; Jimbo Kearn; Phillip; Saddam; Various Others

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    Isaac Hayes

    Voice of Jerome "Chef" McElroy

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  • wal-mart is evil

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    By futuramarama, Feb 03, 2011 Report Abuse
    The big, popular store Wal-Mart comes to South Park, and the citizens feel they need to shop there because of the low prices. When other stores are forced to shutdown, because they can't compete with Wal-Mart's prices, Stan and friends need to find out how to get rid of Wal-Mart. But, Cartman attempts to stop them. Who will end up winning?

    Good episode on Wal-Mart; Wal-Mart is probably going to take over the world one day! Overall a pretty good and funny episode, that gets an A+ from me. Not the best episode ever, but it is really enjoyable, i thinkmoreless

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  • Great

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    By Pikachu_2121, Sep 22, 2008 Report Abuse
    The town is now getting a Wall-mart, which will now make them a true town. Everyone in town at first seems joyous of the new storer, but the boys soon realize that the Wall-Mart may be bad. They go out in search of the creators of teh store to try and find out a way to get rid of it. They tell them they must kill the heart of the Wall-Mart. This is a really funny episode and I would recommed it to most anyone who likes the show, Cartman has some really funny lines and the jokes go off pretty well.moreless

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  • so true about wal*mart.

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    By hippy_91, Aug 03, 2008 Report Abuse
    So basically in this episode there is a Wal-Mart that is built in South Park. It puts other businesses out of business by stealing all of their costumers. So the town decides to get rid of it. But the next day it's there again, and the same the next day. They then learn that Wal-Mart pretty much has a mind of its own. So the boys have to find the life-source of it and destroy it. When the boys do so the store implodes and craps itself, which was hilarious. This was a very good episode because it's so true and it's sad that in the episode people couldn't stop themselves from going to WallMart because it's actually true.moreless

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  • Awesome example of Wal*mart's gravitational pull!

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    By crzza, Jun 21, 2008 Report Abuse
    "Something Wall-Mart This Way Comes" was a pretty awesome episode. It's about when a Wal*mart is built in South Park, and the boys become concerned that Wal*mart is stealing all the employees and business from all of the small businesses in the town. When they show everyone what Wal*mart is doing to the town, they all decide they don't want Wal*mart in their town, but the Wal*mart heads refuse to move out of the town. Then, they burn it down, only to have it be rebuilt the next day. And day, after day. It was a funny episode. Pretty awesome. Yay.moreless

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  • This a great episode of south park

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    By paul1010, Feb 02, 2008 Report Abuse
    THis is a great episode of South Park because it is very funny when Stans dad becomes in love with Wal-Mart.Also this is a good episode because it is true that Wal-Mart kills alot of family stores.I also like the part where Cartman tires to stop Stan,Kyleand Kenny from geting rid of the towns new Wal-Mart and then Stans dad tires to help stop the new Wal-Mart too but as he gets closer to the heart of Wal-Mart the prices keep on getting lower and then he cant go on any more because of the low prices,then they kill Wal-Mart but then one of the family owened places there every one goes to and it becomes big.This was a very good episode of South Park.A+moreless

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    • Kyle owes Cartman a total of 15 dollars, from the deaths of the executive, the president of Wall-Mart and the Wall-Mart building itself. Edit
    • During one part when they are heading to the mirror the TVs turn off. Then after they break the mirror and the guy starts acting weird if you look at the TVs behind him you can see Stan and Kyle standing in front of 4 TVs but then Stan and Kyle are standing in front of the broken mirror. Edit
    • When the boys walk to the Wall-mart we see them putting up the W. Later on they are still putting up the same letter. Edit

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    • The man in the electronic department has a strong resemblance to the founder of Wal-Mart, Sam Walton. Edit

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    • Sharon: Here we go everyone, I got 3 nice steaks from South Park Grocery. We'll have to share them.
      Randy: Huh, I remember when we could afford to buy 6 steaks when we shopped at Wall-Mart.
      Stan: Yeah but dad, the whole town agreed not to shop at Wal-Mart anymore.
      Randy: I know, I know! God! Blah!
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    • Cartman: You guys know what? The last thing you do when you die, is crap your pants. Stan: ...What? Cartman: Yeah, when you die, your bowels release and crap comes flying out your ass. Kyle: That is f****** stupid, Cartman! Cartman: Oh yeah?! I'll bet you five bucks that when you die you crap your pants, asshole! (LATER) (Store Owner dies, and craps) Cartman: You owe me 5 bucks, Kyle!

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    • Cartman: Dude, check it out! "Time Cop" on DVD. Three copies for eighteen bucks!
      Kyle      : Why the hell would you want three copies of the same movie?
      Cartman      : Because one copy is nine ninety-eight! But this way you save like twenty bucks!
      Kyle      : You only need one copy, r-tard!
      Cartman      : Okay, fine, dumb ass, YOU go ahead and buy one copy for nine ninety-eight!
      Kyle      : Okay, fine, I will! (grabs a copy) Huh, wait a minute! I don't even want ONE copy of Time Cop! (puts it back)
      Cartman      : Dude, you can't shop for crap.

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    • The Amityville Horror: When the boys destroy the heart of Wall-Mart, the death is reminiscent of the death of the evil spirit in The Amityville Horror(1979), where the couple found the heart of Amityville and destroyed it, they escaped the house as it imploded in on itself. Edit
    • Frankenweenie: When all the adults are leaving the caving Wall-Mart and the fat lady in the back trying to keep up might be a spoof on the 1984 Tim Burton film Frankenweenie, here the adults tried to get away from the caving house,with the dog still inside, and the fat lady lagging behind. Edit
    • Spider-Man 2: The scene where Cartman was talking to Wall-Mart by hearing sounds in his head is similiar to the 2004 film Spider-Man 2 where Doc Ock's (Alfred Molinia) tentacles was talking to him by hearing a voice. Edit

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