Something You Can Do With Your Finger

Season 4, Episode 8, Aired
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Cartman has a dream about being in a successful boy band, so he convinces the other boys to join him, in hopes of making $10,000,000. To be a proper boy band, they need five members, so after auditions, they settle on Wendy, and dress her up as a boy. The band, called "Fingerbang", gets a gig playing at the South Park Mall. Stan's father, however, refuses to allow him to stay in the band.moreless
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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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  • Something You Can Do With Your Finger

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    By djjoe60, Oct 27, 2007 Report Abuse
    I think over nearly ten years - South Park has finished it's offensive reign over the United States of America and all the other countries in the world.
    The best season is no doubt, Season 4 and maybe Season 10 but I think that if you were to watch some of the newer episodes then you would be dissapointed `cause they aren't that good.
    This episode is funny, but it doesn't have the buzz of all the other episodes. Another unorginal parody episode of Season Four.
    ;D Ha ha ha. South Park makes me laugh. But Trey & Matt, can you not keep coming up with the same stuff?moreless

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  • Stan, Eric, Kyle, and Kenny all join a boy band called Fingerbang because Eric thinks that it was a message from God.Stans dad hates the idea of a boy band because he was in one.moreless

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    By p00ptooth, Jul 31, 2007 Report Abuse
    One of the greatest episodes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Very epic how Stan's dad fights the idea of a boy band. It is one of the more epic episodes. The idea of making fun of something that people have always hated. No body has ever had the balls to makes fun of weird bands like N*SYNC or Backstreet boys. It puts the idea out there that boy bands are kind of weird! Its is such a funny episode that sometimes I have th urge to watch it over and over again. Eric thinks that the whole idea of bob bands are actually about music when as chef explains very nicely that its not even about the music its about the girls screaming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!moreless

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  • Unlike the guy below me, I know what this episode is really about, and I liked it.

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    By s1bbald, Jun 25, 2007 Report Abuse
    This episode is one of my favourites in Season 4. It started strong, stayed strong throughout the story and finished very strong. Kenny's death was a bit of a weak point, but it fit in the story very well. It was interesting to see Randy's dark musical past and I think this episode is the dawn of the Randy that I have come to like so much. I like how stereotypical boy bands are portrayed to be in this episode and I particularly liked the scene where Randy's voice changed a lot, I dunno why, it just made me laugh.moreless

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  • this is about cartman trying to trick kyle by drawing jenefer lopez on his finger and so the real jenepher lopez gets really really anoyed.

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    By patattack12, Apr 26, 2007 Report Abuse
    this episode is absaloutly great in every way. I especialy liked the bit at the end when cartman says hah hah hah hah ha haa I tricked you guyes . the thing I dont like about this episode is that kenny is not involved in it . the episode is deffinatly a ten in score and I mean deffinatly.this episode is a very special episode but I do think if I was jenefer lopez I would probably feel like killing people the same as she did . I dont think that kyle needed t o be in this episode .moreless

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  • Many of the best episodes of South Park involve Cartman trying to get a million dollars. This episode features his plan to form a boy band so that they can become successful and make millions of dollars.moreless

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    By henrynhenry, Jan 14, 2007 Report Abuse
    Many of the best episodes of South Park involve Cartman trying to get a million dollars. This episode features his plan to form a boy band so that they can become successful and make millions of dollars.

    But first they must tackle the South Park mall.

    This episode has a lot of great moments. The mall manager is hilarious. Randy is hilarious as a former boy band member. It's good, as always, to see Wendy (really, to see any featured characters besides the four). And, of course... a boy band named Fingerbang - now that's funny.

    In all, this is a good episode.moreless

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    • Visitor: When Stan and Randy are sitting in the bedroom talking, the picture behind them shows a bridge that has an alien instead of its support. Edit
    • It seemed that Cartman didn't know about fingering (fingerbang), but in the "Worldwide Recorder Concert" episode, he says that Kyle was fingering his mom all night. It is different from fingerbang, but I think that Cartman could have put two and two together. Edit

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    • "Fingerbang" was going to be the name of Trey Parker and Matt Stone's band. They admitted they thought this was a good idea for about a day. Somewhere in time, they settled on the pornography-derived name, DVDA. Edit
    • The syndicated version leaves in Wendy Testaburger's audition song, but mutes out the first part of "contaminated water" with a loud, piano chord sound effect. Edit
    • In syndication, the shot of Cartman's mom urinating in the cup during the clip of the pornographic movie featuring Mr. Mackey, which was on Cartman's audition tape, is removed. Edit

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    • Mall Cop: Hey! What are you doin'? Mad Scientist: I've developed a new strain of anthrax which I will soon unleash upon all of North America! Mall Cop: Move along, sir. Edit
    • Cartman: Check this out, my mom made us costumes. Stan: Costumes! Cartman: Yeah. This one's yours Stan, and this one is Kyle's, this one will cover up Wendy's hooters. Stan: Hey Cartman, how come your costume has like nose rings and facial hair? Cartman: Cause I'm like you know, the tough one. Every boy band has to have the one member you know, that's tough. Kyle: I want to be the tough one. Cartman: Kyle, you are the sweet one, would you please just cooperate and... Kyle: I wan't to be the tough one! Cartman: You can't be the tough one because you're Jewish! Kyle: Jews are tough! Cartman: Since when? Kyle: Since Abraham Fatass! Edit
    • The Fingerbang song: Fingerbang bang! Bang bang! Fingerbang bang, bang bang bang! I'm gonna Fingerbang-bang you into my life Girl, you like to Fingerbang and it's all right. 'Cuz I'm the King of Fingerbang, let's not fight I'm gonna Fingerbang-bang you every night. Fingerbang! Bang-bang! Fingerbang-bang! Bangbangbang! I'm gonna fingerbang-bang you into my life Fingerbang: Fingerbang! Bang. Bang bang bang. Fingerbang-bang! Bangbangbang! I'm gonna fingerbang-bang you into my life Girl, you like to fingerbang, and it's alright''. I'm gonna fingerbang-bang you into my life Girl, you like to fingerbang, and it's alright. I'm goin' tuh fingerbang-bang you ever-y night Fingerbang! Bang bang. Fingerbang-bang! Bangbangbang. I'm gonna fingerbang-bang you into my life Girl, you like to fingerbang, and it's alright. I'm goin' tuh fingerbang-bang you ever-y night I'll just Fingerbang-bang you ever-y night! Girl, you like to fingerbang, and it's alright. I'm goin' tuh fingerbang-bang you ever-y night Fingerbang bang! bang bang Fingerbang bang. bang bang bang! I'm gonna Fingerbang-bang you into my life Girl, you like to Fingerbang and it's all right. 'Cuz I'm the King of Fingerbang, let's not fight I'm gonna Fingerbang-bang you every night. Cartman's Solo: And girl, you know that you're the only girl for me, girl Girl, you're the girl of my fantasies, you're my girl You're my girl, my girl, my girl. Edit

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    • Angus Young: Kenny's (and later Randy's) costume is a reference to the costume of Angus Young from AC/DC. Edit
    • Past Episodes: This episode makes a reference to Merry Christmas, Charlie Manson! when Randy says "Come on, I'll buy you kids an orange smoothie." However the orange smoothie joke predates even that, going back to "The Spirit of Christmas." Edit
    • Boy Bands: The group Randy Marsh participated in is called "Ghetto Avenue Boys", which is a parody of bands such as: the Backstreet Boys, New Kids On The Block and other boy bands. The song which the Ghetto Avenue Boys sing is a parody of You Got It (The Right Stuff). Edit

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