Spooky Fish

Season 2, Episode 15, Aired
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Mrs. Marsh's monthly visitor, Aunt Flo, gives Stan a goldfish for a present. Stan thinks it's spooky, but his mother makes him graciously accept it. The fish begins to kill people and his Mother believes it to be Stan, not the fish. Meanwhile, there is another Cartman walking around, who is an alternate version of his normal self walking around South Park. They soon come to realize that all the trouble is coming from the Indian Burial Ground pet store, and they set out to stop it.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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    Mary Kay Bergman

    Voice of Wendy Testaburger; Liane Cartman; Sheila Broflovski; Sharon Marsh; Mrs. McKormick; Mayor McDaniels; Ms. Crabtree; Princ

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  • AWESOME!!

    9.0
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    By fball4159, Oct 29, 2011 Report Abuse
    This episode is so funny because of Stan and his goldfish. So his Aunt Flo has come to visit and she bought Stan a goldfish. And then one night when Aunt Flo was still there the fish murdered someone. And then Stan's mom came in and then took the body and buried the body in the backyard. And then Eric has a twin from another universe and he is nice. So they go to the petstore where Aunt flo bought Stan's goldfish and helped the petstore owner close the portal to the other universe. But before that happened Stan's fish murdered Kenny and then his drunk mom came to see what happened to him.moreless

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  • One of those few, rare episodes of "South Park" that's just 'almost' perfect!

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    By 4EverGreen, Jan 25, 2011 Report Abuse
    With "South Park," I find the show is mostly miss, miss, or miss. Yet this time, Matt Stone & Trey Parker almost got it Exactly right! The best thing they ever did was to make fun of Barbara Streisand, and the next best thing they did was to make Cartman's evil twin actually be good! Plus, it's completely weird how nobody just thought to just burn up the pet store & just destroy all the pets there. The people in South Park must be pretty slow. Not that I'm complaining as this was one sweet episode which should be saying something from me. The only thing that prevents me from giving it a perfect ten is of course the weird non sequiter about a cop not wearing pants and the fact that the real Cartman got away with being a jerk again! Oh well, sometimes you can't get everything you want in a good episode but at least you can get the most of what you want in it! That's why I wrote this review, to praise this one great episode! :idea:moreless

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  • Spooky Fish

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    By djjoe60, Jan 25, 2011 Report Abuse
    Why do the two creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone feel theneed to take the mick out of Barbara Streisand so much now and then I just don't undertand. I don't know who the woman is but I think it is kinda tight and funny at the same time.
    This episode starts off with Aunt Flo visiting the Marsh family and being annoying and then Aunt Flo buys Stan a spooky fish which kills people and then blames it on Stan. A laughable yet repetitive episode that focuses on Streisand (as usual) and of course, the spooky fish!
    :) Good episode, funny.moreless

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  • Highly underrated.

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    By s1bbald, Sep 20, 2010 Report Abuse
    I thought this episode was one of the best of the second season. This show found yet another way to take a stab at the horrificly awful Barbra Streisand. I liked all the Aunt Flo references throughout the episode, as it clearly alludes to the female menstrual cycle. I liekd the idea of having a killer psycho fish that opens up a parallel universe where Cartman is friendly, Stan and Kyle are insanely cruel and Chef is a skinny, white, insurance salesman. I liked Sharon Marsh in this episode, she also went psycho when she 'discovered' her son was a murderer.moreless

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  • A VERY GOOD EPISODE

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    By paul1010, Sep 20, 2010 Report Abuse
    This episode of south park is a very great one because it keeps going on and dont get boring at all I like this south park season 2 Halloween special episode but not as good as the season 1 halloween special episode because it is not as good as zombies trying to kill every one but it is a good episode one of the were funny things in it is that the fish that stan got kills every one who comes to there home and then stans mom thanks that stan is the person who has been killing the people and then she gets rid of the bodys.A+episodemoreless

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    • In the other universe Cartman looks the same(except he has a silly beard). However while the boys where in the cafeteria with Chef the other Cartman points out that in the opposite universe Chef is a "skinny white insurance salesman". Shouldn't Cartman be skinny too..? Edit
    • Second and final mention of Officer Barbrady's wife. Edit
    • Unlike the other animals that came from the evil universe, the fish's eyes don't glow red. Edit

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    • For the first 15 episodes of this season, the show was nominated for the 1998 Annie Award for "Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Primetime or Late Night Television Program". Edit
    • The "Spooky Vision" joke used in the entire episode usually gets aired in reruns, however, due to viewer complaints, Comedy Central has extracted it from recent airings. However, the Spooky Vision effect is still viewable on the Season 2 DVD. Edit
    • In the scenes featuring Cartman and Evil Cartman together, a line appears down the center of the screen. The background on either side is uneven, including the mountains and even Kenny. This is a jab at the technique of film-splicing used by live-action programs that feature "twins" portrayed by the same actor; often, when this method is used, the film isn't precisely joined together, causing discrepancies in the symmetry of the image. Edit

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    • Mayor: And the winner is.....Squash-O-Lantern made by Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, and the Evil Eric Cartman from the Evil Parallel Universe. Edit
    • Chef: I hope you're ready for lunch children, because today I've got spooky spaghetti, and freaky french fries... Stan: Uh, Chef? Chef: ...and haunted hash browns, and a creepy cookie... Kyle: Chef? Chef: ...and monstrous milk, and a terrifying napkin! Stan: CHEF!! Edit
    • (singing) Cartman : You guys a hella stupid, You guys a hella lame, You guys a hella dumb, hella, hella, hella. Edit

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    • Pet Sematary: "Indian Burial Ground Pet Store" is the name of the shop, where the evil killer fish is from. In the Stephen King book Pet Sematary, there is an Indian Cemetery, and if someone buries something (for example a pet) into it, it will come back to life, but will be bad and dangerous. Edit
    • Poltergeist: The "opposite" universe thing was used in many films, but when they are at the pet shop and he opens the white door and says this was built over a cemetery… that's all taken from Tobe Hooper's 1982 film Poltergeist. In addition, the scene of Stan being afraid of his fish and looking under the bed for it and throwing something on top of the bowl because he is scared is from a scene in Poltergeist when the boy is afraid of his clown doll. Also, the part where the fish bowl keeps getting closer is reminiscent of the scene from poltergeist when the boy is afraid of the thunder and so is counting the time between thunder and lightning to see how close the thunderstorm is getting, and it keeps getting closer and closer until it is THERE. Edit
    • Knight Rider: The trick about the evil twin having a goatee was also used in 2 episodes of Knight Rider with David Hasselhoff and his evil look-alike. Edit

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