The Death of Eric Cartman

Season 9, Episode 6, Aired
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After Cartman performs a truly despicable act, the boys decide that everyone should ignore Cartman to teach him a lesson. Cartman soon comes to the conclusion that he's dead, and the only person that seems to be able to see him is Butters.
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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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  • the death of Eric Cartman. season nine s best episode.

    10
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    By offline1234, Jan 30, 2009 Report Abuse
    season nine. episode 6.The death of eric cartman.i have to say that this episode is killer and super entertaining.funny south park jokes and crude scenes.i l love it how they ignore cartman and he thinks he is dead. great starter.after the chicken skin eating scene.i knew that this episode is going to be BOOM !!!!!!!excellent episode.another great thing it is a butters/Cartman twist job into 21 minutes.excellent.i love it how cartman convinces butters to help him get into heaven.extremely original.and in my opinion, best of season 9.parker and stone really paid atttention to this episode.well done.HIGHLY RECOMMENDED episode.enjoy the 21 mins !!!!!moreless

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  • one of my favourite episodes!!!!!!!

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    By mehunkristijan, Sep 13, 2008 Report Abuse
    this episode is one of my favourite, cartman rules by my opinion and this episode is all about him. i was amazed how he wanted to make things right (aldough it was in his favour). the song playing in the background when he helps people is so klishe but it's just right and the creators of this show are pure genious. i love how they make fun of things and they have an excelent sence of humor. i hopre that cartman never changes and that they never stop making this show. south park rules, cartman rules... screw you guys, i'm going home :)moreless

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  • Thanks to Butters and Cartman, South Park's take on Sixth Sense is hilarious!

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    By AdrenalinDragon, May 27, 2008 Report Abuse
    "The Death Of Eric Cartman"

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    Ah, I was waiting for a South Park episode like this! A funny yet interesting take on Sixth Sense with Cartman and Butters as the main characters! Just goes to show, Matt and Trey haven't ran out of ideas yet! I found this episode hilarious because it shows Cartman's stupidity to the max, as well as Butters' as well!

    The story is strange but well executed. The boys come home to eat chicken and Cartman eats all of the good pieces and leaves the other boys with the bad bits. This angers the other boys (Stan, Kyle, Kenny) so much that they start totally ignoring Cartman the next day.
    While at the bus stop, Cartman tries to contact with the boys but they don't react or interact with him. This makes Cartman lead to the assumption that he is dead!
    As Cartman wonders the Earth thinking he is a ghost, Butters says hi to him. This makes Cartman happy, until he tells Butters he's dead and now a ghost. Butters runs inside scared and says to his parents that he "sees dead people" but they think he's just seeing things.
    Cartman keeps haunting Butters to help him move on to heaven, so he can also get $10,000 cash. At first, Butters suggests two things that might help him move on. None of them work and angers Cartman further as a ghost.
    They both see a psychic, who suggests that the spirit stays on the Earth because it has to stop a tragic event from happening first. Then on TV it is shown that a group of terrorists have held up hostages at the Red Cross. Cartman and Butters save the hostages and get the murderers by confusion, but then the other boys who ignored him tell Cartman that they're going to stop ignoring him now, for being so cool and becoming a changed person. Cartman vows to get revenge on Butters for being so stupid.

    Now this was an excellent episode and one of my favs simply because of how Cartman and Butters worked together so well. Also, the "Make It Right" song was excellent and when Cartman did the "Goodbye Butters" thing each time I couldn't stop laughing. The ways Cartman disturbed the murderers in the building was so funny and yet they never adknowledged him! It was all done so well and the parts where Butters was sent to a hospital and had that thing stuck up his ass was absolute hilarious too. This is a top episode, and probably the best Butters/Cartman episode yet.moreless

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  • The kids at school choose to ignore Cartman after he goes too far, causing him to believe he is dead. Enlisting the aid of Butters, who is not in on the plan, Cartman tries to make amends so that his soul will be at peace.moreless

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    By gr1mace02, Jul 03, 2007 Report Abuse
    Definitely on of the series' best episodes. After Cartman eats the skin of all the chicken Mrs. Marsh has brought home while everyone is out of the room. This pushes the rest of the boys over the edge, and they decide to just ignore him, rather than continually deride him since that doesn't seem to have much effect.

    Cartman's reaction to being ignored is hilarious. Circumstances help to reinforce his belief that he's dead. After enlisting Butters' help, he decides to make amends. We learn that there is more to Cartman than just a selfish, psychopathic little boy. He proves that he can be a sympathetic character and that he is capable of contrition. He also shows that despite that, he is still manipulative and vindictive as well.

    An important part of this episode is Cartman's relationship with Butters, who decides to help Cartman against his will because he is the only one who can "see" Cartman and is afraid Cartman will haunt him forever.

    There were no weak points in this episode. Everything from the set-up to the song ("Make it Right") were very well done. Episodes like this are what makes South Park special.moreless

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  • Cartman's "friends" decide to ignore him and not talk to him so he thinks he is dead. Butters does not ignore him so Cartman thinks that Butters can see ghosts. Both of them work to try to "make things right" so that Cartman's soul can go to heaven.moreless

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    By nercirus, Apr 18, 2007 Report Abuse
    Very, very, very funny episode. I love the making it right song. I also love how Cartman tries to vanish to go to heaven and nothing happens. It was great seeing all of the references from old episodes when Cartman tries to say he is sorry to everyone he was mean too. The episode had a great plot and it is always entertaining to have Cartman and Butters interacting with each other. I was dying of laughter when Cartman goes into the Red Cross acting like a ghost and the criminals are just completely confused about what is going on.moreless

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  • Trivia

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    • The news flash says that there are twelve hostages, but if you include the baby in the woman's arms, there's actually thirteen. Edit
    • When Butters screams and covers his mouth in his room, he ends up sounding like Kenny. Edit: He is. Butters is voiced by Matt Stone, the same voice of Kenny, and other voices. Edit
    • Butter's mom (Linda) calls her husband "Steve"... despite being first introduced (and later continually called) "Chris." Edit

  • Notes

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    • This is the eighth episode with Cartman's name in the title. Edit
    • Cartman gives gift baskets to: Principal Victoria, Miss Claridge, Scott Tenorman, the Special Olympics people, the rabbi, Sally Struthers, and the abortion clinic Edit
    • Cartman referred to Scott Tenorman Must Die, Kenny Dies, The Passion of the Jew, and Up the Down Steroid in this episode. Also, Sally Struthers from the two Starvin' Marvin episodes and Ms. Claridge from Pre-School make cameos during Cartman's song. Edit

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    • Cartman: You son of a bitch Butters. Butters: Huh? Cartman: You told me I was a ghost! Butters: But I thought you were one! Cartman: How stupid are you?! So help me God Butters I'm gonna get you back for this, I'm going to get you back! (Cartman walks away and Butters' parents and the doctor come in) Chris Stotch: Butters! Butters: Oh hamburgers. Edit
    • Dr. Lindsay: But now, you shouldn't think you're crazy, young man. I see ghosts all the time. Butters: Really? Dr. Lindsay: Yes. When's the last time you saw yours? Butters: Well, he's sittin' next to me right now. (Dr. Lindsay gets scared and runs out the room screaming) Edit
    • Cartman: Don't worry, Butters, I'm gonna get you out of here. Butters: Please leave me alone, Eric. My bottom is really sore. Edit

  • Allusions

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    • Field Of Dreams: The part where Cartman walks into the field the Rest in Peace is a reference to the movie Field of Dreams. Edit
    • Sink My Ship: While Cartman is breaking things in Butters' house, he smashes a shelf with several board games on it. One of them is called Sink My Ship, a reference to Battleship, a popular board game made by the Milton Bradley Company in 1931. Edit
    • The Amazing Randi: Under Dr. Lindsay's ad is another ad for "The Amazing Randy." This may be an allusion to a magician named The Amazing Randi who pledged to give $1,000,000 to anyone who could prove that the supernatural really does exist. And as Tina Fey said on an edition of the SNL Weekend Update, the supernatural must be real if somebody named "The Amazing Randi" has $1,000,000. Edit

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