The Losing Edge

Season 9, Episode 5, Aired
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The South Park boys are playing the final Little League game of the season. They win, and are glad to be done with it. But they soon find out that winning was only the beginning, now they're forced to play in the National circuit, and risk wasting their whole summer. There's only one way out: Lose, and lose big.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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  • weak main plot, Great side-plot

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    By Southparkfa, Apr 15, 2011 Report Abuse
    In this episode, the south park boys try to lose their baseball season so they can spend their summer goofing off again. However, the other teams want to lose just as bad, and are even better at losing. This plot was ok, some strong points, some weak points, but I kinda thought the plot was overused and unoriginal. However, the side-plot with Randy is this episode is this episode's redemption. In this wacky parody of Rocky, Randy fights the other dads to make their team look better. It's odd yet hilarious, and the very ending makes it even better. Overall, I'd recommend it for the Randy plot. 8.5/10 B+moreless

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  • hilarious

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    By futuramarama, Jan 22, 2011 Report Abuse
    The boys want to purposefully lose a baseball game so they can be done playing it for the season, but the other teams also want to lose because they too hate the game. Randy keeps getting in fights with other dads and keeps getting arrested.

    Great episode. The main plot was funny and had a good plot, but the plot with Randy was absolutely hilarious. "Oh I'm sorry I thought this was America!" I think I laughed at almost all of Randy's lines in this one. Overall a hilarious episode with a fun plot, my final grade as a result of this is of course an A+moreless

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  • Baseball wrecks the summer.

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    By newyork440, Nov 14, 2010 Report Abuse
    I think that this episode shows the same thing that is in real life. All the kids just want to get the season over with and all the parents want them to keep winning. Then when the parents get really wild and excited, they get into fist fights. Stan's dad, Randy Marsh, is the Rocky of the baseball bleachers, ready to take anyone on and he does it for respect, which I think is funny because It's the total opposite, people lose respect for getting drunk and fighing. Randy Marsh is in fact, my hero. Stan and the kids baseball team is so good that they can't lose even when they try. I think that it's great that all of the teams they play against want the same thing, baseball to end and summer to start. In the end, Randy is forced to fight a man that is a true challenge, The Bat Dad, and Randy ends up disqualifying Stan's team. So after all that, Randy does get the respect. Awesome episode.moreless

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  • Whada Gonna do? Whada Gonna do?

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    By Fitzycent, Aug 10, 2008 Report Abuse
    Let's hear it for south park again, coming through with another gem!

    They are awesome at making us remember our crappiest moments from childhood. This one focused on everyone's hatred for little league. From the kids being bored out of their minds while playing to the parents being overly aggresive and down-right crazy over it. Every team they played being similar to their own was a nice touch.

    Randy Marsh fighting another dad in every town was way too funny. When he learned spanish to talk smack was really good. and what south park is complete with out a montage or two? Wonder were they got the idea for Bat Dad?moreless

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  • Boys playing basketball and Randy fighting with other adults, simply love it

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    By candycane_24, Aug 09, 2008 Report Abuse
    Like any other south park episode I love this one too, I thought the boys wanted to win at first, but it turns out they wanted to lose, and Randy, on the other hand, wants to beat up and defeat the fathers of the opposing baseball players, he's either using the boys to meet opponents or he simply to wants to rub it in that they lost. And yes, baseball is kinda boring sometimes. I love it when they say that they have to lose or they'll never have summer again, simple jokes can be at it's best when used by kids.moreless

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    • Timmy makes a brief appearance with the team in the restaurant, before disappearing in another shot of the members. Edit
    • Jersey numbers: 1 - Butters 2 - Cousin Kyle 3 - Jimmy 4 - Token 5 - Stan 6 - Clyde 7 - Cartman 8 - Kyle 9 - Kevin 10 - Francis 11 - Craig 12 - Tweek 13 - Kenny Edit
    • In the "breaking news" piece, when Bat Dad is first presented to us, Sheila asks, "Who is that?" a woman replies, "That's Tom Nelson..." however later in the episode at the actual baseball game when Bat Dad is talking trash in the stands, his wife says to him, "CHRIS, sit down." Edit

  • Notes

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    • The blond-haired boy sitting next to Kyle in the restaurant was Kenny. This is the first time since "The Jeffersons" he's been seen without his hood on. Edit
    • Kyle's cousin Kyle returns. Edit

  • Quotes

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    • Stan: I know we can lose if we try. Kyle: You mean throw the game? You know how our parents are about this sport. Butters: Yeah! My dad always said, "It's OK to lose but if you don't try, well then, you're grounded, mister." Edit
    • Butters: (angrily) Son of a biscuit. Edit
    • (Randy joins the party) South Park Coach: You're out!? Gerald: How much was bail this time? Randy: Hundred bucks, no big whoop. Edit

  • Allusions

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    • Macho Man: Bat Dad's "Oh yeah, Oh yeah," sounds very much like the same phrase used by pro wrestler "Macho Man Randy Savage." Edit
    • Danny Almonte: The pitcher on the Denver team (with the mustache) resembles Danny Almonte, the fourteen year old kid who pitched a "perfect game" in a little league game. Edit
    • Batman: Bat Dad is an obvious spoof of Batman. Edit

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