Up the Down Steroid

Season 8, Episode 2, Aired
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Jimmy and Timmy are competing in the Special Olympics, but Jimmy is using steroids to gain the edge on the competition.

Once Cartman finds out that the winner will receive a $1000 cash prize, he devises a plan to get into the event, thinking he can easily beat all the handicapped kids and win the money.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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  • strong

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    By oceanic6, Dec 10, 2011 Report Abuse
    A show of supreme quality, very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very (apologies, the former review has been moved to a new home, soon you will all be given the key) very very very veryvery very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very enjoyable. A must-see.moreless

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  • Nathan rules.

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    By tubalcane420, Feb 15, 2011 Report Abuse
    Nathan, the retarded drug dealer, is awesome even though we only see him in one scene. I hope he shows up again. He alone makes this episode classic. They made a movie with the Jackass guy doing the same thing that Cartman does. It will undoubtedly suck. This episode doesn't at all.

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    By futuramarama, Feb 03, 2011 Report Abuse
    Jimmy wants to win the Special Olympics, but he does so by taking steroids. Will he get caught? Will he win? Meanwhile Cartman pretends he is handicapped so he can participate in the special Olympics and win the cash for winning. Will his plan work?

    Pretty good. Even though it was really disrespectful, I have to admit that Cartman making fun of 'special' kids was pretty funny (even though it was really mean obviously, but that was the point). And I'm glad Timmy learned his lesson. Overall a pretty good episode, and as such, gets a B+ or so as a grade from me.moreless

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  • jimmy uses steroids to win the specail lympics and cartman pretends to be mentally disabled to win it

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    By heylin_prince, Feb 02, 2008 Report Abuse
    when i first heard of this episode i was thinking " wow this should be a good episode" , unfortunately it was one of the first sout park episodes that really dissapointed me. it did not have a lot of humor tht i suspected to be there. the plot is too obvious of what i excepted . also , i feel that not alot of the south park charecters other tahn jimmy , timmy , and cartman had contributed much on the episode . in all honesty and fairness it was really not a bad episode. nevertheless , not my favorite .moreless

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  • Cartman = Hilarious

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    By ozai890, Jan 31, 2008 Report Abuse
    Okay, this episode was about Timmy and Jimmy competing in the special olympics. The prize winner gets $1,000. Eric Cartman wants to join, so he gets permission from his mom to act "special" and compete. He wanted the money. Jimmy then took steriods and them two competed against each other. In the olympics, Jimmy was the best by far. Cartman came in last. He lost to a bunch of "special" kids, he is not even "special" in any way! 3 famous athletes presented Jimmy the money and trophy. He admitted to using steriods at the end. Overall, I give this episode a 9.4.moreless

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  • Trivia

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    • It's revealed that only Jimmy understands what Timmy says. Edit
    • In this episode, we see the boys playing with ordinary toys for kids. First a board game, then trucks. Perhaps because the kids learned their lesson from playing with ninja weapons in "Good Times With Weapons" (the previous episode). Edit
    • The scene where Jimmy talks about steroids and the camera shows baseball players who took steroids, is similar to the scene where Mr. Stotch is talking about confessing to murder and the camera shows murderers who haven't confessed, in the season 5 episode "Butters's Very Own Episode". Edit

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    • On December 23 2005, about a year and a half after this episode first aired, the movie "The Ringer" was released. The comedy features a man who has a similar plan as Cartman to act disabled in order to rig the Special Olympics. Edit
    • Perhaps because the kids have learned their lesson from playing with ninja weapons in the last episode, the boys appear here twice playing with ordinary kids' toys. First a board game, then trucks. Edit
    • Apparently Jimmy is the only one who can understand what Timmy says... much like only the characters in South Park can understand Kenny. Edit

  • Quotes

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    • Cartman:(typing) How I Will Spend my One Thousand Dollars by Eric Cartman. Edit
    • Cartman:(acting mental,slurring his words) DER! I want to be special olympics! Edit
    • Cartman: You guys, I can't believe they exploit handicapped people like this. I mean, making them compete against each other just for our amusement. Edit

  • Allusions

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    • Current Event/Steroid Scandal: Jimmy: ...you're just a big fat pussy, and if you take steroids... As Jimmy saying this and more the camera pans across Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds, and Jason Giambi who have all broken records and have now been charged with the use of steroids in Major League Baseball Edit
    • Lorenzo's Oil: When Jimmy beats up his mom and girlfriend, it plays "Adagio for Strings" then goes to a shot where he punches his wall, falls on the ground, and the camera zooms away in a spiral shot. This is a reference to a part in the 1992 film Lorenzo's Oil, where Francesco hits his mom, Susan Surandon, after taking steroids for a rare neurological disease. Edit
    • Ben Affleck: This episode is based on an HBO Lifestories: Families In Crisis episode entitled A Body To Die For: The Aaron Henry Story starring none other than Ben Affleck as a steroid-abusing high school athlete who ends up beating up his girlfriend. Edit

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