Scott Tenorman Must Die
| "Scott Tenorman Must Die" | |
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| South Park episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 4 |
| Directed by | Eric Stough |
| Written by | Trey Parker |
| Editing by | Keef Bartkus |
| Production code | 501 |
| Original air date | July 11, 2001 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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Radiohead as themselves |
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Radiohead as themselves
"Scott Tenorman Must Die" is the fourth episode of the fifth season of the American animated television series South Park, and the 69th episode of the series overall. It first aired on Comedy Central in the United States on July 11, 2001. In the episode, ninth-grader Scott Tenorman makes Cartman believe that buying pubic hair from him will make Cartman reach puberty. Realizing that he had been tricked, an angry Cartman murders Scott's parents and feeds them to him.
South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone point to this episode as a milestone in the series. The episode introduced significant changes in the characterisation of Cartman (like setting the standard for his cynical antics in following seasons), and it also prompted the creators to only focus on one plot within an episode, as opposed to the show's earlier episodes, which involved several loosely related subplots. "Scott Tenorman Must Die" was written by Parker, and directed by animation director Eric Stough.
English rock band Radiohead guest star in the episode as themselves. Parker and Stone listed the episode as one of their favorites on multiple occasions, and it is considered by fans and critics to be one of the best episodes of the entire series.
Cartman excitedly boasts to Stan, Kenny and Kyle that he is the first to reach puberty, since he has gotten his first pubic hairs. However, not knowing that "getting pubes" means you have to grow them yourself, he only has pubic hair because he bought a handful of it from eighth-grader Scott Tenorman for $10. Outraged at having been conned, instead of learning his lesson, Cartman desperately tries various methods to get his money back, but is constantly outwitted by Scott. He even loses an additional $6.12 in the process. After Scott makes Cartman beg for the money and sing that he is a "little piggy", Scott burns the money in front of him, after which Cartman starts to plot revenge. He attempts to train a pony to bite off Scott's penis, but Jimbo later tells him that the best way to humiliate Scott is to find his weaknesses.
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