Wing (South Park)

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"Wing"
Cartman showing off his fountain.
Episode no.	128
Airdate	March 23, 2005
South Park - Season 9 March 9, 2005 – December 7, 2005
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"Wing" is episode 903 of the Comedy Central animated series South Park. It originally aired March 23, 2005 and was named after and featured the New Zealand singer Wing, in an eponymous part vaguely based on her. This episode was also played on the DVD Recorder with "A Collection of Funny Episodes."

Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Trivia 3 References to Pop culture 4 Kenny's death 5 References

[edit] Plot summary

Upon hearing that Token has won a contest that will allow him to sing at a beauty pageant and receive $200, Stan, Cartman, Kyle, and Kenny decide to mooch off of his talent by becoming his agents. They lose him to another talent agency, however, only to land a singer named Wing, who is the wife of the City Wok owner, Tuong Lu Kim. Recently smuggled into the United States by the Chinese Mafia, Wing has been set to audition for American Idol, and the boys' "Super Awesome Talent Agency" agrees to bring her to Los Angeles for the competition. This venture does not go as planned, but the boys get a gig singing at the wedding of Sylvester Stallone's son after the boys enter Wing into The Contender. Sylvester Stallone was impressed with Wing's singing voice while she was being beaten to a pulp by one of the boxers on The Contender. However, by this time, Wing has been kidnapped by the Chinese Mafia for not paying the $10,000 owed to them for getting her into the States. The boys, mistaking the Mafia for the talent agency that stole Token, go after Wing to get back their client. In the end, both the Mafia and the boys realize that their businesses are dirty and exploit the hopes of others, and all decide to quit and go to listen to Wing sing at the wedding, only to find Token waiting tables, trying to earn enough money to get back home- apparently the agency doesn't actually do anything for you. Cartman takes the opportunity to rub in Token's bad luck. At the end of the episode, we find out that Wing is real, and see a promotional ad for her website.

[edit] Trivia

• Wing is a real singer who guest-starred as herself.
• The full address to Cartman's house is revealed to be 23345 Ave. de los Mexicanos. However, in "Jakovasaurs", Jakov found a backpack which indicated that Cartman lives at 21208 E. Bonanza Circle.
• In this episode, Kyle and Cartman both wield Heckler & Koch G36 assault rifles (which are drawn in the bullpup configuration).
• In this episode, when Kenny is killed, Kyle says Stan's line "They killed Kenny!" and Stan says Kyle's line, "You bastards!"

[edit] References to Pop culture

• In this episode, Token is singing "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" by Lou Rawls. The singing voice of Token was not performed by Adrien Beard, but was a speed up version of Lou Rawls singing the song.^[1]. This is also the second appearance of this song in the series.
• There are several references to the 1983 film Scarface in the latter stages of the episode. The entrance to the Chinese Mafia's mansion resembles the Coral Gables mansion that Tony Montana resides in. When Kenny dies, Kyle holds him and comforts him, much like Tony does to his sister after she is shot dead. Also, Cartman utters the words "You want to play rough? Okay" which, in the film, precede the infamous line "Say hello to my little friend".
• Cartman twice pretends to take a phone call from two famous people to impress others and to prove his agency is legit. The first time, he pretends the phone call is from Abraham Lincoln. The second time, he pretends the call is from Colonel Sanders. Cartman does not know that both of these men are dead, much to the disdain of Kyle.

[edit] Kenny's death

• Kenny is seen dead when Kyle calls him to leave, yet he was not shown dying. Kenny must have been shot dead by the Chinese Mafia.

[edit] References

Preceded by "Die Hippie, Die"

South Park episodes

Followed by "Best Friends Forever"