south park episode thirteenth season american animated television series south_park overall episode series originally aired comedy central united_states march easter special episode satire commentary global recession affecting world time episode broadcast kyle portrayed jesus like working save economy stan spends episode trying return personal machine episode written directed series founder rated united_states parker stone long planned create episode economy considered making season premiere decided needed time craft script instead opened season ring spoof boy band original idea economy episode parker stone considered having dress superhero fights economy idea ultimately scrapped elements transferred season second episode reflected parker stone belief americans view economy way religion seldom understood seen important elusive entity blender featured episode serves metaphor american housing bubble script proved challenging parker stone finish writing night episode aired parker stone entirely pleased final product received generally positive reviews television critics according nielsen_media_research episode seen million households original airing making watched comedy central production week won emmy award outstanding animated program programming hour released dvd blu ray rest thirteenth season march plot stan tries save money bank disappears moments bank manager money money market mutual fund complains manager money portfolio money disappears recession hits nation south_park dinner explains stan economy failing people spending money ironically continues making brand noise voice people south_park struggling recent economic people street blame blames jews claiming hid money jew cave convinces reduce spending bare order economy defending purchase adding include recommended changes town resemble century kyle annoyed responding economy actually angry spending money continues preach economy exists mental construct people lost faith recession convinces friends want economy strong faith hearing makeshift economic council decide kill kyle desire obtain copy says deliver kyle friends exchange game scene resembling supper kyle friends pizza feels able like anymore thinks friends day kyle sets table credit card machine town begins paying everybody debts kyle mother begs stop debt life kyle feels help everybody town paying debts passes people carry bed soon economy takes turn better shops start opening business debt free people start purchasing shown buying new news acknowledges president barack_obama sacrifices credits bringing improvements economy leaving kyle infuriated shouting come subplot stan spends episode trying return aforementioned retailer accept return bought payment plan tries find return person saying debt packaged sold like real life mortgage backed eventually goes way united_states treasury group associates consult charts tell worth treasury workers says insurance company failing asks consult charts stan follows men inside sees round lit game style board men cut chicken head let chicken run board plays tune similar chicken falls spot men anger system stan breaks platform chicken walks production written directed series founder aired march united_states parker fellow creator said long planned episode global recession argued start season episode economy ring episode mocking boy band recently grown popularity stone argued season premiere focus economy biggest news item time parker felt needed time craft script funny season opener stone ultimately agreed later admitted right decision interview weeks episode aired stone said big things want right talking kind social commentary want right parker stone originally planned economy related episode involve dressing superhero named fighting recession eventually discover recession stemmed sale battle singer songwriter investor portrayed jimmy brother eventually idea scrapped superhero elements incorporated episode aired opening scene discussed poor economic state nation election president barack_obama left remnants original economy related idea certain elements original idea eventually incorporated south_park episodes parker stone team created episode week broadcast date script finished late march night episode aired featured second shot panned characters speaking recession finally settling wearing robes preaching economy longest shot south_park history point surpassed later season dances featured second single shot south_park elementary student murdered reading morning announcements week original broadcast date online retailer south park studios official south_park website released shirts based including shirts dressed saying finger pointing gets mock economy longer shirts included finance company executive saying yeah know yeah image supper inspired pizza dinner kyle friends theme satire commentary global recession affecting world time episode broadcast march parker stone believed viewed economy important elusive entity truly understanding works felt mirrored faith religion duo difficulty writing script limited familiarity religion christian history relied heavily executive producer help describing economic elements episode sought assistance stone father works economist scenes stan explains blender purchased payment plan eventually combined sold banks required particular assistance stone father parker said dialogue proved difficult working script right night episode broadcast blender served metaphor tendency americans buy need stone said didn want episode like wall street guys took money things knows going buying shit like serves metaphor housing bubble parker actually owns said pretty stupid blender cultural references episode title comes blender featured episode serves metaphor housing bubble popular song butt south_park humor past kyle portrayed jesus like makes tremendous sacrifice save economy dinner friends portrayed supper final meal jesus death inevitably takes role disciple betrayed jesus supper scene sits position painting south_park residents form council kyle uses platinum card pay debts south_park residents says wants soon released wars game handheld game console game released week original broadcast date representatives game developer games told video game blog liked reference know advance episode reception parker stone entirely pleased final result liked idea felt main storyline involving economy subplot involving stan blender come end duo originally hoped started writing script parker said episode concept execution like original american broadcast watched million overall households according nielsen_media_research making watched comedy central production week episode received generally positive reviews television critics ken_tucker entertainment_weekly said episode episode handed endorsement president obama economic plan usual south_park ways tucker said blaming jews recession achievements south_park exposed anti relentless ridicule years deserves sort humanitarian award financial writer said episode humorous provided decent analysis recession particularly praised inclusion said people tend absurd expenses fail realize unnecessary discuss plight economy squad called highlight season said episode clever little plot said episode isn wall street satire making rounds definitely worth watching magazine said episode included excellent moments including chicken method making economic decisions felt strong previous episodes like ring said maybe depressed current economic situation knows written poignant wasn laughter minutes emmy award parker stone decided submit received large positive feedback episode adults older viewers emmy voters older decided stood best chance winning stone joked emmy voter watch think voting ultimately won emmy award outstanding animated program programming hour competed simpsons american dad 61st primetime emmy awards held september home release thirteen episodes south_park thirteenth season released disc dvd set disc blu ray set united_states march sets included brief audio commentaries parker stone episode collection deleted scenes special mini feature inside xbox scenes tour south park studios discussed process host major nelson
Margaritaville (South Park)