Cash for Gold (South Park)

"Cash for Gold"
South Park episode
Episode no.Season 16
Episode 2
Directed byTrey Parker
Written byTrey Parker
Production code1602
Original air dateMarch 21, 2012 (2012-03-21)
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"Cash for Gold" is the second episode of the sixteenth season of the American animated television series South Park, and the 225th episode of the series overall. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on March 21, 2012. The episode centers on fourth grader Stan Marsh's irritation with J&G Shopping Network and television home shopping networks in general, as he discovers that they prey upon the elderly and fleece them of their money,[1][2] as well as Eric Cartman's new entrepreneurship inspired by that same idea.[3]

The episode was written by series co-creator Trey Parker and is rated TV-MA L in the United States.

  1. ^ "Episode 1602 'Cash For Gold' Press Release". South Park Studios. March 19, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2012.[dead link]
  2. ^ Kleinman, Jacob (March 22, 2012). "South Park New Episode Exposes 'Cash For Gold' Conspiracy". International Business Times. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "'South Park': Cartman Opens His Own Cash 4 Gold Business". TV Replay. The Huffington Post. March 22, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2022.