Unfulfilled

"Unfulfilled"
South Park episode
Episode no.Season 22
Episode 9
Directed byTrey Parker
Written byTrey Parker
Featured music"Sixteen Tons" by Tennessee Ernie Ford
"Sweet Love" by Anita Baker
Production code2209
Original air dateDecember 5, 2018 (2018-12-05)
Guest appearance
Casey Nicholaw as Larry Zewiski
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"Unfulfilled" is the ninth episode of the twenty-second season of the American animated television series South Park. The 296th overall episode of the series, it premiered on Comedy Central in the United States on December 5, 2018. It is the first of a two-part story arc that concludes the season.[1]

The episode centers upon the decision by the corporate retailer Amazon to choose the town of South Park as the location for its new fulfillment center, a reference to the 2018 competition among various U.S. cities to be chosen as the second headquarters of that company.[1][2][3][4] While the development is a boon for those in the town who enjoy purchasing from the retailer, working conditions there lead to a strike, which leads to a visit to the town by Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, who is depicted as one of the alien Talosians from the original 1965 Star Trek pilot "The Cage".[5]

  1. ^ a b Schedeen, Jesse (December 5, 2018). "South Park Season 22, Episode 9: 'Unfulfilled' Review". IGN. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  2. ^ Baysinger, Tim (December 3, 2018). "‘South Park: Amazon Moves to Town And They’re Not Too Happy About It in Latest Episode (Video)". TheWrap. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  3. ^ Asher Hamilton, Isobel (December 7, 2018). Jeff Bezos was ridiculed by 'South Park' and portrayed as a giant-brained, telepathic supervillain. Business Insider. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  4. ^ Bramesco, Charles (December 6, 2018). "South Park Recap: Amazon Comes to Town". Vulture. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  5. ^ Di Placido, Dani (December 8, 2018). "'South Park' Review: 'Unfulfilled' Attacks Amazon With Razor-Sharp Satire". Forbes. Archived from the original on December 6, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018.