Rehash (South Park)
| "#REHASH" | |
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| South Park episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 18 Episode 9 |
| Directed by | Trey Parker |
| Written by | Trey Parker |
| Production code | 1809 |
| Original air date | December 3, 2014 |
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"#REHASH" is the ninth episode in the eighteenth season of the American animated television series South Park. The 256th overall episode, it was written and directed by series co-creator and co-star Trey Parker. The episode premiered on Comedy Central in the United States on December 3, 2014. The episode is part one of the two-part season finale. The episode lampoons the popularity of Internet Let's Play celebrities and the phenomena of Internet trending topics that lack actual relevance. The episode also references and intertwined multiple elements from previous episodes in the eighteenth season of South Park. YouTube celebrity PewDiePie plays himself in this episode.
Kyle rushes home to play video games and bond with his brother Ike. However, Ike is not interested, as he is instead watching a video of Internet celebrity PewDiePie offering video game commentary online, a practice known as Let's Play (LP). Kyle is perplexed that Ike and other children seem to be entertained more by content. Despite Kyle's dismissal of LP, Cartman soon takes up the hobby himself, offering commentary on videos he recorded of Kyle and Stan, which infuriates Kyle, in particular because among Cartman's subscribers is Ike.
Meanwhile, Randy Marsh learns of an upcoming local benefit concert that will feature a roster of top pop musicians, including his female stage persona, Lorde. Randy calls his producer to refuse to play the concert, due to his reliance on pitch correction software, but the producer reminds Randy that he needs the money due to his son Stan's spending on freemium gaming. Reluctantly, Randy decides to appear at the concert when his daughter, Shelly Marsh, expresses a desire to see her idol, Lorde in concert, because, as Shelly explains, Lorde is "real".
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