History Recap / SouthParkS23E9BasicCable

* HeroesWantRedheads: Sophie Gray is a redheaded girl who becomes the school's DudeMagnet.

* NeverMyFault: Clark and the other cable repair men always worry about how they're at risk of losing their jobs thanks to streaming services. They never take into consideration the reason why their clients are flocking to streaming services instead of sticking to cable is because of their crappy and slow service.

* NotHelpingYourCase: Unfortunately for Clark, the more he tries to build up the more quaint, communal medium of cable against the overwhelming-yet-convenient medium of streaming services, the better streaming sounds.

* NeverMyFault: Clark and the other cable repair men always worry about how they're at risk of losing their jobs thanks to streaming services. They never take into consideration the reason why their clients are flocking to streaming services instead of cable is because of their crappy and slow service.

** While not directly depicted, cable television in general is implied to be a passé wasteland of trashy programs and useless infomercials which don't stand a fighting chance against the quality entertainment being produced for state-of-the-art premium streaming services.

** Streaming services for Clark Malkinson. In addition to hurting his business, he believes that everyone being able to watch what they want when they want is leading to social isolation since no one gathers around a linear TV schedule anymore.

Scott Malkinson falls in love with a new student who also has diabetes. He promises to let her watch ''Series/TheMandalorian'' at his house, only to find that his dad, a technician for South Park Cable, is heavily against streaming services.

Scott Malkinson falls in love with a new student who also has diabetes. He promises to let her watch ''Series/TheMandalorian'' at his house, only to find that his dad, owner of South Park Cable, is heavily against streaming services.

** Cable television in general is depicted as a passé wasteland of trashy programs and useless infomercials which don't stand a fighting chance against the quality entertainment being produced for state-of-the-art premium streaming services.

The diabetic Scott Malkinson's future with the new girl in his class depends on him getting the latest and greatest streaming platform. Scott's dad works for the local cable company and refuses to move beyond basic cable.

** When Scott gorges on pie from the Gray's kitchen, it sends him into a diabetic rage, which he uses to lash out at the other boys, [[VideoGame/SouthParkTheFracturedButWhole similar to how his superhero persona,]] [[SuperStrength Captain]] [[DisabilitySuperpower Diabetes,]] [[UnstoppableRage goes into a diabetic rage.]]

* NeverMyFault: Clark and the other cable repair men always stress out about how they're at risk losing their jobs thanks to streaming services. They never take into consideration the reason why their clients are flocking to streaming services instead of cable is because of their crappy and slow service.

* NeverMyFault: Clark and the other cable repair men always stress out about how they're at risk losing their jobs thanks to streaming services. They never take in the consideration of the reason why their clients are flocking to streaming services instead of them is because of their crappy and slow service.

* AppointmentTelevision: Clark bemoans that the instant gratification of streaming services is killing the communal atmosphere that comes from everyone watching the same programs at the same time.

Scott Malkinson’s future with the new girl in his class depends on him getting the latest and greatest streaming platform. Scott’s dad works for the local cable company and refuses to move beyond basic cable.

* AllForNothing: Despite Clark Malkinson and his crew disabling streaming services for all of South Park, it's still going strong as "The Scott Malkinson Show" is now available for streaming.

* ExactWords: The stereotype of cable repair people giving ballpark figures of their time of arrival like "a time between 10 AM and 2 PM," only to either show up at the literal last minute or even a few minutes late, becomes a RunningGag.

* NeverMyFault: Clark and the other cable repairmen always stress out about how they're at risk losing their jobs thanks to streaming services. They never take in the consideration of the reason why their clients are flocking to streaming services instead of them is because of their crappy and slow service.

* SpecialEditionTitle: The South Park intro is replaced with an entirely new intro called "The Scott Malkinson Show", which is based off of both ''Franchise/JamesBond'' and ''{{WesternAnimation/Archer}}''.

* AnAesop: Never pretend you enjoy something you don’t to impress your crush. Always be yourself.
* AppointmentTelevision: Clark bemoans that the instant gratification of streaming services are killing the communal atmosphere that comes from everyone watching the same programs at the same time.

** Scott does not want any other boys to make any advances on Sophie Gray, and gets very angry whenever they do.

* BluntYes: When Clark angrily asks Stephen Scotch if instead of cable's linear programming that tries to appeal to a broad spectrum audience bringing everyone in the family together at certain times of the day he'd rather have streaming and the ability to watch shows specifically tailored to his interests whenever he wants to watch them, Stephen says he does.

* CharacterCheck: Nathan is portrayed as dealer in this episode, similar to his role in his debut episode "[[Recap/SouthParkS8E2UpTheDownSteroid Up The Down Steroid]]".

* MaybeEverAfter: After Scott and Sophie become friends, the ending suggests that after spending time together, [[RelationshipUpgrade the two could possibly develop a romantic relationship.]] However, it is implied that while Scott sees Sophie in a romantic light, she currently does not reciprocate his feelings and only sees him as a friend. The nature of what their ultimate relationship to one another will also remain uncertain.