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'''Original air date:''' 7/25/2001

Cartman inherits $1 million from his grandmother and uses the money to buy out North Park Funland, which hasn't been doing well, but Cartman doesn't want to improve the park, he wants it as his own personal playground. Meanwhile, Kyle develops a terrible hemorrhoid and begins to lose faith in God.

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!!Examples:
* AchievementsInIgnorance: Cartman manages to turn a failing theme park into a wildly successful one without even trying (or wanting to) through his use of outright banning people from even coming, then letting them trickle through in gradually growing numbers. Unfortunately, he fails to appreciate this and ends up selling the park back to its original owner for the same price he bought it for, just in time for the IRS to come in and collect the money he owes in taxes for the income Cartman only recently had, plus an additional amount after Kenny's family files a wrongful death lawsuit against him following Kenny's death in one of the rides.
* AlliterativeName: '''F'''rank '''F'''un (pronounced with a hard "u"), the original theme park owner.
* ArmedWithPepperSpray: The Security Guard Cartman hires pepper-sprays trespassers and people Cartman does not want to come to the park (i.e., Stan and Kyle). When Cartman tries to buy back the park after he ends up losing all the money he inherited, along with having to pay a 13,000-dollar debt, Mr. Fun has the guard pepper-spray Cartman.
* ArtisticLicenseLaw: Kenny's family wins a wrongful death lawsuit due to Kenny getting killed on the Mine Shaft ride. In Cartman's defense, Kenny was standing when he was supposed to be seated. Cartman could have even used the on-ride photo of the pipe in Kenny's face to prove his point. This might be justifiable however, since Cartman's lack of basic business knowledge likely meant he never hired a lawyer or showed up to court, which would probably have caused Kenny's family to get the judgement by default.
* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: Kyle came close to dying from his hemorrhoid at one point. The episode also seems to go out of its way to present hemorrhoids as dangerous, serious ailments (even ''before'' Kyle's ruptures and gets infected) and overall seems to paint them as being analogous to a tumor. In reality, hemorrhoids are not only extremely common and almost never cause for alarm, but they're also nigh universally treatable with common household remedies. Kyle's could easily have cleared up in just a few days if he simply took a warm bath and applied some Preparation H to it every night. Of course, the hemorrhoid is implied to not be a normal one, but instead a malicious representation of what Cartman is to Kyle; ''[[StealthPun a horrible, sentient, soul-destroying pain in the ass]]''.
* ArtisticLicenseReligion: Kyle's parents recounting of the story of Job is a gross oversimplification. Most notably, they leave out the epilogue where Job's health and wealth are restored, and he is blessed more children. Also, they incorrectly state that God himself is the one that took everything away from Job. According to the Book of Job, Satan is the one who took everything away from Job (albeit with God's permission).
* BerserkButton: Just mentioning lines is enough to set Cartman off, even though he shouldn't have to wait on any when he's only sharing his park with a handful of people.
-->'''Cartman''': (''sees Butters and Clyde standing in front of the Spook House'') What are you doing? \\
'''Butters''': We're in line for the Spook House. \\
'''Cartman''': Line? ''Line''?! '''I hate lines!'''
* BrickJoke: Kenny dies on one of the rides at Funland. After Cartman sells the park, Cartman is informed that part of his money, along with an extra $13,000 he can't pay, is going to Kenny's family because they won a wrongful death lawsuit against him.
* BreakTheHaughty: Cartman goes through a major one after he gets his money taken by the IRS for not keeping his records of income or payout and is left completely vulnerable and is depressed at having lost everything.
* BrokenAesop: Kyle's parents try to get him to regain his faith by telling the story of Job, ending it before the epilogue, where Job starts a new family and becomes wealthy again. Kyle is naturally not impressed.
* CallBack:
** Cartman's grandmother's house in Nebraska is mentioned again.
** One of the expenses Cartman needs to cover by allowing more people is 9 units of [[WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut "Punch and Pie"]].
* ComicallySmallBribe: Cartman tries hiring a security guard in return for two free rides at the park per day, but the guard refuses. Needing security nonetheless, Cartman relents to allowing two people per day (to pay the guard about $60 per day).
* ContinuitySnarl: Kyle declares that there's no God, even though he's witnessed God's appearance at the dawn of the New Millennium.
* CrisisOfFaith: Kyle loses faith in God when Cartman inherited $1 million and ends up getting a hemorrhoid at the same time.
* CutLexLuthorACheck: Cartman was so focused on his dream of having his own private amusement park that he completely missed how he could become rich off the revitalized park. After Cartman's already sold the park, one of the IRS agents points out that business was so good that making the same amount as his grandmother's inheritance would've been a breeze.
* DescriptionCut: Stan tells Kyle that Cartman might be sick of having a theme park all to himself already. Cut to Cartman having the time of his life on the rides.
* DespairEventHorizon: Kyle progressively crosses into this throughout the episode: first, by learning Cartman inherited a million dollars which he uses to buy his own theme park; then, he gets a hemorrhoid which later gets infected and briefly gains sentience; finally, when he learns of Cartman's success with the park, he renounces his faith in God and loses the will to live. Luckily, he comes out of it when he learns of Cartman's comeuppance.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Cartman buying an amusement park for himself results in him needing to pay for security, maintenance, repairs, etc., which soon adds up to his needing to open it to the public to make up for the cost. And since Cartman is a child, he has no idea about the business behind it, such as needing to keep tax records, which, along with other things, ultimately cost him the park, all his money, and a $13,000 debt.
* DisasterDominoes: Stan and Kyle's decision to break into Cartmanland compels Cartman to hire a security guard, which requires him to open the amusement park to two guests to pay the guard. Then further expenses start accruing and he has to invite more guests in to cover them. By the end Cartmanland has become the overcrowded theme park Cartman had been trying to avoid, leading to him selling it back to its original owner and losing all of his cash seconds later due to a lawsuit.
* DudeNotFunny: Stan chuckles at the sight of Kyle having to sit on a rubber ring. Kyle glares at him and Stan quickly apologizes.
* EntitledBastard: Even though Cartman complains about the lines he normally has to sit through in a theme park, when he fully opens up Cartmanland, he's shown to be more bothered by the mere ''presence'' of the other parkgoers than anything. He even goes so far as to snap at a kid to "get the fuck out of [his] way", even though he was just about to sell the park back to Mr. Fun.
* EvilIsPetty: It takes an extreme level of pettiness to make a whole TV commercial promoting your amusement park just to tell everyone that they can't come to it and that it's all for his own amusement, as Cartman does with Cartmanland, even adding that Stan and Kyle in particular are banned from coming here.
* AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted:
** Cartman inherits a million dollars and uses it immediately to buy his own personal theme park. While happy at first, he soon finds the realities of owning a park means he needs to open it to the public so that he can actually pay for its upkeep. Eventually, he gets fed up with the arrangement and sells the park back to its original owner for the same price he originally bought it for and gets his one million back... just in time for the IRS to collect on the money Cartman unknowingly owes in taxes, penalties, and lawsuits, which ends up exceeding his original fortune. In the end, Cartman loses the park, all his money, is saddled with a $13,000 debt, and is utterly miserable as he watches his dream crumble to dust.
** The [=McCormick=] family loses their newly obtained six-figure sum before the next episode begins, as well. Justified, as they are very bad with money and give birth to a new son at least once a week.
* ForbiddenFruit: Being told they aren't allowed into Cartman's amusement park makes everybody suddenly ''want'' to get in, when they didn't before. By the end of the episode, other businesses have copied this "business strategy" after seeing how well it worked for Cartman, not knowing that having a popular park full of customers was the exact opposite of what Cartman wanted.
* HeroicBSOD: Kyle has a crisis of faith upon finding out that Cartman was handed a million dollars completely unearned.
* HonestCorporateExecutive: Mr. Fun is initially against selling his park to a child, going against his lawyer's advice and admitting to Cartman that the park has been a financial flop and attendance has been dropping for years. He only relents when Cartman tells him he intends to use the park for his own private entertainment. That said, Mr. Fun ''isn't'' so generous as to walk back on the deal they make at the end where Cartman sells it back to him only to try and buy it back minutes later to escape his debt, but one can't fault him for not being interested in selling a now profitable park (and Cartman lost all of his money due to tax fraud and a lawsuit).
* HumiliationConga: Cartman at the end. After selling his amusement park, he gets sued for tax evasion and Kenny's death, falls into crippling debt that he could have paid off by retaining ownership of the park and [[ArmedWithPepperSpray gets pepper-sprayed]] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking by his former security guard]].
* InadequateInheritor: Cartman's grandmother named him the primary benefactor of her estate because she assumed everyone else in the family would just spend the money on crack.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Kyle's dad, when getting ready to read to Kyle the story of Job, tells Kyle to sit down, before remembering that Kyle is lying on his stomach because of his hemorrhoid.
* IntimidatingRevenueService: Three agents seize Cartman's million dollars after he gets it back from Mr. Fun. The agent who orders this tells Cartman that half is due to tax fraud. He owes the rest, along with an additional $13,000 he can't pay, to Kenny's family because they filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Cartman after Kenny died on one of the rides. The agent even says, "See you in court."
* LaserGuidedKarma: Cartman's HumiliationConga could be considered retribution for his actions two episodes earlier in "[[Recap/SouthParkS5E4ScottTenormanMustDie Scott Tenorman Must Die]]".
* MistakenForProfound: Cartman creates commercials for Cartmanland in which he taunts viewers, telling them that he has it all to himself and they can't come. Later on, Kyle watches a news report where other businessmen [[FollowTheLeader use the same tactic after seeing how Cartman's use of it unintentionally made the park profitable again]], thinking it's an example of ReversePsychology.
* NeverMyFault: In the end, Cartman furiously throws rocks at the theme park as he blames Mr. Fun, the employees, and the IRS agents for taking away his money and his dream. He refuses to accept the fact that he should have never sold it back to Mr. Fun in the first place; he could have used the park's profits to pay off his debt and for Kenny's death.
-->'''Cartman''': IT ISN'T FAIR!!! YOU GODDAMN ASSHOLES, IT ISN'T FAIR!!! YOU JUST BUILD ME UP TO DROP ME DOWN, DIDN'T YOU?! WHAT ABOUT MY DREAMS?!! WHAT ABOUT MY MONEY?!! I'M SO PISSED OFF!!
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Cartman has no one to blame but himself for his losses. Sure, he achieved his dream of having a million bucks to buy his own theme park for himself, but he never took it into account that running a theme park primarily relies on hiring employees and allowing customers in for profit. Plus, if he had chosen to keep the park instead of selling it back to Mr. Fun, he would've made enough money to pay off his debt with the IRS and the [=McCormick=] family's lawsuit; even the IRS agents rightfully point this out after they confiscated Cartman's money. Mr. Fun even lampshades this earlier by pointing out to Cartman that it would be pointless to sell back the park if it's a good success; but Cartman's selfish ego gets the better of him and he ends up being impoverished with a $13,000 debt.
* NoSympathy: When Mr. Fun is given back the theme park, he refuses to sell it back to Cartman when the latter is given a $13,000 debt after losing his money to the IRS and a lawsuit filed by Kenny's family.
-->'''Cartman''': Hey! Hey, Mr. Fun, I changed my mind. I need the park to make my money back!\\
'''Mr. Fun''': No way, Jose!\\
'''Cartman''': But I'm getting sued now, if I don't have the park, I'll lose everything!\\
'''Mr. Fun''': "I don't care," said Pierre. "I'm from France."\\
'''Cartman''': THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!! ''(screams in anger)''
* NotHelpingYourCase: Kyle's parents try to restore his faith... by reading him the story of [[CosmicPlaything Job]]. Their insistence on ending the story with God saying "I told you so" after ruining Job's life actually makes the absence of God seem ''less'' depressing than his presence.
* OffTheTable: Cartman, fed up with the park's success which means that he has to stand in line just as much as he would at any other amusement park, sells it back to Mr. Fun, much to the latter's shock. After the feds take Cartman's money away and inform him of the remaining $13,000 debt he could've paid off with the park's profits, he tries to buy the park back, but Mr. Fun naturally refuses, especially since Cartman is now without any money at all.
* PaperThinDisguise: Stan tries to get into Cartman's park by wearing different clothes, a baseball cap, and a bandage on his cheek and speaking with a different voice. Cartman isn't fooled.
* RageAgainstTheHeavens: After losing everything, Cartman is reduced to screaming about how the universe is torturing him, the sight of which saves Kyle's life.
* ReversePsychology: The media explains this is how Cartman was able to drum up business for his park; he vehemently antagonized people with legal threats not to come into his park, and then with rising operating costs he had no choice but to let them back in. Only a few at a time, but soon is forced to allow more people in.
* RichInDollarsPoorInSense: Cartman spends all the money he has just inherited from his grandmother on an amusement park just to have it for his own lone amusement, totally failing to take in account the extra costs required to guard and maintain a park, until he's forced to face them and to re-open the park to the public to pay for them. Even with the park now being a success and profitable Cartman, instead of taking profit from it, ends selling back to Mr. Fun for the exact same price he bought it despite its worth having increased with its success, due to being annoyed at having to share it with others. Cartman also utterly fails to take in account the IRS and that he's supposed to declare his assets and income, which combined with the [=McCormick=]'s lawsuit, causes him to lose all of his fortune and even become indebted.
* ShoutOut: The scene where Cartman rants about the waiting lines in amusement parks copies the scene in ''Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'' where the Grinch talks about how much he hates Christmas.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Owning an amusement park comes with all sorts of expenses, which Cartman has to cover one by one. Then he finds out from the IRS that he was meant to declare his assets and income, which adds financial penalties on top of it all. This in addition to being sued by the [=McCormick=]'s for Kenny's death forcing him into debt.
* TakeThat:
** This may be one of the earliest instances of Trey and Matt's disdain for Creator/JenniferLopez.
** In addition to Cartman's fortune and Job's life being ruined, Kyle thinks that Creator/MichaelBay still having a career is a sign that there is no God.
* ThereIsAGod: Kyle regains his faith in God when Cartman gets what's coming to him.
* TheyKilledKennyAgain: Kenny gets his face impaled by a pipe while on the Mine Shaft roller coaster. It's lampshaded at the end of the episode when Kenny's family sues Cartman, and he points out that Kenny dies all the time.
* UngratefulBastard: To an extent, Mr. Fun is this. Cartman sells him the park back for his initial $1 million, but Cartman soon has his money seized by the government for improperly handling the business (as well as a lawsuit from Kenny's family following Kenny's death in the park). Cartman wants Mr. Fun to sell him the park back because he needs money. Fun understandably doesn't want to give him the now prosperous park back, but he's rather dismissive of Cartman even though he revitalized the park and saved his business.
* YourTelevisionHatesYou: When hunkering down to watch Terrance and Phillip, Stan and Kyle try not to think about how Cartman got his own theme park. Then they turn on the TV and the first thing that pops up is a commercial for Cartmanland, made entirely so that Cartman could gloat about how no one could get in. Worse, he even makes a point to say that Stan and Kyle are ''[[EspeciallyZoidberg especially]]'' [[EspeciallyZoidberg not allowed in]], which only serves to royally piss the duo off.