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311:, are initially dismissive of his interest in the bike parade. They reevaluate their view of it, however, upon encountering Larry Zewiski, the haughty winner of a previous parade, and see how popular his victory made him. Desiring to win the prize as a group, they decide to enter four bikes into the parade under a single theme. When the strike impedes their ability to buy accessories for their bikes, however, they go to the local mall, but find it dilapidated and populated solely by 315:-like employees who cannot provide the diverse inventory that online merchants offer. Stan contacts Bezos, and says that the mall zombies will work as boxers at the fulfillment center if Bezos ships their bike parade-related purchases to them first. Bezos agrees to this, and when the strikers learn of this, Josh, still permanently stuck in a small box, decides to lead them to revolution. 216:
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. While the development is a boon for those in the town who enjoy purchasing from the retailer, working
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account if she does not help him get the strikers back to work. When the company closes the strikers' Prime accounts, this creates a conflict for Stephen, who is torn between providing for his family and supporting his coworkers. Bezos and McDaniels observe this and other developments in the
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fulfillment center as a floor manager, worries that his family’s frequent purchases on that website are driving it deeper into debt. In addition, many local businesses have closed since the center opened, due to the public's preference for buying things online.
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looks forward to the town's bike parade, where he hopes to win first prize. He purchases accessories to decorate his bicycle, but his father,
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Stephen's co-worker, Josh Carter, is accidentally grabbed by a sorting robot and compressed into a small package, which Amazon blames on "
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elements woven into the plot, including the depiction of Jeff Bezos as "basically a mash-up of the Talosians from
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in the United States on December 5, 2018. It is the first of a two-part story arc that concludes the season.
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Jeff Bezos was ridiculed by 'South Park' and portrayed as a giant-brained, telepathic supervillain
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conditions there lead to a strike, which leads to a visit to the town by Amazon founder and CEO
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takes some hard shots at Amazon in a surprisingly anti-capitalist episode"
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The episode centers upon the decision by the corporate retailer
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rated the episode a 8.2 out of 10, stating that he enjoyed the
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South Park Depicts Jeff Bezos as a Sinister Telepath
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Index

South Park
Trey Parker
Sixteen Tons
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Sweet Love
Anita Baker
Casey Nicholaw
Buddha Box
Bike Parade
South Park season 22
List of episodes
twenty-second season
South Park
Comedy Central
Amazon
Jeff Bezos
Talosians
Star Trek
The Cage
Butters Stotch
Stephen
Amazon
human error
strike
Jeff Bezos
Talosian
Mayor McDaniels
Amazon Prime
Amazon Echo
Kenny McCormick

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