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"Cash for Gold" is the second episode of the sixteenth season of the American animated television series ''South Park'', and the 225th episode of the series overall. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on March 21, 2012. The episode centers on Stan's irritation with J&G Shopping Network and television home shopping networks in general, as he discovers that they prey upon the elderly and fleece them of their money, as well as Cartman's new entrepreneurship inspired by that same idea. The episode was written by series co-creator Trey Parker and is rated TV-MA L in the United States. ==Plot== Stan Marsh's grandfather Marvin gives him a bejeweled bolo tie, saying that the Jewels & Gems (J&G) Shopping Network, from which he bought it, claimed that its 14 carat gold and diamonds makes it worth $6,000. After Cartman teases him for wearing such a tacky and unfashionable item, Stan takes it to a Cash For Gold store where he is offered $15 for it. Other such merchants similarly offer him little or nothing for the item, and Stan realizes that his grandfather has been swindled. Stan tries to talk Marvin out of buying him or his sister Shelly more worthless items, but Marvin suffers from Alzheimer's disease and instead relates to Stan an oft-repeated anecdote of a Border Collie named Patches he once had, but laments that he can no longer remember what she looked like. Stan begins a crusade to stop such abuse, which takes him from cash-for-gold merchants to a smelting plant, and subsequently a jewel factory in India. There he realizes that the gold and jewels are on a constant loop, being made into tacky items and sold to senile senior citizens, who give them as gifts. The recipients sell them for cash, and the gold and jewels are separated so they can be reused. Meanwhile, Cartman makes the same discovery for completely different reasons. Instead of stopping the scam, he wants to participate in it himself, with Butters as his sidekick. Cartman not only starts offering his classmates cash for gold, he also sets up his own television channel and mimics the tone and techniques of Dean, the host on J&G. He initially visits a jewelry shop to restock, but he notices the women at the shop are using the very same mannerisms as he and Dean use, revealing they are scam artists as well. Because of that he decides to purchase directly from the factory in India. An employee at the Indian factory gives Stan a picture frame as a gift. Stan puts a picture of Marvin and his deceased dog Patches in this frame and gives it to him to jog his memory, successfully talking him out of buying jewelry for his grandchildren. Marvin looks at Stan in the studded bolo and does not remember giving it to him, but tells him it is "gay", prompting Stan to tell him that he will not wear it any more. Stan also calls the J&G host, Dean, and tells him to kill himself for having conned numerous elderly people out of their money. This sparks a trend, and Dean, deluged with calls from the elderly repeating the request, eventually complies and shoots himself in the head, splashing the worthless display with his blood. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cash for Gold (South Park)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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