History Recap / SouthParkS17E7BlackFriday

** A subtle one: while a big deal is made about the upcoming [[UsefulNotes/TheEighthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames eighth console generation]] including the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/XboxOne, the UsefulNotes/WiiU is never so much as ''[[SnubByOmission mentioned]]'' throughout the trilogy despite its year-long head start on the other two consoles.

* Kenny's princess outfit is visually very similar to [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Princess Zelda's]].

* SoundtrackDissonance: Mentioned in passing during the security guard's account of last year's Black Friday, where the zombie-like crowed wreaked havoc at the mall while Christmas music was playing on the speakers.

** The "Stop-Touching-Me [[Series/SesameStreet Elmo]]" doll is based on "Big Hugs Elmo" (which hugs children back) and the accusations of Kevin Clash molesting underage boys.

* AppealToObscurity: Stan makes a point about Betamax being extinct by none of the Goth gang remembering it. [[AnalogyBackfire Then again]], they also [[WhatAreRecords don't remember [[WhatAreRecords VHS]].

* BaitAndSwitchAccusation: The head of security tells Randy to the face that he knows why Randy took the part-time job. Randy is startled. But then the former talks about Randy seemingly caring about people.

* ContemplativeBoss: The head security guard when first shown has [[ReverseArmFold his arms folded around his back]] looking out of the mall onto the parking lot where the crowd is forming.

** The crowd in front of the mall is acting like a hoard of mindless zombies.

* LineInTheSand: When Cartman asks any supporter of the Playstation 4 to step forward. Two fractions are being built.

* AppealToObscurity: Stan makes a point about Betamax being extinct by none of the Goth gang remembering it. [[AnalogyBackfire Then again]], they also [[WhatAreRecords don't remember[[WhatAreRecords VHS]].

* RewatchBonus: Stan tries to persuade the goth kids to join his side by telling them that if they don't support the new [=PS4=] against the new [=XBox=], it'll be like when VHS overtook Betamax, driving the latter into obscurity. Due to their age, none of the goth kids know what VHS or Betamax is, [[AnalogyBackfire making the whole analogy pointless]]. [[spoiler: The two game consoles would face a similar outcome by the end of the trilogy, as all the kids decide to take up LARP instead.]]

-->'''Stan:''' ''Exactly.''

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The "Stop Touching Me Elmo" doll's "toothpaste dispenser".

* TakeCareOfTheKids: The head security guard places Randy in charge of mall security after he gets fatally stabbed.

* SoundtrackDissonance: Mentioned in passing during the security guard's account of last year's Black Friday, where the zombie-like crowed wrecked havoc at the mall while Christmas music was playing on the speakers.

The children of South Park form two battling contingents to get a PlayStation 4 or an Xbox One during a Black Friday sale. Meanwhile, Randy takes a temp job as a security guard at the mall in order to make a little extra holiday money.

Black Friday is almost here, and the security of South Park Mall is preparing accordingly. An orientation for new recruits is in process, revealing that the first twenty shoppers in the store will recieve 80% off. Of course, the shoppers are willing to fight, even kill, each other for the best holiday deals. Among the new recruits is Randy Marsh, who claims that he is trying to earn some extra holiday cash. Meanwhile, Wizard King Cartman gathers the fighters of Zauron for a meeting in the Great Hall (i.e. his basement). He tells the assembled group about the existence of Black Friday, and how they can take advantage of its deals to get the otherwise unaffordable next gen gaming devices they need to survive. Finally, we see a news report on the upcoming Black Friday sale, in which the consumers detail their plans and methods to be the first inside.

Back at Cartman's house, the Zauron army is preparing themselves for Black Friday when Paladin Butters brings Cartman news of a faction agreeing to join them. However, he greets Cartman with a salute, and when informed that the characters in ''Series/GameOfThrones'' don't salute, he admits he hasn't watched the show yet. Cartman is still dissatisfied with the size of his army, and refuses to accept a group of kids who play ''Franchise/StarTrek'' when Clyde suggests them. Meanwhile, Randy is bored at the mall, and engages in some small talk with another guard, who tells him of his experience with the last Black Friday rush, saying that his group was saved by Old Cap, the head of security with a scarred eye.

On their way to the next meeting, Butters tells Cartman that he has finally watched ''Game of Thrones'', noting how he was disturbed by the amount of "gay wieners" on the show. They arrive at Cartman's backyard, where Cartman announces that the kindergarteners will be joining the army and the UsefulNotes/{{Xbox One}}s will be theirs. However, the subsequent cheering is disrupted when Craig says that he thought they were going to get UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation 4}}s (Cartman had not specified that they were fighting for Xboxes). An argument breaks out because some kids want UsefulNotes/{{Xbox One}}s while others want UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation 4}}s. Since the kids refuse to commit to one machine, the army ends up being sundered. Sir Kyle is shocked to see his friend Sir Stan joining the [=PS4=] army, preferring the console's touchpad interface over Xbox One's all-in-one entertainment features.

That night, Randy comes home from work, only to be confronted by Sharon. Randy continues to insist that he's only working a temp job in security to make holiday money, but when Sharon accuses him using the job to get to the front of the line on Black Friday, Randy reluctantly admits to this, saying that nobody else has thought of that idea. Sharon tells him that the purpose of Black Friday is to buy things for other people, not for yourself. Randy, however, will have none of it. Meanwhile, Cartman reluctantly negotiates with the ''Star Trek'' kids to join his Xbox One army, then tells Kyle that winning Stan back to their side is a lost cause, saying that they'll have to expand their army in order to "out-''Game of Thrones'' him". At this point, Butters rants about the show's emphasis on gay wieners over dragons, noting how straight wieners aren't as erect.

Over at the mall, the security guards recieve news about a new "Stop-Touching-Me [[Series/SesameStreet Elmo]]" doll being released in time for Black Friday. To their horror, they discover shoppers already lining up outside for the Black Friday sales. As Old Cap directs the Black Friday shoppers to a line specifically created for them, Stan and the [=PS4=] kids visit the Goth Kids at South Park Elementary, asking them to join their cause. Of course, the Goth Kids want to get [=PS4=]s because they're blacker, but they want to wait until they are cheaper and more available. Stan argues that if the Goths wait it out, then they risk the new Xboxes becoming the standard, but the Goths don't care.

That night, Cartman takes [[WholesomeCrossdresser Lady McCormick]] to the Garden of Andros, telling "her" that Kyle may switch to the [=PS4=] side, and that she'll have to use her influence over the others to take care of him if that happens. It is then revealed that the garden is owned by an old man, who is growing intolerant of the kids having talks of betrayal in it. At the mall, Randy is checking out the electronics store, wondering what to get for Black Friday. Old Cap visits him and assumes that the reason Randy took this part-time job is because he actually cares about people. The old security chief tells him that he lost his son years ago, and that he promised his wife that this will be the last Black Friday he worked. Meanwhile, Stan is informed that Cartman's army is outnumbering his own with more alliances, and that the Vampire Kids are still undecided on the console of their choice. The [=PS4=] kids are giving up hope in making their system the standard, but Stan asks what would they do in their DarkestHour on ''Game of Thrones''.

At Creator/{{Sony}} Corporation, Japan, the president is notified of the Black Friday UsefulNotes/ConsoleWars at South Park, warned that the first shoppers may buy the new Xboxes. In response, Sony announces the "Brack Friday Bunduru" for the [=PlayStation=] 4, which includes four controllers, a map of Japan, a hundred dollar rebate, and an automatic pre-order for ''VideoGame/{{Metal Gear Solid V|ThePhantomPain}}''. As the line of Black Friday shoppers accumulates at the mall, Randy informs them that the mall will not allow them to line up until Thanksgiving night. As the crowd goes berzerk at this news, Old Cap tries to break them up, [[{{Retirony}} only to get stabbed by a shopper]]. As Old Cap dies in Randy's arms, Randy admits his plan to betray the guards on Black Friday. Old Cap, convinced that Randy now understands how serious the situation is, passes his duties over to him, as well as his scar. Randy then takes charge of the guards.

Meanwhile, the [=PS4=] army has seen a resurgence, having gained more allies, including the Goths and the Vampires. The episode ends with the revelation that Lady [=McCormick=] has become the new leader of the [=PS4=] army.