South Park (TV Series)

Grounded Vindaloop (2014)

Trey Parker: Eric Cartman, Stan Marsh

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Quotes 

• Kyle Broflovski : Well, are you happy, Cartman? Butters is completely traumatized.

  Eric Cartman : I'm happy that I totally got away with it.

• Stan : Butters!

  Butters : [gasps]  But, you guys can't be here!

  Kyle : Why not?

  Butters : Because, I'm grounded! That means no visitors!

  Kyle : Butters! When did you call Oculus Rift Customer Service?

  Butters : When we were playing with the Oculus headset. Why don't you guys remember?

  [goes to the bedroom door] 

  Butters : We were all messing around with it. I played with it first, and, and went a little nuts. Uh I forgot I was in virtual reality and I got grounded, and now I'm grounded in real life.

  Stan : So, we are in the real world.

  Butters : Yes!

  Cartman : You guys? I have accepted the reality that I am just a computer program. The fact is that one of us right now is in a room wearing a VR helmet seeing all this, and it's not me!

  Stephen Stotch : [screaming]  BUTTERS!

  [Butters screaming and looks at him] 

  Stephen Stotch : What are your friends doing here?

  Butters : I'm sorry, dad!

  Steve : Hello? Hello, my friend, are you still there?

  Stan : Yes, we're here!

  Steve : Listen carefully, my friend. You are stuck in a paradox. It turns out there are three things you cannot do in virtual reality. You cannot die, you cannot get grounded, and you cannot call Customer Service. This is why you are having problems.

  Stephen Stotch : [yells]  You just don't get it, do you? What is wrong with you?

  Stan : Well, then how much of what just happened was in virtual reality?

  Steve : That does not matter! There is only one thing that matters!

  Stan : What?

  [Stephen unbuckles his belt, Butters holds a hand up] 

  Steve : Have I answered your questions satisfactorily and offered GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE?

  Stan : That doesn't make sense!

  [Stephen takes his belt off. Butters closes his eyes, knowing what's coming] 

  Steve : That's the paradox! Please, my friend! Please! I am not real! You are not real! Have I answered your questions and provided good customer service? This call may be recorded!

  [the boys look at Stephen and Butters as Stephen prepares his belt for a whipping] 

  Stephen Stotch : Well, you're getting it now!

  Stan : Yes! Yes, you have answered all my questions and I am pleased with the customer service I have been provided!

  [Stephen disappears, then Butters, then Kyle, then Cartman] 

  Stan : You guys? Are you there?

  Kyle : [from a walkie-talkie]  We're right here, dude. Do you remember now?

  Stan : Yeah, I remember. I'm heading back to the access point.

  [leaves Butters' room] 

• [Butters goes to his house thinking he's in a virtual world] 

  Stephen Stotch : There you are, Mister! Just what do you think you're doing?

  Butters : Hello dad! It's me, Butters!

  Stephen Stotch : I know that! Why do you...

  Butters : [Interrupting]  This is for all the times I got grounded!

  [Butters punches his dad in the nuts. Mr. Stotch screams in agony] 

  Butters : Ha! I could almost feel his balls on my fist!

• Kyle : [on phone]  Hello?

  Butters : [on phone]  Kyle? It's Butters! I've been grounded!

  Kyle : Again?

  Butters : No! No, you don't understand! This time I've been grounded for no good reason! I didn't do anything, Kyle!

  Kyle : Uh huh.

  Butters : I think there's something supernatural going on. I asked my dad why I was being grounded, and he said that for asking him, that I was more grounded! It doesn't make sense!

  Kyle : Butters? Butters, I'm kind of super busy right now.

  Butters : Please! Just go to Cartman's house! And I think I know the answer might be within the...

  Stephen Stotch : Butters! Who is that?

  [Butters is screaming and Kyle hangs up the phone] 

• Stephen Stotch : What kind of person did we raise you to be? You think this world is just there for your amusement? You are not to leave this room, and you are not allowed to use the phone or the computer!

  Butters : Please, you can't do that! I have to find a way out of this!

  Stephen Stotch : Oh no, mister! You are GROUNDED!

  [Butters recoils and Stephen slams the door]