We expected the premiere of South Park to be awesome, but the creators had something special in mind for owners of Amazon Echo.
Anyone can activate the device using the “wake word”… including Cartman. And in the season opener that’s exactly what happened.
Watch a clip captured by Moritz Wittman:
South Park messing with Alexa #SouthPark #Alexa pic.twitter.com/4qtJkwQJ6R
— Moritz Wittmann (@MoritzWittmann) September 14, 2017
Here’s some of the things that Wittman had added to his Amazon shopping cart thanks to the show:
And he wasn’t the only one:
@SouthPark @ComedyCentral whoa interactive #Cartman #AmazonEcho TV! #SouthPark21 #Alexa pic.twitter.com/zPYTTBuYxA
— Devon Simpson (@DevonTheDude530) September 14, 2017
Thanks @SouthPark #alexa ? pic.twitter.com/c1wfUKTzhS
— Erica (@ErockaRobot) September 14, 2017
Got some weird stuff on my Alexa shopping list after watching the latest @SouthPark episode ?
— Björn Orri (@bjornorri) September 14, 2017
The whole thing proves why South Park continues to be one of the most on point (if not crudest) animated shows on TV.