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is a standout episode of South Park that shifts the spotlight to long-time background character Scott Malkinson . It aired on December 4, 2019, and serves as both a parody of the "Streaming Wars" and a surprisingly grounded look at living with Type 1 diabetes. 📺 Plot Summary

Scott Malkinson falls for the new girl in school, Sophie Gray , simply because she also has diabetes. [S23E9] Basic Cable

Scott goes to extreme lengths to get Disney+, even asking a bitter Eric Cartman for relationship advice. Meanwhile, Clark and his fellow cable workers sabotaged the town's streaming services to force people back to cable. is a standout episode of South Park that

Frequent references to "The Baby Yoda Show" ( The Mandalorian ) highlight its massive cultural impact at the time. Sophie explicitly calls the Disney sequel films "dogshit" by comparison. Scott goes to extreme lengths to get Disney+,

The entire episode features a special 007/Archer-style intro, framing the story as Scott's own spin-off series.