own experiences. He remembered the Goth kids from his adolescence hanging out at his local Perkins drinking endless cups of coffee for hours at a time. Parker's favorite moment in the episode involves the character Jimmy, who has a speech impediment, telling Wendy that she is a "continuing source of inspiration" for Stan but stuttering on the first syllable, causing it to be misheard as "cunt". Parker remembered the writers spent time attempting to come up with words they could use in that scenario; Stone dubbed the end result a "reach of a joke." Cultural references The episode plays "Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)" by Cinderella when Wendy breaks up with Stan. Parker remembered he and the crew were adamant that they license that particular song, as they considered it "perfect" for that moment. The episode further uses "Living in America" by James Brown, "All Out of Love" by Air Supply, "Shock the Monkey" by Peter Gabriel, and "YMCA" by Village People. Parker and Stone noted that these songs were culled from their experiences growing up in the 1970s and 80s. In the episode, Bebe tells Stan to try and win Wendy back by standing outside her window, holding up a boom box, and playing Peter Gabriel; a reference to the John Cusack film Say Anything.... However instead of playing "In Your Eyes," like in the movie, Stan plays "Shock the Monkey". Reception Tim Cain of the Herald & Review considered Butters' speech at the episode's conclusion "one of the most heartful and sincere soliloquies in the show's history", despite its not strictly being a soliloquy. Home release "Raisins", along with the thirteen other episodes from South Park'''s seventh season, were released on a three-disc DVD set in the United States on March 26, 2006. The sets included brief audio commentaries by Parker and Stone for each episode. The episode was also released on the two-disc DVD collection A Little Box of Butters''. References Footnotes Sources External links "Raisins" Full episode at South Park Studios South Park (season 7) episodes Goth subculture Hooters it:Episodi di South Park (settima stagione)#Raisins