old episode of the show will "not be seen tonight" because of "tragic events in Hawaii". The name of Cartman's robotic alter ego is derived from Honda's ASIMO humanoid robot. The song "Let Me Tell You About My Robot Friend" sung by Butters in the episode is a parody rendering of "Girlfriend" by Harry Nilsson. Parker and Stone have since spoken positively of the episode, selecting it as one of their 15 favorites in the show's run. Parker reflected, "We were trying to think of a situation to put a kid in that felt really original. So Cartman is trying to f--- Butters and he gets stuck in this robot costume. There are so many great Cartman/Butters shows. That's definitely one of them." Stone highlighted the scene where "Cartman is starving and he eats toothpaste" as one of the best in the show's run. Home media "Awesom-O", along with the thirteen other episodes from South Parks eighth season, was released on a three-disc DVD set in the United States on August 29, 2006. The set includes 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 External links "Awesom-O" Full episode at South Park Studios Television episodes about robots Hollywood, Los Angeles in fiction Television episodes set in Los Angeles South Park (season 8) episodes Universal Studios Hollywood