▁character ▁who ▁uses ▁a ▁wheel ch air ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁crime ▁film ▁Carl ito ' s ▁Way . ▁ <0x09> ▁ ▁T alk ▁show ▁hosts ▁Jimmy ▁K imm el , ▁David ▁Let ter man , ▁Con an ▁O ' B rien , ▁Jay ▁L eno ▁and ▁Ellen ▁De Gener es ▁were ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁episode . ▁ ▁K imm el ▁is ▁vo iced ▁by ▁his ▁real - life ▁brother ▁Jonathan ▁K imm el , ▁who ▁previously ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁writer ▁and ▁voice ▁actor ▁on ▁South ▁Park . ▁ ▁During ▁a ▁fant asy ▁sequence , ▁Cart man ▁says ▁" fl ame ▁on " ▁and ▁turns ▁into ▁a ▁fier y , ▁flying ▁super h ero ; ▁this ▁is ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁Human ▁Tor ch , ▁a ▁super h ero ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Fant astic ▁Four . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁In ▁its ▁original ▁American ▁broadcast , ▁" F ish st icks " ▁was ▁watched ▁by ▁ 3 . 1 ▁million ▁overall ▁households , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁N iel sen ▁Media ▁Research , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁most - watch ed ▁Com edy ▁Central ▁production ▁of ▁the ▁week . ▁It ▁had ▁over ▁ 1 . 2 ▁million ▁more ▁household ▁view ers ▁than ▁the ▁second ▁most - watch ed ▁Com edy ▁Central ▁show ▁that ▁week , ▁the ▁April ▁ 8 ▁episode ▁of ▁The ▁Daily ▁Show . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁" F ish st icks " ▁was ▁announced ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁most ▁watched ▁South ▁Park ▁episode ▁on ▁South ▁Park