"Goobacks" is the 7th episode of the 8th season of the animated television series South Park, and the 118th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on April 28, 2004. In the episode, people from a poverty-stricken future travel back in time to find work, affecting the town's economy and the employment of the original occupants.
The episode serves as a satire of illegal immigration, and mocks both ...
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"Goobacks" is the 7th episode of the 8th season of the animated television series South Park, and the 118th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on April 28, 2004. In the episode, people from a poverty-stricken future travel back in time to find work, affecting the town's economy and the employment of the original occupants.
The episode serves as a satire of illegal immigration, and mocks both sides of the debate concerning it.
Early in the morning, a mysterious alien man appears in South Park, entering from some kind of portal. Unfamiliar with his surroundings, he is hit lightly by a car. After shovelling snow, Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny watch a report on CNN about the mysterious arrival. The alien, who has come from over a thousand years in the future, is looking for work because of the overpopulation and poverty of his time, and he learns that the money that he earns in the 21st century will be enough to feed his family in...
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