South Park: Classic or Dud?

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Towelie gets over his drug addition and writes a moving book about his experiences. Thanks to Oprah’s support, the book becomes a best seller and his story inspires millions to turn their lives around. However, when he’s caught in a lie by the grand dame of daytime television, Towelie’s old habits start to look might appealing.

― kingfish doesn't live here anymore (kingfish 2.0), Thursday, 20 April 2006 02:22 (twenty years ago)

I thought it was hilarious, although I'm still trying to figure out if all that dialogue during the hostage situation (with Oprah's minge and Gary) was from some movie in particular or just generic hostage banter.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Thursday, 20 April 2006 02:44 (twenty years ago)

McFarlane responds to the South Park criticism in front of (Spoiler Alert) an audience of students:

The “South Park” controversy, which came up numerous times during the talk and question-and-answer session, stems from two episodes that aired earlier this month, which lampooned “Family Guy” and included a scene where its writers are depicted as manatees.

ntroducing MacFarlane, Director of the ASSU Speakers Bureau Adam Kahn, a graduate student in communication, expressed gratitude for the fortunate timing of the event.

“Four days ago our speaker was accused of being a manatee,” he said. “After dinner, I can assure you that he’s not a manatee.”

MacFarlane took his show’s criticism with the candor of a fellow satirist.

“They shit on everybody like we do,” he said, adding that to cry foul would be “hypocritical.”

http://daily.stanford.edu/tempo?page=content&id=20075&repository=0001_article

These cartoons get embarrassing when you detect a sense of pretension from them. Especially F.G. though as (as someone else mentioned on a blog posted here recently) it's humor, while potentially hilarious, is no more sophisticated or funny than that of a typical YTMND.

The absurd + "pseudo-offensiveness" + 80s pop culture = WIN and GOLD. And, as if this needed to be mentioned, having a cult college audience in America in no way correlates you with the "thinking crowd." That implication needs to stop.

― Cunga (Cunga), Thursday, 20 April 2006 06:35 (twenty years ago)

"gary" :-)

― stockholm cindy: comedy vigilante (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 21 April 2006 03:23 (twenty years ago)

I was watching the Towelie episode, minding my own business, and then Oprah's hoo-ha started talking, and Oprah's hoo-ha was a british guy for some reason, and I just lost it. Lost it I tells ya.

Not quite as nuanced as Cartoon Wars, but not without its charm.

― Ash (ashbyman), Friday, 21 April 2006 04:39 (twenty years ago)

There was something almost brilliant about that. Mostly it's just not quite where I would have expected them to go with it. Were the minge and Gary voiced by anyone in particular?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 21 April 2006 05:59 (twenty years ago)

i'm just pleased that SP have started adding cockney slang to their already admirable comedy repertoire.

― stockholm cindy: comedy vigilante (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 21 April 2006 06:01 (twenty years ago)

Eventually they will merge with The Mighty Boosh, and the resultant comedy-wave will scour the Earth of life.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Friday, 21 April 2006 07:55 (twenty years ago)

I'm a huge fan of South Park and I've seen every single episode multiple times, but the one tonight was the first that I couldn't even finish. Truly horrible.

Yeah, the Towelie/Oprah one sounded like it could be a good one, but it was painfully unfunny. Those guys are losing it.

― Dell (Dell), Friday, 21 April 2006 10:34 (twenty years ago)

I was mostly horrified but it was the good kind of horrified.

― Dan ("Mingey... They Got Me, Mingey...") Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 13:35 (twenty years ago)

Poor old Gary.

― The Mercury Krueger (Ex Leon), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 15:06 (twenty years ago)

OMG I just looked up "Gary" and that episode is magically a million times funnier to me.

― Dan (Hahahaha) Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 15:10 (twenty years ago)

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 16:16 (twenty years ago)

That episode was awful, but it was so awful that it's required viewing so you can appreciate how much of a train wreck it is. Compare this to the "Bloody Mary" episode from the end of last season, which was so bad I never want to think about it ever again.

― NoTimeBeforeTime (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 16:25 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, this episode seemed like an exercise in deliberate, focused awfulness, which of course made it hilarious to me.

― Dan (Hahaha) Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 16:27 (twenty years ago)

And always remember...

"It's PRINNNNCESS!"

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 16:31 (twenty years ago)

What is the secret behind "Gary", Dan?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 17:01 (twenty years ago)

Gary is Cockney Rhyming Slang for your Arse (Gary Glitter - Shitter).

― dave's good arm (facsimile) (dave225.3), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 23:59 (twenty years ago)

Excelsior!

Also, all the Cartman parts were way good.

They've almost redeemed themselves with this one, in my book...though I guess the "season" is over now? After a lousy six frickin episodes?!

― Dell (Dell), Thursday, 27 April 2006 10:03 (twenty years ago)

I mean, it seems like they were only just advertising the new season, and now they are suddenly advertising the marathon recapping of it. And six episodes=it was really only just over a month's worth of shows. Considering that, by their own admission they are capable of churning them out in a few days, it seems kinda lousy that we are granted a meager half-dozen. An even ten at least would lessen my griping.

They must have a fat contract...which is fine by me...though I hope they take advantage of the leisure time to do more films in the vein of Team America.

― Dell (Dell), Thursday, 27 April 2006 10:25 (twenty years ago)

There's 7 episodes in a half season, isn't there?

― aldo_cowpat (aldo_cowpat), Thursday, 27 April 2006 11:02 (twenty years ago)

I don't know exactly, but they were advertising 3 hrs. of recap of the newest ("half")season for this weekend, which would translate into 6 episodes...and to my knowledge they only do the recap of the season after all of the new episodes have been exhausted.

Either way, it seems kinda paltry to me...but maybe I am just greedy!

A mere four weeks-worth of new material- is that a standard for most programs these days? I don't really keep up with these things, but it seems on the slight side to me. I'm imagining that the average network drama or sitcom produces closer to twenty or so...and I'm also guessing that 15-20 years ago that number was even higher.

― Dell (Dell), Thursday, 27 April 2006 11:20 (twenty years ago)

It's the way most animated shows seem to run, as far as I can work out (I'm british, and so the 6 episode series is king). Every other SP season has been two blocks of 7.

― aldo_cowpat (aldo_cowpat), Thursday, 27 April 2006 11:47 (twenty years ago)

The mid-season gaps for the last few series have been longer than the gaps between actual seasons. They've done this for the last few, shown half the series in April/March, the rest in October-December.

― Cressida Breem (neruokruokruokne?), Thursday, 27 April 2006 19:51 (twenty years ago)

OMG AL GORE SUCKS AND IS GAY LOL MANBEARPIG LIKE ALL OF AL GORE'S CAUSES IS FAKE AND A WAY TO GET ATTENTION LOL

this season blows.

― GOD PUNCH TO HAWKWIND (yournullfame), Friday, 28 April 2006 01:28 (twenty years ago)

the al gore jokes were very, very lame. the only funny bits were the cartman stuff, and the best bit of that was the one they showed in the ads all week where he goes, "t-t-treasure!"

they're so hit and miss. it's like you can tell the weeks where the weed supply runs low.

― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Friday, 28 April 2006 01:32 (twenty years ago)

Are those the... good weeks or the bad weeks?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 28 April 2006 03:50 (twenty years ago)

that's the part i can't tell.

― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Friday, 28 April 2006 06:27 (twenty years ago)

one month passes...

okay, finally watching the towelie/oprah ep. i now can't hear towelie's voice and not think Chauncey/Wordworth

― kingfish doesn't live here anymore (kingfish 2.0), Sunday, 4 June 2006 21:54 (twenty years ago)

one month passes...

GO BOYS!

South Park" episode said to have angered Tom Cruise up for an Emmy

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. One of the Emmy nominees for best animated program is the episode of "South Park" that's said to have angered Tom Cruise and Isaac Hayes.

The episode called "Trapped in the Closet" implies that Cruise is gay and makes fun of Scientology.

Cruise's fellow Scientologist Isaac Hayes reportedly quit because he was upset with the episode. And when it came time to rerun it, Cruise allegedly called Comedy Central and demanded that it be pulled. It was, even though Cruise's people denied he asked for it.

http://www.kron4.com/Global/story.asp?s=5119528

― Cor-Ray (chaki), Friday, 7 July 2006 02:04 (nineteen years ago)

Fuck yeah I hope they win.

― Marmot 4-Tay: forth-coming, my child. forth-coming most righteous champion (mar, Friday, 7 July 2006 03:13 (nineteen years ago)

so fucking awesome

― j blount (papa la bas), Friday, 7 July 2006 04:36 (nineteen years ago)

Loving it.

― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Friday, 7 July 2006 11:03 (nineteen years ago)

fear the stink

"Trapped in the Closet," another controversial episode that skewers Scientology and its popular proponent Tom Cruise will rerun July 19. It was last set to repeat in March but was abruptly pulled by the network amid reports that Cruise had used his clout to bury it.

"We just picked the wrong guy to parody because I have a feeling we'll be asked about Tom Cruise for the next two years," Stone said. "Every time we're in a headline, it's like, Tom Cruise and then us in a headline, you start to get that Tom Cruise stink on you."

― kingfish cyclopean ice cream (kingfish 2.0), Saturday, 15 July 2006 15:43 (nineteen years ago)

one month passes...

oh no! fat abbot auf Deutsch!!

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Tuesday, 22 August 2006 02:12 (nineteen years ago)

one month passes...

Just caught the end of last Wednesday's episode. The "MOM! BATHROOM!" bit was the closest thing to a laugh.
I've never played WoW, but I do believe that's the first time I've heard someone say "pwned" on TV.

― Marmot (marmotwolof), Monday, 9 October 2006 05:35 (nineteen years ago)

I'm pretty sure it's come up on either Daily Show or Colbert.

While the poop joke was, you know, played well, the funniest thing was probably Cartman's monotonous squadron leader voice.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 9 October 2006 05:54 (nineteen years ago)

the WoW episode was funnier than the entire last season. put together. and that's not saying much.

― GOD PUNCH TO HAWKWIND (yournullfame), Monday, 9 October 2006 07:39 (nineteen years ago)

so the last episode, the 9/11 conspiracy theory/urinal poop one... what do we think?

― GOD PUNCH TO HAWKWIND (yournullfame), Friday, 13 October 2006 09:41 (nineteen years ago)

the funniest thing was probably Cartman's monotonous squadron leader voice

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

so the last episode, the 9/11 conspiracy theory/urinal poop one... what do we think?

I thought it was hysterical. Mr. Mackey's outrage had me in tears.

― Young Fresh Danny D (Dan Perry), Friday, 13 October 2006 12:32 (nineteen years ago)

The little intro's for the Hardly Boys that they kept playing cracked me up.

It was a little weird seeing the burning WTC in such a goofy episode. I guess it won't take thirty years for that image to become something "harmless" like the Hidenberg exploding.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Friday, 13 October 2006 14:07 (nineteen years ago)

It didn't take thirty days!

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Friday, 13 October 2006 14:54 (nineteen years ago)

I hadn't seen on national television someone zooming into the smoke to see a cartoon character's face.

FARK photoshop contests don't count, as far as I'm concnerned.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Friday, 13 October 2006 15:09 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, the extend Mackey rant about Mr. Venezuela was great.

― kingfish prætor (kingfish 2.0), Tuesday, 17 October 2006 04:02 (nineteen years ago)

"You get a a boner, slap her titties around some and then stick it inside her and pee."
"Stick it inside her and pee..."
"Yeah, unless you don't want to get her pregnant, then you pull it out and pee on her leg."

― Marmot (marmotwolof), Thursday, 19 October 2006 03:20 (nineteen years ago)

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― kingfish prætor (kingfish 2.0), Thursday, 19 October 2006 04:52 (nineteen years ago)

dammit

― kingfish prætor (kingfish 2.0), Thursday, 19 October 2006 04:53 (nineteen years ago)

I CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEEEELING ANYMORE

― Marmot (marmotwolof), Thursday, 19 October 2006 04:56 (nineteen years ago)

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― kingfish prætor (kingfish 2.0), Thursday, 19 October 2006 04:57 (nineteen years ago)

fuck it.

― kingfish prætor (kingfish 2.0), Thursday, 19 October 2006 04:58 (nineteen years ago)

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