Amazon.com: This, volume 1 of three, contains two episodes from the first season of South Park, Comedy Central's wildly successful animated sitcom. In addition, viewers get two very tongue-in-cheek fireside chats with co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. The controversial cartoon gained a devoted cult following for its wonderfully unabashed assaults on dull sitcom formula and political correctness. While the show's animation is beyond primitive, with goofy construction-paper cutouts acting as characters, its writing is hilariously shocking and pushes the envelope of good taste off the table. Episodes explore the small mountain town of South Park through the point of view of four foul-mouthed yet lovable eight-year-olds. They include level-headed co-leaders Stan and Kyle; the fat, terminally pissed-off, and hysterical Eric Cartman; and the hooded, incoherent Kenny (who dies in every episode). As such, it's stuffed with toilet humor, graphic violence, and profanity; but South Park also cleverly subverts TV clichés and acts as a scorching, very frank satire of America's hypocritical attitudes toward social problems like racism, homophobia, jingoism, and neglectful parenting. This volume is a perfect introduction to the show, as it sets up the town's numerous and warped characters and many of South Park's quotable catch phrases. The first, "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe," is basically minor, though funny, as it sends up UFO conspiracy freaks and shows like The X-Files when Kyle's little brother, Ike, is abducted and the boys must get him back. The second, "Volcano," mocks Hollywood's fascination with disaster movies, as an erupting volcano threatens the town. Better, though, is its subplot: when the kids are taken hunting, Stan is unable to pull the trigger, and is ridiculed as weak and sick, thus mocking a prevailing mindset among those who kill for sport. --Dave McCoy
A Funny Performance By Trey Parker and Matt Stone! This is one great show, why I want it to never end, why it has great potential to be the next Simpsons, why including Mr. Garrison, he is stupid but funny. The characters were even good: Stanley "Stan" Marsh, Kyle Brovsloski, Eric Theodore Cartman, Kenneth "Kenny" McCormick, Butters Scotch, and TIMMY! I give this a ***** (5 out of 5).
The one that started it all This has the very first two episodes. If you look close enough, you can see how different it looks from now. Also, Mr. Hat doesn't have eyes! I hope the new season starts soon. I keep finding reruns I've seen already. I also wish that there could be South Park marathons during the day on Comedy Central, but it's rated TV-MA LSV, so kids can't see it. I know that stars don't sound like themselves on the show purposely unless they do their own voices, but Phil Collins' on the first episode with Timmy, the kid with cerebal palsy, sounded so fake. So did Kathie Lee Gifford and Yoko Ono.
Good, but not the real pilot! You can download the real South Park pilot and watch it with Real Player. Go to Dogpile and do a file search for soxmas.zip. It is the real pilot.
Thoroughly tedious drivel These are the first 2 episodes of South Park, the show that's causing such a stir. After watching this crap, I can't possibly imagine why. The "jokes" are all at least 20 years old, and the guy who does the voices must have hemorrhoids or something. The show tries to "shock" its viewers, but after so many other "shock" programs, this is just lame.
so disappointed in you guys, matt and trey.. i love southpark, don't get me wrong. but that tape holds the 2 most boring episodes i've seen. mmm..there were a couple good lines, like "moo moo moo moo.." and "moo moo" and basically, that's all i liked. everything else was unoriginal
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