In all of recorded history there has never been an animated show as witty, cutting-edge, and astute to current events and pop culture as “South Park.” Starting its tenth season next week, “South Park” has made millions laugh and think about everything from race, religion, sexuality, talking towels, sexuality of pets, and the Mormons. In addition to the six Emmy nominations and recent George Foster Peabody award, co-creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker wanted to commemorate this crowning achievement in television with a first volume of memorable episodes. “People always ask us, ‘What’s your favorite episode?’ And I say, ‘It’s so hard. It’s like choosing between your children.’ But then I would have no problem choosing between my children. It would be the tall, smart one,” say Matt Stone and Trey Parker. Join Matt and Trey as they take a stroll through the first volume of ten classic episodes that made the world stand still, then puke on the girl they like.
“Awesom–O” —Stone: “This episode has one of my favorite scenes of any ‘South Park’ ever…which is when Cartman gets off the plane. He gets to Los Angeles and he has to eat the toothpaste ’cause he’s so fucking hungry. That just totally makes sense that you’d be that hungry where you’d just eat toothpaste.”
“Best Friends Forever”— Parker: “We went out to the animation staff and we’re like, ‘Okay, good news. We’ve come up with a show idea for this week. It’s going to be a final battle between heaven and hell.’ And they were just like, ‘Oh, shit.’”
“Casa Bonita”–Stone: “This episode perfectly explains Cartman’s character. It’s not really about the experience, he doesn’t want friends there.” Parker: “Yeah. He would rather be the only person on the planet.” Stone: “To me, that perfectly encapsulates what’s wrong with Cartman….he sucks so bad.”
“Good Times with Weapons” – Parker: “The thing I’m most proud of in this episode is the song. I think we hit the song perfectly. I think we got the anime pretty good, but that song…”
“Red Hot Catholic Love” –Parker: “For some reason we thought the imagery of someone crapping out their mouth would work ultimately in a show. And then luckily a bunch of priests got caught molesting kids. And we’re like, ‘Bingo.’”
“The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers”–Parker: “This episode is just a perfect example, to us, about how much fun the show can be when it’s just kids being kids.”
“Scott Tenorman Must Die” – Parker: “This is a very important episode in the ‘South Park’ library because it did definitely change Cartman. I mean, it took from kind of a little shit head to probably the most evil kid in the world.”
“Spoiled Whore Video Playset” – Stone: “Most of the time when people ask us about, you know, ripping on celebrities and featuring celebrities in the show, I always say, ‘Well, you know, it’s not personal. It’s just ripping on the idea of celebrity itself. You know, it’s just kind of this absurdist thing that we do.’ But then you look at this episode and it really isn’t that. We have to stop little girls from looking up to Paris Hilton.”
“Towelie” – Parker: “We rented a houseboat on Lake Mead with a bunch of our friends who are also writers on ‘South Park’ and we were getting into a boat, and everyone was like, ‘Yeah, did you bring a towel? Everyone bring a towel? You – you got a towel?’ And then people just started going, ‘Don’t forget to bring a towel.’ And that, for some reason that caught on and then it became, ‘Towelie says, don’t forget to bring a towel.’ And then that became ‘Towelie.’”
“Trapped in the Closet” –Parker: “We’re pretty sure it’s going be one of our most infamous ever, I think, just because of all the hubbub it caused. I don’t think we’ve ever had a single episode that has stirred up this much unwanted and wanted attention.”
“South Park’s” The Hits Vol. 1 DVD comes out next Tuesday. I’ll be watching the “Casa Bonita” episode on loop.
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