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South Park fans, make room in your DVD collection. Creators Trey Parker
and Matt Stone and the South Park crew are back with 14 episodes on the
eleventh season DVD.
In “With Apologies to Jesse Jackson,” Stan’s father, Randy Marsh, is a contestant on Wheel of Fortune, and he guesses the wrong word from the clue People Who Annoy Us. As a result, he finds himself ostracized from the community, and he has to kiss a certain part of Jesse Jackson’s anatomy in apology.
“The Snuke” is a parody of the TV show 24. A new Muslim student comes to South Park Elementary, and Cartman, believing that all Muslims are terrorists, enlists Kyle to help him investigate the kid. The boys are surprised when they in fact uncover a terrorist plot against America and try to stop it. This episode features a South Park-created Hillary Clinton, who unwittingly holds the bomb. An unexpected ending points out that our enemy may not be who we think it is.
“Le Petite Tourette” finds Cartman pretending to have Tourette’s Syndrome
so he can get away with bad behavior. But he soon learns that living with a
disability isn’t any fun.
“Lice Capades” is a bit of a complex episode involving the school’s head lice problem. It shows the lice as intelligent beings, aware of their impact on the environment and the battle against them. Meanwhile, Cartman tries to find out who had the head lice, so he can make fun of the kid—but he becomes disillusioned when he discovers the truth.
“Fantastic Easter Special” is a take-off of The DaVinci Code, as Stan stumbles upon a secret society when he sets out to find out what bunnies and colored eggs have to do with the resurrection of Christ.
In “D-Yikes,” Mrs. Garrison (formerly Mr. Garrison) is in a man-hating mood and finds comfort and a place for herself in a lesbian bar. Mrs. Garrison springs into action when the sale of the bar threatens to displace the women, who feel they have no other place to go.
“More Crap” has Randy Marsh competing against U2’s Bono for the record on the biggest fecal elimination. This episode points out the competitive nature of men, and it really bashes the hell out of Bono. I didn’t find it particularly funny (and if I were Bono, I’d be pretty P.O.’d).
“Guitar Queer-O” finds best friends Stan and Kyle scoring high on the popular video game, Guitar Hero. And, after being signed by a record company in anticipation of reaching a million points, Kyle is talked into dumping Stan for a better partner.
In “Cartman Sucks,” Butters and Cartman are caught in a compromising position, and Butters is sent off to a Christian camp that’s supposed to cure him of his “bi-curiosity.”
“The Night of the Living Homeless” has South Park in chaos when the homeless take over the town.
“The List” is a rather goofy episode that has Stan ready to blow up the school when he discovers himself at the bottom of the girls’ list of cute boys.
Those of you who purchased the previously reviewed Imaginationland DVD will probably be disappointed to find those same episodes on the eleventh season DVD.
South Park being what it is, lessons abound. In the eleventh season, viewers learn how it is wrong to label an entire group of people because of the acts of a few, that video games should be played for fun and not taken seriously, how the homeless problem is never solved—it just gets moved from place to place, about not caving to peer pressure, and how words can hurt. But, mainly—and more importantly—South Park is one big lesson on social ignorance and intolerance.
If you’re easily offended, then chances are you’re not a South Park fan—and it’s best not to risk your sensitivities by watching this DVD. The language is coarse, the subject matter strictly adult, and Matt Stone and Trey Parker continue to push the shock limits.
Yes, South Park is offensive, but it has a humor all its own, and you might find yourself laughing in spite of yourself—even when you know you shouldn’t.
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