Just ask matt stone and trey parker, the creators of south park. South park irks white house, scientology with trolling. The only thing that someone can bitch about is that they believe the aliens are more human, and not colorful monsters. Stan finds out that hes depressed after taking a test given to him by scientologists. Each episode of south park is made in a week, more specifically the six days prior to the episodes air date. When stan criticizes the acting skills of a prominent hollywood actor, the actor locks himself in stans closet and refuses to come out.
So when a scientologist says its a crappy episode of south park full of lies and ridiculous stuff that has no basis in scientology, thats what they really think. Til because of south parks scientology episode, the church of scientology hired people to spy on matt and trey to find something on them to use for blackmail. The south park episode trapped in the closet contained a dramatized explanation you can skip the first 50 seconds of the beliefs of scientology. The church of scientology isnt prepared to sit back and let influential. The church became frustrated when their investigation turned up nothing but the fact that theyre pretty normal people. Trapped in the closet season s09 episode e12 written by trey parker production code 0912 original air date 20051116 episode chronology the official south park studios wiki. Its so accurate that jenna miscavige hill, the niece of current scientology leader david miscavige, left the church after learned the secret from south park.
Church of scientology investigated south park creators matt stone. It premiered on comedy central in the united states on october 17, 2007. Trapped in the closet official south park studios wiki. Yes, i couldnt believe mormons actually believe all that. South park this is what scientologists actually believe part 1.
The only glaring difference is that south park portrays the aliens as looking non. All about mormons full episode season 07 south park. Matt stone and trey parker spill the secret to keeping. In november 2005, comedy central aired an episode of the us show south park entitled trapped in the closet that depicted scientology in a pejorative manner. This has been the case for all seasons since season eight. A south park episode from 2005 perfectly explains scientologys unbelievable theory of how the world began.
Comedy central the scientology origin stories told in both going clear and south park are almost identical. But before isaac hayes died, south park aired an episode about scientology that really pissed him off and he quit he was a scientologist and found that episode. And to assure myself that i know im saying the right thing, i asked my friend tory christman magoo, who was a thirty year, very hiranknig ot7 member who finally saw the light in 20002001 and got out of the cult, if this whole xenu thing was true. Same with the mormon episode, it was truthful but they left out some information due to the time they have to do that show. I think the makers of south park certainly push the bounds of religion and jokes together. Scientologys supercreepy south park investigation the week. I have also been reading a lot about scientology the last couple of days, wow that is some religion. South park parodied scientology in a short that aired as part of the 2000 mtv movie awards. How accurate is south parks portrayal of scientology. Church of scientology official south park studios wiki.
This has nothing to do with intolerance and bigotry and everything to do with the fact that isaac hayes is a scientologist and that we recently featured scientology in an episode of south park. Ron hubbard, the episode includes segments explaining the actual scientology doctrine, which involves dictator of the galactic confederacy. When a super nice mormon family moves to south park, naturally the boys first instinct is to kick the new kids ass. They have missed the deadline only once when south park studios suffered a power outage. Trapped in the closet official south park studios wiki south park. Theres no proof, but we think the culprits were family guy. If you want a more accurate look at the behaviors of the church of scientology check out 2 episodes later, the return of chef. Were you surprised by how accurate the south park mormon. One week after south parks controversial trapped in the closet episode garnered an emmy nomination, and nearly four months after it was abruptly pulled from. This episode is a warning to everyone about scientology the episode explores how people are fooled into joining, robbed blind, and fed fantastically implausible stories. Airwaves again safe for south park scientology spoof e. Margaritaville is the third episode of the thirteenth season of the american animated television series south park. Like previous years, this season had a total of fourteen episodes. The episode used cartoons to describe the history of scientology and flashed, scientologists actually believe this.
South park creators reveal scientology made isaac hayes. What inaccuracies and omissions do mormons see in the south park episode on mormonism. Many people who are not familiar with the mormon church were baffled at the story as depicted by south park, wondering how accurate it tells the mormon story. But the true extent to which the show angered the church has only. The short was entitled the gauntlet and also poked fun at john travolta, a scientologist. With trey parker, matt stone, adrien beard, mona marshall. Ron hubbard, scientologists converge on his front lawn and ask him to lead them. South park characters interesting facts page 3 south. Stan learns about the mormon religion after a new family moves to south park from utah.
A closer examination of the mormon south park episode shows that truth is stranger than fiction. Caught up in the familyfriendly doctrine of the church, randy declares the marshes to be mormon as well. South park season nine, episode trapped in the closet 912. Watch south park season 9, episode 12 trapped in the closet. Here are 30 kickass and interesting facts about south park. This is what scientologists actually believe is it accurate. Tom cruise in the infamous 2005 south park episode trapped in the. There hasnt been a stereotype, an organization, a religion, a movement, type of technology, or celebrity that hasnt been satirized on. They are probably best known for the anarchic cartoon series south park, which has so far seen 247 episodes over 17 seasons.
Scientology vs south park scientology books and media. The south park episode that makes fun of scientology is possibly one of the most accurate and hilarious depictions of scientology on the internet. South park creators trey parker and matt stone ridicule. The season five 2001 episode super best friends features illusionist david blaine forming his own cult, called blaintology. In the episode, stan joins scientology in an attempt to find something fun and free. This clip from south parks 9th season feels particularly relevant in the wake of katie holmes filing for divorce from tom cruise. For this list, we cast our eye over trey parker and matt stones funniest, most offensive, and most accurate celebrity portrayals on this longrunning cartoon comedy. How do scientologists feel about the south park episode on the.
Who would have thought the cartoon south park would be an informative cartoon. Apparently, we may now be getting a full blown musical version of that. Church of scientology official south park studios wiki south park studios. The church of scientology gender multiple religion scientology voiced by multiple the official south park studios wiki. Does the south park episode trapped in the closet accurately. I downloaded this ep yesterday after reading the tom cruze thread, this was a real funny episode. The episode was rated tvma lv in the united states. Imaginationland episode i is the tenth episode of the eleventh season and the 163rd overall episode of the american animated television series south park. The 7th episode of the series overall, it originally aired on comedy central in the united states on november 16, 2005. But trapped in the closet is a funny story with a very important message. But when stan and his dad become intrigued with the harrisons overwhelming happiness and the story of joseph smith, the marsh family decides to convert to mormonism. The reason everyone says it is so accurate is because they focus in on the xenu story, which is 100% accurate, and that was the big reveal which is ironic, since that cat was out of the bag in the 80s, and again earlier in 2000, but it wasnt made popular until south park so everyone attributes south park with revealing the truth about scientology. When south park took on tom cruise and scientology, it also took on an old friend, isaac hayes, the voice of chef, who was along for the ride as the show took on. Also, they arent going to be totally serious while making the show, it is a comedy, so that leads them to make things that might seem a little out there seem way more out there and hilarious, which im sure to some people.
Because of south parks scientology episode, the church of scientology hired people to spy on matt and trey to find something on them to use for blackmail. I didnt believe south park when i first saw the episode, i couldnt believe people would actually fall for that story, but their mormon bible says everything from the episode and then some. A christmas miracle south park christmas snow s23e10. Substantively correct, but lacks context and implies that this is the main and most important premise of scientology when, in fact, its not. South park irks white house, scientology with trolling mobile billboards courtesy of comedy central we knew it was risky, says walter levitt, chief marketing officer for comedy central. One of their most famous religious satires, 2005s scientologytargeting trapped in the closet episode, allegedly struck such a nerve with the. I just watched the episode, and i know absaloutely nothing about scientology, so is all the stuff about the lost spirits and the dc8 lookalike aircraft, and xenu the weird alien type thing true, or is south park just making up sh1t. This is south parks version of what scientology is all about. Is south parks version of scientology remotely accurate. How did mormons react to the south park episode about mormons. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. Thr spoke to south park creators trey parker, matt stone, and others involved in the comedy central shows early days on 20 years of history. Hayes resignation came as backlash to south parks infamous 2005 episode trapped in the closet, in which tom cruise is depicted hiding in an. Ten years ago, south park rocked scientology in a way its never.
What scientologist actually believe video clip south park studios. The head of the church of scientology tells stan about the creation myth. The 184th overall episode of the series, it originally aired on comedy central in the united states on march 25, 2009 as an easter special. Page 3 this category is for questions and answers related to south park characters, as asked by users of.
What scientologist actually believe video clip south park. I have watched it for several years and while i realize it is a cartoon. There were many conflicting stories as to the exact nature of hayes. Trapped in the closet is the twelfth episode in the ninth season of the american animated television series south park. South park head honchos, trey parker and matt stone, hit gold with the book of mormon, which pretty much gives them free reign to do whatever they want to. Ten years ago, south park rocked scientology in a way its never recovered from. After the discovery of his surprisingly high thetan levels, he. As south park moves toward its third decade, vanity fair talked with the shows creators about how the series has evolved, last seasons donald trump episode, and what they really think of. Trapped in the closet season s09 episode e12 written by trey parker production code 0912 original.
South park this is what scientologists actually believe part 2. Oh my god, church of scientology dug up dirt on matt stone and. Though hayes stated shortly after the episode aired in november. Of course, south park is featured here because of its conflict with the church of scientology. I recently acquired series 16 south park on dvd and so ive been watching a lot of episodes and so far the ideas really just come down either to meaningless jokes or wellfounded criticisms of the faults of organised religion. Parker and stone have acknowledged that this is meant to be a reference to scientology.