South Park Talk

The fun thing about South Park episodes is that they’re offensive—usually so tastelessly so that it makes easily offended people pretty ticked off, normal people sometimes offended (or at least say, “Hey now, that’s not right,” in a mildly offended tone)—and the rest of us freaking crack up. Here are ten of the most offensive songs of South Park.

10. “Kyle’s Mom is a Stupid B****”

This is one of those songs that can get stuck in your head all day if you hear it. I actually think that maybe that is why it’s so offensive, moreso than the lyrics themselves…!

9. “Honey, Babe, Be Mine”

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So, did Matt Stone and Trey Parker actually make another episode featuring Muhammed with a big, anti-censorship speech at the end, or did they make one, long free speech satire? Pop over to the South Park Studios website and you'll get an equally ambiguous message about them not being able to stream their "uncensored" version of the episode "201". I wouldn't put it beyond those guys to play such a massive practical joke. They've certainly pulled off bigger pranks in the past. If Comedy Central did in fact censor large chunks of the episode, then we truly are living in an absurd era. Also, should South Park Studios get the opportunity to webcast the potentially mythical uncut version, it'll be another nail in the coffin of television as a viable medium. TV with its reliance on big-name sponsors and corporate committee thinking is on the wrong side of the free speech debate, which in a just society wouldn't be a debate at all. Yet here we are, watching a bunch of cartoon characters doing excessively silly things next to a man-sized censorship box while spouting bleeps covering up the most common name in the entire world.

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A surefire way to screw something up is to try too hard. More and more often, this seems to be what kills an episode of South Park. Rather than play to the show's strengths (crude humor, unique shock value, attention to detail), a bad episode spends all of its energy focusing on its premise, even when that premise isn't very good to begin with. This is the TV equivalent of going to a restaurant where the chef emerges from the kitchen to describe the merits of the food he cooks, only neglecting to actually let you eat any of it. It's hard to describe South Park as being lazy, exactly. It's still visually impressive, well-acted and even strangely affecting, but the ideas themselves end up falling short too frequently these days.

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Christmas isn’t Christmas without South Park Christmas specials! Oh, how Mr. Hankey, Santa, Jesus, Cartman and company have delighted us year after year, making every yuletide gay—or as gay as Mr. Garrison will allow it to be!

Speaking of Mr. Hat’s holder, who sings a better Christmas ditty than Garrison himself? “Merry F****** Christmas!” is one of the most moving holiday songs ever, because not only does it embrace the sentiments of the holiday season—it also explains the entire American outlook during the winter (well, throughout the year, really), when it comes to non-American countries’ holidays, traditions and spiritual beliefs. Way to go, Mr. G, on conveying such a complex concept in one angry song!

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