Best Six South Park Clips From Season 8, Part Three: “He's Not Black?!”

Part three of our best-of clips from season eight of South Park kicks off right now! We had to make some tough decisions on which episodes made the cut for these six clips. But this one was literally an easy pick. Let’s see here…Michael Jackson in South Park acting uncouth and playing with children, while a racist detective tries to frame him for murder? Priceless beyond all doubt, and great fodder for this ongoing series of ours. Let’s take a quick gander at this classic episode, shall we?

Easy Targets Galore in Popular Culture for South Park Makers
Popular culture and the many celebrities that populate the tabloids with their stories – be they true or farce – is the primary fuel for the comedy that drives this show. With regards to Michael Jackson, it would be hard for them not to do an episode at some point, all things considered. What surprises us the most about this episode, is that it seems rather late in coming to the fore. Because Michael Jackson had already been acquitted of molestation one time around, years before this episode aired. Nonetheless, they finally got around to poking fun at the King of Pop. We couldn’t’ have been any happier that they did.

The Jefferson’s Episode Picks on Michael Jackson
While there are ample popular culture news topics and celebrity targets that South Park can go after every week, Michael Jackson is one of the easiest targets of them all. After his two media glorified court cases regarding molestation allegations, and the numerous civil cases that he settled out of court, it should not be any surprise that the show decided to blast him in this episode. And between you and me, it was long overdue by South Park standards.

Best Third Clip from Season 8: “He's Not Black?!”
When a leading South Park detective, who has recently learned that a rich black man has moved into town that needs to be framed, discovers that this man is actually white, he becomes sick to his stomach. After grilling the detective next to him in the car, this racist detective becomes so stomach soured that he actually has to lean out the window and vomit. Later on, his wife is left with the task of convincing him to keep framing rich black people, and that he is a good, decent cop.