A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, Matt Stone and Trey Parker aired episode 504 of South Park - it was called Super Best Friends and featured, among other characters, Buddha, with the powers of invisibility; Mohammed, the Muslim prophet with the powers of flame; Krishna, the Hindu Deity; Joseph Smith, the Mormon Prophet; Lao Tsu, the founder of Taoism; and Sea Man, with the "ability to breathe underwater and link mentally with fish." The cartoon depicted the prophet Muhammad.
So why do you care? You care because tonight, on Comedy Central, Matt and Trey throw down the gauntlet: tonight, fresh from their row with Tom Cruise and Scientology, they are forcing the network to air the animated Muhammad in the same episode that features Cartman explaining to Kyle how "all it takes to kill a show forever is to get one episode pulled." Tom Cruise, of course, got the South Park Scientology episode pulled.
Should be fun. Check your local listings.
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Will do, thanks.
Posted by: larkohio | April 12, 2006 at 09:08 AM
Roger. Over and out.
Posted by: Robot Buddha | April 12, 2006 at 10:32 AM
Definitely will do!!!
Posted by: HelenWheels | April 12, 2006 at 11:51 AM
I never got South Park. I still don't get it.
But I'll record this episode and see how it is.
Posted by: Comandante Agi | April 12, 2006 at 02:09 PM
Jeeesus Chrrrist
Posted by: Fred | April 12, 2006 at 04:23 PM
OMG, I can't wait! H@ly shit, dude!
Posted by: Catherine | April 12, 2006 at 05:53 PM
Thanks for the reminder!
Posted by: Roxanne | April 12, 2006 at 07:34 PM
Can't wait. I heard Chef quit over the scientology episode too...
Posted by: denisdekat | April 12, 2006 at 09:04 PM
they got balls, i will give them that
Posted by: Graeme | April 13, 2006 at 12:44 AM
I'll be there! Much looking forward to it. South Park is immune to everything. I hate the preachy parts at the end of the episodes, but the first 28 minutes are always great.
Posted by: Neil Shakespeare | April 13, 2006 at 01:14 AM
Thanks for the info.
Now in my best Cartman voice: Screw you guys, I'm going home. :)
Posted by: pissed off patricia | April 13, 2006 at 08:07 AM
Ok, I thought it was odd that they did that episode mocking family guy for portraying Muhammad a couple of weeks ago. I thought it was odd that they didn't mention this episode...
Posted by: eponymous | April 13, 2006 at 12:18 PM
You know, South Park just stopped being funny to me about, oh, eight years ago.
Posted by: Thesaurus Rex | April 13, 2006 at 05:22 PM
I was NOT disappointed. In the episode, anyway. In today's report that Comedy Central censored Mohammed, I am disappointed as all hell.
Posted by: HelenWheels | April 14, 2006 at 03:45 PM
They coulda got rid of Saddam with no casualties on either side just by continuially airing in Iraq all the episodes starring Saddam as Satan's love slave, but Bubble Boy Bush said no-o-ooo.
Posted by: No Blood for Hubris | April 16, 2006 at 08:20 PM