When a super nice mormon family moves to south park, naturally the boys first instinct is to kick the new kids ass. And yes, joseph smith did decline to retranslate them. This is a great season of south park,the last of the classics in the south park series. He testified of his remarkable experience until the day he died. Theyve even lost a pair along the way when south park hits the air, theres become an expectancy of ball. The popular tv show south park has an episode titled all about mormons, in which joseph smiths account of the coming forth of the book of mormon is mocked as absurd and completely unbelievable. How did mormons react to the south park episode about. Yes, the first 116 pages of the book of mormon were lost. The founder of mormonism, joseph smith, was a product of the 19th. South park is satire that has a lot of intelligence behind it, if you are willing to look past all the insults.
For example, the story implies that only joseph smith saw the metal plates on which the book of mormon was engraven, but in reality over a dozen people saw them. In reality, martin harris was one of the people chosen to see the plates and the angel moroni and hear the voice of god proclaim the translation to be correct. A closer examination of the mormon south park episode shows that truth is. The goth kids series of episodes does just that, skewering the emo and goth cultures that were especially popular among kids and teens during the 90s and earlytomid 2000s. The series came from a pair of animated shorts titled the spirit of christmas, and was originally developed for the fox broadcasting company.
All about mormons, also known as all about the mormons. Watch full episodes of south park online south park studios. The crux of the south park episode was that martin harris was dumb to believe joseph smith without seeing the gold plates. From south park, the story of how this evil, lying false prophet started the worlds stupidest most moronic religion ever. When my husband and i were first married we watched south park all the time. The 2003 south park depiction of the book of mormon s translation process turns out to be more accurate than sanitized lds images of joseph smith. They make references to the church quite frequently and in november even had a show entitled all about the mormons in which a mormon family moves into the. All about mormons is the twelfth episode of season seven, and the 108th overall episode of south park. Dawn of the posers season 17, episode 4 many of the best south park episodes of all time delve into the intricacies of youth culture. Martin harris was eventually allowed to see the book of mormon. This season goes up to the 100th episode and a few beyond. November 19, 2003 mormon neighbors move into town, causing the citizens of south park to become mormons themselves.
South park all about mormons tv episode 2003 south. May 16, 2016 the creators of southpark famously made an episode which looked at mormonism and founding prophet joseph smith. For many people, joseph smiths claims are just too ridiculous, and the south park episode effectively captures this incredulous attitude. Franchise prequel in this episode, south park took on fake news. South park all about mormons tv episode 2003 trivia on imdb. Sep 14, 2016 matt stone and trey parker should be proud parents. Translating the book of mormon south park depiction of the translation of the book of mormon is more accurate than the most mormons realize. During the previously on south park recap at the beginning of the episode, a reference is made to the happy days episode where fonzie jumped the shark. The animation ive mad is in absolutely no way affiliated with either south park or the book of mormon. The answer is mormon, according to the hell director. If youre curious and have some time, here is an episode of south park regarding mormonism. Joseph smith allegedly translated 116 pages from the book of lehi, and. Its so accurate and very strange that mormons believe it, but its difficult, ill admit.
Book of mormon creators trey parker and matt stone listen 17. Season 7, episode 12 all about mormons first aired. The kid and his family are mormon and they tell stan about the history of mormonismits made to poke fun at mormons and the episode is saying the story is unbelievable. The creators of southpark famously made an episode which looked at mormonism and founding prophet joseph smith. Episodes categoriescategories select category history interviewspecial edition episode 1 introduction to mormonism and joseph smith on this rerecording of episode 1, we take a few minutes to introduce the host of the show, bryce blankenagel, and discuss what the show is about. The episode included modern adventures of the south park gang dealing with a new lds family in town but also depicted scenes from early church history and in particular joseph smith and the events of early church history. The best way to pick out whats from the church history and what isnt is to go to mormon. What inaccuracies and omissions do mormons see in the south park episode on mormonism. The south park episode that makes fun of scientology is possibly one of the most accurate and hilarious depictions of scientology on the internet. Dec 04, 2008 the south park creators are very anti religion and mormons one heard from dating a mormon girl. If you wanna believe that episode, why not also believe the one where they show everybody going to hell, then its announced that only the mormons got into heaven. He was one of several people who were called to be witnesses of it. Feb 15, 2011 the day i spoke with stone, i coincidentally ran into a group of mormon missionaries in the lobby of a mall. A south park episode from 2005 perfectly explains scientologys unbelievable theory of how the world began.
Look, maybe us mormons do believe in crazy stories that make absolutely no sense, and maybe joseph smith did make it all up, but i have a great life and a great family and. Can you name the words to joseph smith was called a prophet from the south park episode all about the mormons. I feel it is important to preserve this amazing world our creators have made. Dec 23, 2011 the south park guys have an odd fascination with mormonism. Watch all 15 south park episodes from season 7,view pictures, get episode information and more. 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. This image is available for web and print publication.
The south park episode was fairly accurate, but it was also misleading. Other episodes actually showed that non mormons do in fact go to hell. They hadnt heard about the musical, but theyd seen the mormon episode of south park. South park s7e12 all about mormons trivia tv tropes. Critics of the church claim that the episode was more honest and accurate about. Sep 07, 2017 from south park, the story of how this evil, lying false prophet started the worlds stupidest most moronic religion ever. The daily universe is running an article containing excerpts from an interview with matt stone and trey parkerthe creators of south park about the use of mormons in their show. He ends up being his friend because the kid is so nice. But when stan and his dad become intrigued with the harrisons overwhelming happiness and the story of joseph smith. Actually, mormons believe that only the truly wicked go to hell. Religious revivalism, cults, and why south park was. South park part 4 translating the book of mormon life.
All about mormons season 7, episode 12 full episode player south park. Ok, thats some pretty lazy, and intentionally misleading storytelling right there. It would have been more realistic and accurate to have an episode about cartman joining the alt right. Is there any truth to the south park episode all about. Lopez stops by to write a south park episode with his fellow book of mormon co. The entire town of south park is scared into going glutenfree. A recent episode of south park called all about the mormons focused on the story of joseph smith and the origins of the book of mormon. I clarify the joseph smith story and a few other things south park got wrong about my religion. But instead, they produced a very dishonest episode.
Lets examine the south park depiction of mormon history and see how it compared to the real thing, as recorded by official mormon church records and eyewitnesses testimony. They pick on anyone who takes themselves too seriously. Thats kinda pathetic to believe a cartoon show, especially south park. The story of joseph smith s founding of mormonism and the origin of the book of mormon is told through a number of comedic 19thcentury flashbacks, with a. Determined to win them back, they attempt to throw the most epic party ever.
The answer is mormon, according to the hell director souls. But it isnt entirely accurate the makers strayed for humors sake. It was a valid pointtwo years prior, south park did an episode called all about the mormons, in which the show lampooned joseph smith and the very basis for the mormon faith. All about the mormons has a new mormon kid move to south park from utah. South park is an american animated television sitcom created by trey parker and matt stone for comedy central. One of the episode s plot elements, that cartman convinces butters that an asteroid is going to hit earth, existed for a long time before the episode entered. He even testified to hearing the voice of god declare the translation to be correct. South park in the age of trump countercurrents publishing. The series creators revealed in interviews that their fascination with mormons stemmed from growing up in colorado, where they met numerous mormons from neighboring utah. Were you surprised by how accurate the south park mormon episode was. The south park episode all about the mormons gives a relatively accurate secular historical description of the founding of the mormon religion. Critics of the church claim that the episode was more honest and accurate about church history than the church is in its manuals and media. Feb 28, 2009 ive seen the all about mormons south park episode. The 27 best south park episodes of all time best life.
The episode included modern adventures of the south park gang dealing with a new lds family in town but also depicted scenes from. With trey parker, matt stone, adrien beard, mona marshall. A closer examination of the mormon south park episode shows that truth is stranger than fiction. Does south park encourage political apathy and moral. South park s makers either dont understand populism, or else they are blatantly misrepresenting it. So although the south park episode is basically factual, they leave out the most important piece of information. Eventually, fox refused to air the show, which was later picked up by comedy central. The presentations of the story of mormon founder john smith are both accurate and hilarious, complete with music and a chorus dum dum dum dum. And theres quite possibly the greatest dream sequence in tv history since newharts final episode in you can watch the full south park episode, stunning and brave, online for free at southpark. The episode revolves around the religion and culture of mormons, as a mormon family moves to the town of south park, and influences the beliefs of the family of character stan marsh. Oct 27, 2011 the whole episode feels like an allegory of matt and treys experience of the broadway scene when creating their own musical, the book of mormon, and the plug at the end of the episode makes no. Stan learns about the mormon religion after a new family moves to south park from utah. They quickly realized that the joke was only really funny for about ten minutes, so they instead made it into a south park episode.
The musical segments are leftovers from what would eventually become the book of mormon, as it was trey and matts original idea to just do a musical based on the actual book. The repeated line throughout this episode, yeah, well, where was i going to go. They simultaneously lampoon it for being ridiculous, while praising it for producing some really good, honest people. Joseph smith translates the book of mormon using a hat in a 2003 south park episode.
South park s7e12 all about mormons recap tv tropes. Test your knowledge on this television quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. I would like to see a scientologist watch the scientology episode. They make references to the church quite frequently and in november even had a show entitled all about the mormons in which a mormon family moves into the neighborhood. Following the events of the previous episode, everyone at school is angry at the boys for ditching them. There were some elements of truth, but the story was grossly simplified and omitted important parts of the history. They made orgasmo too, about a mormon missionary who became a porn star. However, the way that the south park episode tells the story is based on a book written by fawn brodie, an ex mormon ucla professor. At the time of the rerecording, the show has been ru listen now. In episode 12 of season 7 of the irreverent comedy central cartoon south park viewers were treated to a story all about mormons see the full episode on. If someone is an otherwise good person, you shouldnt hold their beliefs against them anachronism stew. Other matt stone and trey parker projects to focus on mormonism include their 1997 film orgazmo and their 2011 broadway hit, the book of mormon. Apparently, we may now be getting a full blown musical version of that. Stan befriends a mormon boy and his family, but stan feels that the mormon boys beliefs.
He testified to the truth of what he had seen throughout his life and on his deathbed. Amomo official south park studios wiki south park studios. 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. Dec 27, 2019 in 2011, terry gross spoke to the creators of south park about their broadway hit. South park mormonism by common consent, a mormon blog. Ive seen the all about mormons south park episode, and i am mormon. Free 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23. All about mormons season s07 episode e12 written by trey parker production code 0712 original air date 20031119 episode chronology the official south park studios wiki. All about mormonstrivia south park archives fandom. Jun 29, 2016 in the episode all about the mormons, a mormon family moves to south park, and one of the boys finds out that theyre pretty nice.
I am a very strong member of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints, married in the temple, and just saw my son make the choice to be baptized this year. Park depiction of the translation of the book of mormon is more accurate than the. However, while a hilarious rendition of the story, it understandably leaves out the cultural and political context in which mormonism emerged. Is the episode all about mormons accurate southpark. 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. Were you surprised by how accurate the south park mormon. It was made out of a genuine love for both the tv show and the stage musical. After a family of mormons moves to south park, the episode details the history of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints and pokes fun at the churchs dubious origins. The whole episode zigzags on mormon faiths mythology and practices in both inuniverse and in john smiths story an aesop. Happy to add some historical significance and accuracy to this wiki. The south park guys have an odd fascination with mormonism. Is there any truth to the south park episode all about morm.
During joseph smiths lifetime, the term native american referred to. How did mormons react to the south park episode about mormons. The concept for the episode came together at the last minute. A few of the claims regarding mormonism in this episode were at least semi accurate. Why has no one taken the time to debunk the parody of. All rights belong to the respective companies and i hope so much that they dont kill me for what ive made. Apr 15, 2020 tour our gallery of south parks 40 greatest episodes, ranked worst to best, including mr. It doesnt matter if the church is true look, maybe us mormons do believe in crazy stories that make absolutely no sense, says gary harrison. I think they have picked on just about every religion, race, culture, political group, etc. May 17, 2016 in episode 12 of season 7 of the irreverent comedy central cartoon south park viewers were treated to a story all about mormons see the full episode on. Then they have a fight, and at the end the mormon boy teaches him a moral lesson. Nov 03, 2010 they dont mention that later on martin harris did get to see the book of mormon, and the angel moroni.
Across two decades and 267 episodes, weve watched the fruit of their brainloins, south park, grow from an infant reliant on offcolor humor. Jun 29, 2009 the crux of the south park episode was that martin harris was dumb to believe joseph smith without seeing the gold plates. The part about joseph smith, martin harris etc were there own invention and a slam against the church. It shows joseph smith putting two seer stones into a hat, then burying his face in the hat and dictating words to martin harris. Caught up in the familyfriendly doctrine of the church, randy declares the marshes to be mormon as well. Casa bonita was written and directed by series cofounder trey parker. All about mormons official south park studios wiki. Like many south park episodes, it was produced in the week preceding its broadcast. Big love gets unwarranted criticism from mormon church.
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