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. Nov 29, 2006 does this surprise some people like david, who grew up in mormonism and didnt sort of get the view that the creators of south park have given from the outside of that. New south park episode all about mormons spacebattles. Their mormon episode and their scientology episode are 99. Nov 19, 2003 stan learns about the mormon religion after a new family moves to south park from utah. Check out this video of an actual mormon me lol and my first reaction to south parks 2014 episode all about mormons. Its as accurate as you can get a in a twentyminute episode. Watch south park season 7, episode 12 all about the mormons a new student, gary harrison, joins the 4th grade. Is the episode all about mormons accurate southpark. 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.
The mormon characters were just like the mormons i knew growing upthey were hilarious. I guess we should say that its a fairly accurate dennis potter uvsc professor, mormon. South park mormon episode part 12 video dailymotion. 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.
Oct 27, 2011 what do you get when tonyaward winner robert lopez stops by to write a south park episode with his fellow book of mormon cocreators, matt stone a trey parker. As much as the episode does mock the mormon religion, it also surprisingly teaches tolerance, in its own unique south park y way. All about mormonstrivia south park archives fandom. To the south park fan, the book of mormon is parker and stones chance to make a defiant statement on religion, well beyond anything theyve accomplished in 30 minutes of a south park episode. If youre curious and have some time, here is an episode of south park regarding mormonism. I have watched it for several years and while i realize it is a cartoon. South parks makers either dont understand populism, or else they are blatantly misrepresenting it. I later found out this wasnt true, but dang, do they know their stuff. The answer is mormon, according to the hell director. All about mormons full episode season 07 south park. Were you surprised by how accurate the south park mormon. Season 7, episode 12 all about mormons first aired.
Stan befriends a mormon boy and his family, but stan feels that the mormon boys beliefs. However, the way that the south park episode tells the story is based on a book written by fawn brodie, an ex mormon. The south park guys have an odd fascination with mormonism. Anthony sweat, who is an artist, byu religion professor, and illustrator of the recent publications from darkness into light and joseph smiths seer stones. Ok, i just saw south park s new episode all about mormons episode 712i thought it was funny but it brought more questions than laughs. Nov 03, 2010 yes, the episode is a fairly accurate description of some of the events which lead to the writing of the book of mormon. Nov 19, 2003 season 7, episode 12 all about mormons first aired. 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. Probably originally aired in the united states on july 26, 2000, on comedy central. 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. But instead, they produced a very dishonest episode. Heck, stans father wants to become a mormon, because he just wants to figure out how he can be as nice and complete as that family is.
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. May 16, 2016 the creators of southpark famously made an episode which looked at mormonism and founding prophet joseph smith. 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. South park political supercut they tookerrjerrbz sign up to our newsletters for a. What inaccuracies and omissions do mormons see in the south park episode on mormonism. It shows joseph smith putting two seer stones into a hat, then burying his. All about mormons, also known as all about the mormons. Does south park encourage political apathy and moral.
May 20, 2014 the south park episode all about the mormons gives a relatively accurate secular historical description of the founding of the mormon religion. The creators of southpark famously made an episode which looked at mormonism and founding prophet joseph smith. Is there any truth to the south park episode all about morm. Stan learns about the mormon religion after a new family moves to south park from utah. I wont spoil it for anyone, but even though my opinion on aas success is not great, its not as bad as that episode depicts.
Mormons mormons mormons how to register on youtube. 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. Is the episode all about mormons accurate about the. I was on my mission, and how accurate the humor was as well as the south park episode depicting our religion, that a rumor was started that the creators were ex mormon s. South park mormonism by common consent, a mormon blog. 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. Caught up in the familyfriendly doctrine of the church, randy declares the marshes to be mormon as well. Watch all 15 south park episodes from season 7,view pictures, get episode information and more. 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. The founder of mormonism, joseph smith, was a product of the 19th. The episode included modern adventures of the south park gang dealing with a new lds family in town but also depicted scenes from. This season goes up to the 100th episode and a few beyond. The 7th episode of the series overall, it originally aired on comedy central in the united states on november 16, 2005. Translating the book of mormon south park depiction of the translation of the book of mormon is more accurate than the most mormons realize.
All about mormons is the twelfth episode of season seven, and the 108th overall episode of south park. The answer is mormon, according to the hell director souls. 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. But when stan and his dad become intrigued with the harrisons overwhelming. Instead, i think they called certain actions by some historical mormons dumb. Religious revivalism, cults, and why south park was. Cut to a couple years later, and im reading the gospel.
As we reported here at rd earlier last month, one of the big stories in the world of mormonism this year will be the book of mormon, a broadway musical written by south park creators trey parker and matt stone with help from avenue qs robert lopez. How did mormons react to the south park episode about mormons. Religious revivalism, cults, and why south park was largely. Feb 18, 2020 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. South park part 4 translating the book of mormon life. 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.
How south parks trey parker and matt stone can make you. Critics of the church claim that the episode was more honest and accurate about. Ive seen the all about mormons south park episode, and i am mormon. 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. Dec 04, 2008 ive seen the all about mormons south park episode, and i am mormon. 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. People know how retarded all this is and yet they still believe. Ok, thats some pretty lazy, and intentionally misleading storytelling right there.
The south park episode and respect for mormons mitt romney. Trapped in the closet is the twelfth episode in the ninth season of the american animated television series south park. November 19, 2003 mormon neighbors move into town, causing the citizens of south park to become mormons themselves. Feb 28, 2009 ive seen the all about mormons south park episode. Tammy, as i recall the episode, the south park people didnt call mormons dumb.
Why has no one taken the time to debunk the parody of. What scientologist actually believe video clip south park. Who would have thought the cartoon south park would be an informative cartoon. 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. All about mormons official south park studios wiki south. It would have been more realistic and accurate to have an episode about cartman joining the alt right. The new mormon student gary is voiced by south park writer kyle mcculloch, who grew up mormon.
A closer examination of the mormon south park episode shows that truth is. Thats part of their rationale for disagreeing with us. And i cant imagine a rule that would automatically forbid thinking of actions as dumb. Stan befriends a mormon boy and his family, but stan feels that the mormon boys beliefs a page for describing recap. 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 head of the church of scientology tells stan about the creation myth. Joseph smith allegedly translated 116 pages from the book of lehi, and when he couldnt reproduce the exact text, he claimed god was angry and would make him translate from the book of nephi, which was very similar but different. It shows joseph smith putting two seer stones into a hat, then burying his face in the hat and dictating words to mart. A few of the claims regarding mormonism in this episode were at least semi accurate. Lds church responds to south park mormon musical religion. Top 10 south park celebrity impersonations youtube.
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. Parker found that younger audiences found the episode unfunny, but many of his mormon friends found it hilarious. How dare the creators mislead the public into believing that mormons believe something so ridiculous. How did mormons react to the south park episode about. More importantly, the event in which the 116 translated pages were hidden or lost, is accurate, and were not retranslated word for word. The series came from a pair of animated shorts titled the spirit of christmas, and was originally developed for the fox broadcasting company.
Park depiction of the translation of the book of mormon is more accurate than the. With trey parker, matt stone, adrien beard, mona marshall. As we reported here at rd earlier last month, one of the big stories in the world of mormonism this year will be the book of mormon, a broadway musical written by south park creators trey parker and matt stone with help from avenue qs robert lopez, telling the tale of two naive but wellmeaning lds missionaries to uganda who, faced with the. Top 10 south park episodes about religion huffpost. In this fascinating discussion, russell stevenson interviews dr. 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. 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 poring over the golden plates. The most controversial south park episodes, ranked guide.
These five episodes are visible in the book of mormon s dna. All about mormons season s07 episode e12 written by trey parker. This is a great season of south park,the last of the classics in the south park series. South park s7e12 all about mormons recap tv tropes. When a super nice mormon family moves to south park, naturally the boys first instinct is to kick the new kids ass. Franchise prequel in this episode, south park took on fake news. Want to see a version of the south park mormon episode and also read some interesting commentary. All about mormons official south park studios wiki south park. Top 10 south park episodes about religion in spring 2011, the creators of south park, trey parker and matt stone, debuted their highly anticipated broadway musical, the book of mormon. The part at the end in whistlin willies was not, though. Probably is the tenth episode of the fourth season of the animated television series south park, and the 58th episode of the series overall.
There were some elements of truth, but the story was grossly simplified and omitted important parts of the history. South park is an american animated television sitcom created by trey parker and matt stone for comedy central. They simultaneously lampoon it for being ridiculous, while praising it for producing some really good, honest people. Dec 23, 2011 the south park guys have an odd fascination with mormonism. Yes, i couldnt believe mormons actually believe all that. And yes, joseph smith did decline to retranslate them. All about mormons official south park studios wiki. However, while a hilarious rendition of the story, it understandably leaves out the cultural and political context in which mormonism emerged. Stream full episodes from all 22 seasons of south park. Watch full episodes of south park online south park studios. All about mormons season 7, episode 12 full episode player south park.
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