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South Park: The Complete Sixth Season

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Included in the Season 6 DVD set is "The Return of Lord of the Rings to the Two Towers" episode, one of the funniest South Park episodes ever! In that episode, a parody of the LOTR movie, the 6th graders are attracted to the power of an adult DVD, unknown to the main characters Kyle, Stan and Cartman, who surmise that the DVD's powers are great and must be destroyed. On their journey to destroy the DVD, they encounter many funny obstacles along the way.

Other episodes included in the DVD set are:

* The Biggest Douche in the Universe (very funny parody of the John Edwards show)
* Professor Chaos (funny episode on Butters)
* Asspen
* Freak Strike
* Jared Has Aides
* The Terrance & Phillip Movie
* Fun With Veal
* Simpsons Already Did It
* Red Hot Catholic Love
* Free Hat
* Bebe's Boobs Destroy Society
* Child Abduction is Not Funny
* A Ladder to Heaven
* The Death Camp of Tolerance
* My Future Self n' Me
* Red Sleigh Down

After five seasons of non-stop laughs and political incite, South Park began 2002 with a bang in its sixth season. This season was a season for experimenting with new ideas that would take the show in a whole new direction. For starters, Kenny McCormick, who had previously served as one of the main characters (the one who would die in almost every episode) was dead and burried. Replacing him for the first five episodes of this season was Leopold "Butters" Stotch. He was then fired and replaced by Tweek. Also in this season, the kids' fourth grade teacher, Ms. Choksondik, is killed and replaced by the old third grade teacher, Mr. Garrison, who instead of toting around Mr. Hat is now shoving small animals up the ass of his new teacher's assistant and boyfriend, Mr. Slave.

The following 17 episodes are included in this boxed set:

Jarred Has Aides - A great start to a great season. This episode rips on Jarred, the man who became famous for losing weight while eating at Subway. Butters quickly steps forward as one of the main characters by becoming fat, then having liposuction surgery in a plot to say that he lost weight eating at City Wok.

Asspen - Another classic episode. In this one, the boys visit Aspen, Colorado, where Stan takes on skiing to save a youth center.

Freak Strike - A fairly average episode. In this one, Butters goes on the Maury Povich show with balls on his chin, then Cartman goes on as an out-of-control child.

Fun With Veal - The boys become eco-terrorists as part of a plot to save baby calves from the veal factory, but then Stan grows sick with vaginitus.

The New Terrance and Phillip Movie Trailer - One of the funniest episodes of the season. The boys travel from house to house to watch the Russel Crowe: Fightin' 'Round the World show so that they can see the trailer for the new Terrance and Phillip movie, Asses of Fire 2.

Professor Chaos - In this landmark episode, Stan, Kyle, and Cartman fire Butters and hold auditions for a new fourth friend. A vengeful Butters then vows to bring terror and chaos to the world as he becomes Professor Chaos.

Simpsons Already Did It - This episode kicks off Tweek's reign as the fourth friend. Ms. Choksondik dies, Cartman creates a sea-ciety, and Butters comes up with diabolical scheme after diaboloical scheme only to find out that "Simpsons did it!"

Red Hot Catholic Love - With all the priest molestation cases taking place, the boys' parents decide to become atheists. Cartman bets Kyle $20 that if you eat with your butt, you'll crap out your mouth... and wins. Meanwhile, Father Maxi journeys to the Vatican to put a stop to the priest molestation and save Catholicism.

Free Hat - Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Tweek journey to George Lucas's house to save Raiders of the Lost Ark from being another victim to movies remade and ruined by their directors.

Bebe's Boobs Destroy Society - This is the only episode of the season that I don't like. Bebe develops boobs, the boys start acting like apes, and a horribly out-of-character Wendy gets breast implants.

Child Abduction is Not Funny - But this episode sure is. Tweek is abducted and the parents order Lu Kim, owner of City Wok, to build a city wall around South Park. With all the media reports of increased child abductions, the parents send their children off to live on their own and they become Mongolians.

A Ladder to Heaven - Tweek appears to have been fired as the fourth friend. In this, quite possibly the best episode of the season, Stan, Kyle, and Cartman build a ladder to heaven in an attempt to get their winning ticket stub back from Kenny so that they can go on a candy shopping spree. Cartman consumes Kenny's ashes and his soul starts living on inside of Cartman's body. The president is informed that Saddam Hussein is building weapons of mass destruction in heaven and decides he needs to bomb heaven.

The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers - A hilarious spoof of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Stan's parents accidentally mix up their porno with the Lord of the Rings and Butters becomes obsessed with the porno.

The Death Camp of Tolerance - Mr. Garrison is hired back as the new fourth grade teacher in place of the late Ms. Choksondik. He gets a new teacher's assistant, Mr. Slave, and shoves the classroom gerbil Lemmiwinks up his ass. Lemmiwinks goes on a Hobbit-like journey to escape from the gay man's ass while the boys are sent to tolerance camp for not tolerating their teachers' homosexual behavior.

The Biggest Douche in the Universe - Cartman is running out of time. Chef takes the boys to see John Edward so that he can communicate with Kenny's soul. Realizing that John Edward is a douche, Chef and Ms. Cartman take Cartman to Scotland so that Chef's parents can perform an exorcism on Cartman. Kyle is convinced that his deceased grandmother wants him to attend Jewleeard and so Stan tries to prove to the world that John Edward can't talk to the dead and is nothing but a douche.

My Future Self n' Me - Stan's future self comes back to the present and he's a total slob. Stan then discovers that Butters also has a future self. After some sleuthing, they find out it's all a plot by their parents to keep them off of drugs and away from alcohol. With a little help from Cartman, they plot their revenge.

Red Sleigh Down - Upon discovering that he's getting nothing but coal for Christmas, Cartman decides to bring Christmas joy to Iraq. Instead, Santa's sleigh gets shot down and he is kidnapped by the Iraqis. Stan, Kyle, Cartman, Mr. Hankey, and Jesus have to journey to Iraq to save Santa and bring Christmas joy to the people. Santa is saved, but Jesus is killed. Kenny returns at the end of the episode. Jimmy sings The 12 Days of Christmas.

This is a great season and will make an excellent addition to anyone's DVD collection. Also be sure to check out the first five seasons of South Park!

The sixth season of South Park saw creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone using the animated Comedy Central cash cow to poke fun at anyone (Jared from the Subway commercials for one), everyone, and really, anything that pops into their heads. Beginning with Stan, Kyle, and Cartman deciding to make Butters their fourth friend (replacing the late Kenny, who actually stayed dead, for a while anyway), and the later after he gets fired, he becomes the villainous (or so he thinks) Professor Chaos; bent on world destruction, even though everything he thinks of has already been done on the Simpsons (the instant classic "Simpsons Already Did It"). Also during this season, the kids and their parents take a trip to Aspen, the kids have to watch Russell Crowe's reality series so they can see the trailer for the new Terrence & Philip movie, the boys visit a farm and decide to hide the baby animals, the boys meet psychic John Edwards, and a China-esque wall gets built around the town. The bawdy, irreverent lunacy of past seasons is maintained here to full effect, and this is animated cable TV comedy at its very best. The only downside of season six of South Park is that after this season, the writing took a bit of a downward slide for a bit, but make no mistake, South Park still remains the reigning king of original animated cable comedy. Definitely a must own for longtime fans of the show.

INTRO: The 6th season of SP set a new directon for the series. For instance, they killed off Kenny for good (until Red Sleigh Down) and replaced him with Butters.

This season has some great moments. Cartman and Butters being on the Maury show, Professer Chaos, "Rob Schneider is...", and Mr. Garrison and Mr. Slave, to name a few.

EPISODE LIST:

1. Jared Has Aides: Jared, that annoying Subway guy, admits he had aides, people who helped him, to lose weight. Of course, people think he means AIDS. Meanwhile, the boys try to make their own Jared, by making Butters fat, do lyposuction on him, then say he lost it while eating City Wok.

2. Asspen: In this 80's-style episode, the boys head to Aspen while their parents go to a Time Share meeting. Also, Stan "Darsh" gets challanged to a ski race.

3. Freak Strike: The boys send Butters to the Maury show as a freak with balls on his chin to get a prize. After he wins a trip to the largest puttputt golf course, Cartman goes on the show as an out-of-control teen, with hilarious results. Meanwhile, the freaks are having a strike for better prizes.

4. Fun With Veal: The boys, after taking a trip to the slaughterhouse and learning that veal is a tortured baby cow, calfnap the calves and hide them in Stan's room.

5. The Terrance and Phillip Movie Trailer: The boys have to watch Russell Crowe: Fightin' 'Round the World, to see the new T&P movie trailer. Too bad they can't find a TV.

6. Professer Chaos: After firing Butters as their 4th friend, the boys start a contest for a new friend. Meanwhile, Butters' rejection reveals his evil alter ego: Professer Chaos!

7. The Simpsons Already Did It: Classic episode about Trey and Matt's fustration with original ideas that the Simpson's have not done. P. Chaos returns with some new schemes, too bad the Simpsons have already done them. Also, the boys, along with the new 4th friend Tweek, think that Cartman's Sea People killed their teacher, Ms. Choksondik.

8. Red Hot Catholic Love: Father Maxi has to change the rules so that Catholics can't molest boys anymore, even if it means going through a Pitfall course. Also, Cartman craps out of his mouth.

9. Free Hat: The boys have to stop Steven Speilberg and George Lucas from "improving" Raiders of the Lost Ark. But the own cares only about freeing a baby killer.

10. Bebe's Boobs Destroy Society: Bebe develops (really small) boobs and the boys go ape, and kick Cartman out of the gang. Jealous, Wendy tries to get implants.

11. Child Abduction is Not Funny: The parents will stop at nothing to keep their children safe, even if it means building a Great Wall around he city and putting trackers on the kids' heads.

12. A Ladder to Heaven: The boys win a candy shopping spree, too bad they gave Kenny the ticket stub needed. So they build a ladder to heaven to get the stub back. It becomes a national sensation, and even Alan Jackson writes a few horrible "Where Were You" songs about it. Meanwhile, Cartman drinks Kenny's ashes thinking it's chocolate milk mix, and gets Kenny's soul in his body.

13. The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers: Classic episode. The boys bring Butters a copy of LOTR to watch, but it is actually Randy and Sharon's hardcore porno tape! After watching it, Butter's becomes Gollum. After Stan's parents tell them to retrieve "LOTR", the boys think the tape's evil and they embark on a quest to return it to the video store. On the way, they are pursued by an army of 6th graders, and Butters. Also, Token has a classic line.

14. The Death Camp of Tolerance: Mr. Garrison tries to get fired from being gay as his new job as the boys' 4th grade teacher so he can sue for millions of bucks. He tries many things, including shoving the gerbil Lemmiwinks up his new assisstant Mr. Slave's ass, but when the boys tell their parents, they think they are intolerant homophobes and send them to a camp of tolerance. Meanwhile, Lemmiwinks embarks on an epic quest to get out of Mr. Slave's ass. Another classic episode.

15. The Biggest Douche in the Universe: Hilarious episode. Cartman needs to exorcise Kenny's spirit from his body. He tries John Edward, a fake douchey psychic, but when that doesn't work, he tries Chef's parents. Meanwhile, Stan tries to expose John Edward's doucheyness. This episode also features the infamous Rob Schneider trailers.

16. My Future Self and Me: A 32-year-old druggie claiming to be Stan's future self shows up. Meanwhile, Cartman tries the business of revenge.

17. Red Sleigh Down: The 6th season ends with a bang as Cartman has to score one big "nice" to get any Christmas presents. So he teams up with Santa, Mr. Hanky, and Jesus to bring Christmas to Iraq. But when Santa gets kidnapped by Iraqi terrorists, it's up to Jesus and Cartman to rescue him. Also Kenny returns (he was just over there the whole time) and a great character gets killed off.

OVERALL: A great season that brings new life back to the series. Pick it up and enjoy.

DEFINITE recommended buy, especially for the occasional South Park viewer. Normally, someone would tell you to buy Season Two for the fact that it contains 'definitive' episodes that describe the show. But, when Matt Stone and Trey Parker get good, it's usually later, as in the case of South Park: Season Six. Maybe a small sampler of early episodes on Comedy Central (runs all the time and they love to run the early ones), just to introduce yourselves to the characters, and just tell to yourself "Kenny's really dead, like, for good", and this season is awaiting.

Here's a rundown of the episodes:

Freak Strike: With Butters as the new "friend", they get him to appear on the Maury Povich show as a freak ("ball chin boy" is his nickname), but runs into trouble when the freak union goes on strike and wants him as one of its mascots. Great episode solely for Cartman dressing up and acting like a trashy 16-year old whore.

Jared Has Aides: If you remember into the past enough (South Park is extremely current, this tradition continues onto today's episodes), you'll remember a certain guy named Jared who lost 200 lbs by eating Subway. Well, he comes to South Park and the boys find out his dirty secret: he has aides. No, no, no! Not the disease, but actual aides who helped him lose weight. Feeling guilty, he shares his secret upon the world...but only verbally...and without explaination. What follows his a hysterical "Three's Company"-esque episode that Jared is totally oblivious of. It has not reran outside its premiere date (well, very rarely) on Comedy Central due to the last scene, which you'll have to see for yourself, as it's very offensive to some.

Asspen: A parody of old '80's ski resort flicks, the parents want to go on vacation, so they arrange to go to Aspen at a time-share hotel with the boys. Expecting only a 30-minute time share meeting, the parents are scammed into spending every single second there. Meanwhile, Stan is taken on by a jock who seems to be surrounded by a different world, for which Stan is somehow now a part of. Focuses mostly on Stan (though there is a great bit with Cartman and Butters about a prank called a "Hitler") and the parents, but it features the first incarnation of the Montage song, later to be heard in Team America.

The New Terrance & Phillip Movie Trailer: An unique episode that really does take exactly thirty minutes, the boys are uber-excited about a trailer for the new Terrance & Phillip movie, a sequel to the film that spawned a war in the SP movie. But, they must stick through most of the strange show "Russel Crowe Fightin' 'Round the World", which is pretty much what the title implies. Unfortunately for them, living rooms in South Park are increasingly being filled, and the boys wind up running from one television console to the next, trying to make it just in time for the commercial breaks. This is the only episode of SP, or any tv show on DVD perhaps where it will be sort of a downside to not having commercial breaks, as the episode's entire structure comes from this. Whenever Stan says "oh boy, the next commercial break!"...we go to black for 2 seconds, and then back. A bunch of flow is ruined there, but besides that, it is a fantastic episode and the Russel Crowe show is major fun to watch, just for his great one-liners.

Fun with Veal: The boys visit a farm, where they see baby cows waiting to be turned into veal. Stan is shocked, seeing how cute they are, and decides to become a vegetarian. Soon, he puts it even further by suckering the other boys into taking the same baby cows and hiding them into Stan's room. It's a matter of time before the media and their parents find out, and the boys stake out for days. The conclusion is bizarre, but shockingly funny. Not one of the best, but the ending with be stuck with you for quite a bit.

Professor Chaos: The boys have a tough decision to make...they have to fire Butters. He isn't good enough as Kenny, and he's not working out. His heart destroyed, Butters vows to make sure nobody experiences happiness again, and becomes Professor Chaos, bringer of no-good. He tries out many evil plans along with a new sidekick, all of which don't work. Meanwhile, the boys begin a search for a fourth friend involving their classmates in a Bachelor parody. This one is a classic, and the reality show b-plot is just icing on the cake.

Simpsons Already Did It: The previous episode abruptly ties things up by telling us three things: Butters' plans did not work, Tweek is the fourth friend and Mrs. Choksondick, the teacher, is dead. Cartman buys sea monkeys, believing that they will bring him to nirvana. Except, the sea monkeys turn out to suck, so they stick them in their teacher's coffee before she dies. Through a set of bizarre coindindences, the boys believe that the sea monkeys killed their teacher, and set off to remove the evidence. Meanwhile, Butters' continues with being Professor Chaos, coming up with now great plans with just one snafu: they all were already done on "The Simpsons". A great tribute to the long-lasting animated series (that paved the way for South Park) , but the Cartman/sea monkeys plot is equally hilarious. Wonderful sequel to the previous episode.

Red Hot Catholic Love: The parents feel too unsafe with the church, with the recent news of priests molesting children. They become atheists after consulting their children on what happens during Sunday School, which get them confused, especially one question: if you eat through your anus, will crap come out your mouth? Meanwhile, Priest Maxi is shocked to find he is the only priest on Earth who does not have sex with children, and sets off to the Vatican to set things straight. Watch pretty much only for the Love Boat parody and the excerpt with Martha Stewart, the rest is pretty much throwaway, one of season six's weakenesses.

Free Hat: Oh, this is a good one. This is an episode that prevented a theatrical release. The boys are sick of going to theaters and seeing chopped-up, digitized re-releases of their favorite movies, so they set a campaign to rid the box office of this filth. Cartman advises a free gift, so they add "Free Hat", for which everybody thinks that the boys want to free a certain baby murderer from prision. So now its up to the boys on their own to confront George Lucas before he unleashes another special edition unto the world. This episode is so funny and true that it scared Lucas from touching up and re-releasing "Raiders of the Lost Ark". A must-watch episode.

Bebe's Boobs Destroy Society: Because of their teacher's death, the kids were given a four-week reprieve (in which the previous two episodes took place)...but they're back, with one difference: Bebe's breasts have developed slightly, but just enough to where the boys cluelessly notice. The have no idea at first why they are all attracted to her, but the girls, especially Wendy, do. What follows is a subtle commentary on the treatment of women in the real world, but nonetheless a laugh riot, especially when Bebe's breasts start to communicate to one another.

Child Abduction is Not Funny: "Damn you Mongolians! Trying to break down my wall!" The parents are scared. Child abductions are all the rage on the news, and they are watching their kids like hawks. To prevent invaders, the city has Mr. Kim (owner of City Wok) build a huge China-esque wall around the city...but maybe that isn't even enough to protect the kids. If you ask anybody about this episode, they most likely will remember only Kim's one-liners, and that's about it. Good thing, since that is the best part of the episode. The rest is mostly filler compared to it, but a good episode anyways.

A Ladder to Heaven: The boys won a candy spree in a contest they entered six months ago and Kenny has the needed ticket stub. One problem, though: Kenny is dead. To find Kenny, the boys start to build a ladder to heaven out of materials from the city dump. Town citizens are inspired and huddle around the tower, crying, remarking on how sweet the boys' mission is, eventually turning into something only South Park could do...a parody of 9/11, and a damn tasteful one at that. And it turns out the boys may not need the ladder after all when Cartman accidentally eats Kenny's ashes and soul. Meanwhile, the US government monitors the boys ascent into the skies, convinced that Saddamn Hussein (who, thanks to Satan, lives in Heaven) is building bombs up there. Hysterical, and one of the most un-PC things I have ever seen, especially at that time.

The Death Camp of Tolerance: Mr. Garrison, the newly-out-of-the-closet teacher is being promoted from kindergarten to the fourth grade, placing him as once again the boys' teacher. The reason? New laws state that if Garrison would not be promoted or if were to be fired, because he's gay, he can sue for discrimination (and millions at that!). So, he decides to act super gay to be fired, but the school does not budge, yet the students are frightened. Especially once they meet Mr. Garrison's new assistant: Mr. Slave. A gut-busting episode featuring a spot-on parody of Schindler's List. Noteworthy to watch for the change between Mr. Hat and Mr. Slave, who is prominent in later seasons.

The Biggest Douche in the Universe: Cartman is unfortunate for having such an unlucky soul like Kenny to be trapped in his body...he almost dies on multiple occasions. Chef tells Liane that Cartman could be saved if they go to see John Edwards, so they all (including Kyle and Stan [Tweek mysteriously disappears in "Ladder to Heaven"]) fly to New York. Too bad John Edwards sucks, so Chef, Cartman and Liane go to Scotland to Chef's parents to perform an exorcism. Kyle and Stan have a plane to Colorado when Kyle takes belief into a tidbit that John Edwards gave him about his grandmother and attends a Jewish school in New York. Stan decides to head to John Edwards to help him convice Kyle to go back to South Park, but finds less than he expected. Relies on current humor, such as the Rob Schnedier film parodies, and is easily the most dated episode of the bunch, but still funny if you had a TV in 2002.

My Future Self 'N Me: Stan gets a shock when his future self appears and turns out to be a drug-addicted bum. But when Stan finds out that Butters also has a future self who is a drug-addicted bum (who likes the show Becker), something seems fishy. Meanwhile, Cartman sets up shop for a new buisness: exacting revenge on your parents by smearing crap all over the walls of your house. Smelly, but effective. A great episode with an overlay of commentary about anti-drug campaigns.

Red Sleigh Down: A treat for long-time viewers of South Park, and a shock to all those who believe in the term "Politcal Correctness". Cartman finds out he has to do the nicest thing ever to get a certain gift for Christmas, so he convinces the boys, with the help of Mr. Hankey, to head to the North Pole and try to bring Christmas to Iraq. Unfortunately, Santa is bombed and held hostage in Iraq, and the boys recruit Jesus to help them on their journey to the middle east to save Santa and Christmas as we know it. The season truly goes out with a bang, and the ending makes the season, as it totally abolishes everything that evolved in the show's structure that season with only a swift fifteen seconds. This is why you should watch this season in order if you haven't seen this one (or, in that case, seasons 7, 8 and 9) yet, I wouldn't want to ruin the surprise.

Well, that's South Park season six in a nutshell, and one hell of a season to own. Sure enough, there will be Matt and Trey's mini-commentaries, basically introducing the episode and saying if anything intresting happened while writing/making it in about five minutes time, but this isn't about the extras, this is about the definitive SP season to own...and this is it.

South Park gets better and better with each season. Matt Stone and Trey Parker keep the shows relevant. Season 6 has some of the best SP episodes (especially on disc 3). I find I'm watching SP DVDs way more than The Simpsons.

Disc 1:
Jared Has Aides-A simple misunderstanding causes the people of SP to want to execute Subway poster boy Jared. Meanwhile, the boys hope to create another Jared sensation with Butters and City Wok. (5 Stars).
Asspen-Butters' parents get the boys' parents to attend a time share presentation at Aspen ski resort. Retro 80s music includes A-Ha (with a really bad rendition of "Take on Me" at the end), Men w/o Hats, and Simple Minds. Thumper the ski instructor and Tad the ski bully are very annoying but the lengths that the time share company goes to in order to get the boys' parents to sign up keeps this episode entertaining. The side story with Stan and the ski bully is an obvious take-off of some cheesy 1980s movie(s)(3 Stars).
Freak Strike-A union of disfigured people who do the talk show circuit go on strike for better prizes and are skeptical whether Butters, who the boys got to put testicles on his chin to go on Maury Povich Show, is a genuine freak. Cartman goes on the show too as an out-of-control kid who dresses like a slut, "Whatever, I do what I want!" (very funny). The "Look for the True Freak Label" jingle is hilarious. The union includes the kid from Mask and Liza Minelli. (5 Stars).
Fun With Veal-After seeing where veal comes from, the boys (well, mainly Stan and Cartman has his own agenda) want to rescue the animals. They barricade themselves in Stan's room and end up negotiating calves for fire arms. This episode ends with a convincing case against vegetarianism (uh,... yeah). (3 Stars).
The New Terrance and Phillip Movie Trailer-The boys have to suffer through a Russell Crowe TV show to see the new T & P movie trailer. It's ironic that Crowe's recent actions further justifies their spoof. (4 Stars).
Professor Chaos-The boys let Butters know that he is not the right fit to be Kenny's replacement and "fire" him. The boys hope to find a new friend "Bachelor" style. Meanwhile, Butters is so mad at his rejection he creates a new persona and he and his "minions" set out to unleash destruction on the world. (5 Stars).

Disc 2:
Simpsons Already Did It-The boys think they've killed Miss Choksondik with sea-people and then accidentally create a sea city. Meanwhile, Prof. Chaos tries to think of ways to destroy the world only to keep coming up with ideas already used on the Simpsons. (4 Stars).
Red Hot Catholic Love-The parents of SP are so worried that their kids will be molested by the local priests they become atheists (The "Catholic Boat" scene is hilarious). The local reverend tries to mend the reputation of his church and finds he's up against more than he bargained for. Meanwhile, Cartman discovers a new way to eat. One of the funniest SPs ever. (5 Stars).
Free Hat-The boys are on a mission to stop the director changes to classic movies and go up against George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. A group of supporters confuse the boys' plan with a movement to free a convicted child murderer. As with the Simpsons and Family Guy, I never care much for episodes that feature celebrities as I think the regular characters are more interesting. (3 Stars).
Bebe's Boobs Destroy Society-After a two-week hiatus, Bebe comes to class with developing breasts and gets the attention of all the boys who turn into cavemen. (3 Stars).
Child Abduction is Not Funny-The parents are swayed by all the news reports about child abductions to the point of having a wall built around the town and having their kids sent away (Stan-"Dude, sometimes I think our parents are really stupid"). Very funny but the City Wok/Mongolian sideline gets annoying. (4 Stars).

Disc 3:
A Ladder to Heaven-The boys want to see their dead friend Kenny again so they can get a ticket stub for a free candy shopping spree and begin building a ladder to heaven (of course, their parents think the kids have the sweetest of intentions). As would be expected, Japan competes with the U.S. to reach heaven first. Meanwhile, the government discovers a new location of weapons of mass destruction. In addition, Cartman mistakes Kenny's ashes for chocolate milk mix and starts having memories through Kenny's eyes. Jam-packed and hilarious. One of the best SPs ever. Interesting note: the U.S. govt intelligence proves very accurate in reporting on the fate of Saddam Hussein (I wonder if Parker and Stone realize they made the govt look very competent that one moment).
The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers-Stan's parents accidentally put a video of mysterious powers (a.k.a. a porno) in a Lord of the Rings box. After Butters is affected by "my precious," the boys must return it to the Twin Towers video store before it wreaks more havoc on middle earth. Great stuff! (5 Stars).
The Death Camp of Tolerance-As the new 4th grade teacher, Mr. Garrison (with the help of his "teacher's ass." Mr. Slave) does whatever he can to get fired for gay discrimination. Also includes a sideline featuring Lemmiwinks the gerbil. Highlight: the sleeping Mexican janitor at the Museum of Tolerance. Episodes featuring Mr. Garrison are always winners (5 Stars).
The Biggest Douche in the Universe-With Kenny's soul in Cartman's body, Cartman and his friends go to New York to go on a show featuring psychic John Edward. Stan questions Edward's intentions when Kyle thinks Edward spoke to his dead grandmother and decides to join a Jewish private school. Cartman visits Chef's parents in Scotland to undergo an exorcism (love this part). Dropped a star because Stan is overly self-righteous here. (4 Stars)
My Future Self `N Me-Stan and Butters' parents hire actors to play their kids in the future to warn them to stay away from drugs. When Stan and Butters find out, they go to Cartman (complete with Mexican workers) for revenge. (5 Stars).
Red Sleigh Down-Massive episode! Cartman finds out he has to do the greatest thing ever to make up for all his bad things he did during the year so he can get a cool Christmas present and decides to bring Christmas to Iraq. While Jimmy sings "The Twelve Days of Christmas," the boys, Santa, Mr. Hankey, and Jesus join in an adventure that includes bombings, torture, death, and Cartman singing fake Christmas songs in the back of the sleigh. (5 Stars).

This is probably the most well rounded South Park season yet. There wasn't a single episode I didn't like. Unlike season 5, with the horribly unfunny Bin-Laden episode and season 4 with Helen Keller. I won't discuss the first 3 seasons because those were the pre-satire years. They went from crude silly humor to extremely sharp and clever American satire. Season 6 is the definitive South Park collection.

For some reason, I think that "Asspen" is one of my favorite episodes ever. Maybe because I'm a sucker for the 80s, but I think it's highly underrated. "The Biggest Douche in the Universe" is also one of my favorites because it's exactly how I feel about those spirit-talking wannabe shows on TV. And who can deny that "Simpsons Already Did It" isn't one of the best 30 minutes to ever air on television? They even got props from Matt Groening for that episode! But I think the most underrated South Park episode ever is "The Terrance & Phillip Movie" where we spend almost the entire episode watching the Russell Crowe Show just to see the new T&P movie trailer. It's freaking hilarious, because let's face it... Russell Crowe is a friggin' psycho with an ego bigger than his bank account.

I like the direction South Park took at the end of Season 5 by killing Kenny for good (sort of). This leaves room for a lot of changes. I honestly thought that the whole Kenny thing got old after the first few dozen episodes. Plus it created the episode where the SP kids hold a contest to find out who will be his replacement friend in this season.

All in all it's a wonderful collection of modern day satire. It's not the crude fart and poop jokes that South Park has been in the past, it's an edgy, relevent and revealing look at America. Take the show for what it is, there really is something being said behind the construction paper facade. What would the world of comedy be if Matt Stone and Trey Parker never made this show!? This is one of the most politically charged shows on the air. It's not all politics though, there is a good number of random goofy episodes- but even in those, there are countless jabs at the American lifestyle.

Most highly recommended for anyone with a sense of humor.

I admit I was not a fan for the first couple of years but by season four SP had evolved into a much more satrical, intelligent show and by season five it had also added dark humour to its comedy cannon (scott tenorman, butters very own episode)

Due to shows evolving humour and characters, the creators began to play around with the story telling of the show (if you bought the season 5 dvds you would hear Trey talk about how they began do more simple stories other than complex ones as this allowed much more breating room for humour)this playing around with storytelling led to the creators killing off Kenny for real, as his character was becoming a prop (if you watch season 5 you'll notice most of the kenny deaths come right at the end of the episode, are usually very uninspired and only really used to keep up appearances) Yes, we all know Kenny rejoins the cast at the end of this season but anyway...

Season 6 is probably the most Butters packed season ever, this cute lil guys role had been increasing from episode to episode since his first speaking role in season 3, and its this season where butters really is the star when he is brought in by the boys as their replacement friend for Kenny, from the first episode onwards they promptly torment and abuse him until eventually firing him as their friend, Oh but the butters fun doesnt stop there, for after that he becomes a super villian, the evil "Proffesor Chaos"

Another cool thing about this season is the sheer amount of experimenting with characters and situations, an episode focusing on a rarely seen character bebe, the introduction of the city wok guy, miss chosondik dying, mr slave introduced, LEMMYWINKS! So much is new. All of this while at the same time creating completely fufilling episodes in terms of storyline and humor, as well as the usuall social commentary, celebrity bashing and movie parody, which in this season is the most dense and rich it has ever been.

This is not the season to get if you want to get the overall character profile of south park, theres alot of moving things around here, and episodes often have continuity from one to the next in this season (something not usually done in SP) but in terms of humour this is as good as it gets

The special features I assume will be the same as season 5 (mini commentaries from matt and trey) while it would be nice to have more features I feel the commentaries here are often very interesting, no doubt it will be the same in the season 6 set

SP is currently in its ninth season and, in my opinion, still very good, but season 6 is one to be especially excitied about, being one of the absolute best.

First thing, WHO said "Jarred Has Aides" wasn't a great episode? In fact I believe it to be one of the FUNNIEST of its particular season. Although, this season which has some fantastic episodes the subsequent 2 seasons are EVEN stronger, but this is a great followup to season 5.. with only a few.. well no real flat out duds, there's always SOMETHING in there.. but it doesn't quite stack up to the seasons around it.

Still.. Free Hat, Red Hot Catholic Love, Jarred has Aidea, The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers were some of the FUNNIEST episodes of the series.. and are easily in the top 25, the show reached its 100th episode in the 8th season with "I'm a Little Bit Country".

South Park amazingly hits it right out of the park.. or just nose dives, but even the nosedives can be.. just, that you're not really into that particular aspect.. for example the 8th season, "Good Times with Weapons" really works better I think.. on someone more into the anime style that the episode mocks, whereas the episode Asspen from this season, much like the baseball episode of season 9, mocks 80s movies. The Asspen episode I LOVE in particular that it mocks, to me anyway, the John Cusack flick Better Off Dead (watch it and TELL me they weren't having a bit of fun with it). Much with the baseball episode, from Stan trying to lose the baseball games to the rockin sound of "You're the Best" (from the Karate Kid) to Randy training Rocky III style.. At its best.. the episode is a smart social satire. and at its worst, sometimes it doesn't appeal to everyone at once.. cause not EVERYONE gets the joke.. but, the show always comes back.. that's part of the magic.. and this season definitely has it.

Look to have the 3-5 Minute minies at the start of each episode just like seasons 3,4, and 5

"Jared Has Aides"
In this episode the boys seize upon an opportunity to make money with a weight-loss program that's sweeping the country. Subway Jared has assistances calls them "Aides" but the town and everyone thinks he means "AIDS" good stuff.

"Asspen"
The boys head to Aspen, where the slopes are superb and Stan gets into a showdown with the lodge's expert skier. THe parents are scammed be a 90 Minute Time Share Condo Brief that lasts the entire weekend. I just got caught up in one of these in Florida but I made sure it only lasted 90 minutes.

"Freak Strike"
The gang decides to put Butters up as a guest on a talk show thinking that they will get special favors. The creation of the Ball Chinieans done long before MIB II.

"Fun with Veal"
The boys try to save baby lambs from the slaughterhouse. In this story the boys find out what happens to you if you are a vegetarian.

"The New Terrance and Phillip Movie Trailer"
The boys look forward to the newest Terrance and Phillip movie. The only boring episode.

"Professor Chaos"
When Butters is rejected by the kids, his alter ego Professor Chaos is unleashed.

"Simpsons Already Did It"
Professor Chaos sets up another sinister plot to destroy the world; The boys invade Mrs. Choksondiks autopsy. Great one.

"Red Hot Catholic Love"
The Catholic Church scandal begins to effect the town.

"Free Hat"
The boys try and stop famous directors from ruining their favorite films by enhancing and re-releasing them. They offer free hats if you join the cause and the ad simply says Free Hat and Hat turns out to be a baby murderer so the nation wants to know why they want Hat freed.

"Bebe's Boobs Destroy Society"
When a female classmate begins to develop the boys friendship is threatened.

"Child Abduction is Not Funny"
The overprotective parents of South Park will do anything to keep their children from being kidnapped.

"A Ladder to Heaven"
The kids when a shopping spree in a candy store, but Kenny was holding the winning ticket. Kyle, Cartman, and Stan decided to build a ladder to heaven to get the ticket from their deceased friend so they can claim their prize. I hate Allen Jackson so this was good cause he is made fun of.

"The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers"
After watching The Lord of the Rings, the boys are inspired to go on a difficult quest to return their copy of the film to the video store. Great Episode

"The Death Camp of Tolerance"
The boys are sent to a camp where cultural sensitivity is taught.

"The Biggest..."
Cartman takes desperate measures to try to rid himself of Kenny's spirit, including traveling to Scotland. This time Psychic John Edwards is ripped on and let's face it any one named John Edwards or even John Kerry for that matter deserves to be ripped on.

"My Future Self N' Me"
Stan is forced to look at his life 30 years in the future; Cartman tries to launch a new business.

"Red Sleigh Down"
Cartman tries to score some points with Santa Claus by asking him to deliver presents to the needy children in Iraq.