Product Details

• Actors: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Isaac Hayes, Mona Marshall, April Stewart
• Writers: Trey Parker, Matt Stone
• Format: Animated, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: Unrated
• Number of tapes: 3
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• VHS Release Date: September 5, 2000
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304958471
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #291,284 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Fans of South Park, Comedy Central's wildly successful animated sitcom that's become a cultural phenomenon, can save cash by purchasing all three of the available volumes in this one blandly packaged box set. Each volume contains two episodes from the show's hilarious first season, plus two very tongue-in-cheek, self-mocking fireside chats with cocreators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. The controversial cartoon gained a devoted cult following for its wonderfully unabashed assaults on dull sitcom formulas and political correctness. While the show's animation is beyond primitive, with goofy construction-paper cutouts acting as characters, its writing is hilariously shocking and pushes the envelope of good taste off the table. The six episodes explore the small mountain town of South Park from the point of view of four foul-mouthed yet lovable 8-year-olds. They include level-headed coleaders Stan and Kyle; the fat, terminally pissed off, and hysterical Eric Cartman; and the hooded, incoherent Kenny (who dies in every episode). As such, it's stuffed with toilet humor, graphic violence, and profanity; but South Park also cleverly subverts TV clichés and acts as a scorching satire of America's hypocritical attitudes toward social problems like racism, homophobia, jingoism, neglectful parenting, euthanasia, and so on. Tape 1 includes the sci-fi parody pilot, "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe," and "Volcano," a send-up of Hollywood disaster movies and a commentary on hunting. Tape 2 includes the show's sharpest social critique, "Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride," along with "Weight Gain 4000." Finally, tape 3 wraps up the collection in outrageous style with "An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig," about genetic cloning, and "Death," which tackles euthanasia and, appropriately, offensive television. --Dave McCoy

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars southpark rules!!, March 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: South Park Gift Pack Volumes 1-3 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

this movie is the coolest one yet, cartman should recive the oscar for this one. southpark is a very mature yet funny and everybody can learn something from it, if they just botherd to watch!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Cartoon Ever!!, December 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: South Park Gift Pack Volumes 1-3 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

South Park rocks!! This is the funniest cartoon I have ever seen!! The episodes are original and the characters have humor far surpassing characters of the Simpsons.

5.0 out of 5 stars SWEEEET, August 10, 2001

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"youtz74" (Switzerland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: South Park Gift Pack Volumes 1-3 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

These kids are so cute and funny, you just want to cudle them. They are so sweeeeet. I will just love theme.