Product Details

• Actors: Mary Kay Bergman, Isaac Hayes, Gracie Lazar, Mona Marshall, Trey Parker
• Directors: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Adrien Beard, Toni Nugnes, Eric Stough
• Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• DVD Release Date: October 27, 1998
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305176159
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #86,601 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Volume 3 of South Park on DVD contains four episodes from 1997. "Starvin' Marvin" (a Thanksgiving episode) features an attack on the townspeople by genetically altered turkeys while the boys adopt an Ethiopian boy accidentally sent to them via airmail. "Mecha Streisand" was a chance for the program's creators to unleash their hatred of Barbra Streisand. Paying tribute to the Japanese monster duel movies of the 1960s, the story hilariously portrays Streisand as a rich, egomaniacal celebrity hell-bent on finding the missing relic that will transform her into a giant metal Barbra--a monster that crushes South Park's buildings at one moment while pausing to sign an autograph for Kyle's mother the next. Viewers will find some great musical performances in the "Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo": Kyle's "I'm a Lonely Jew on Christmas" lament; Mr. Hankey's "Howdy-Ho"; Chef's original, yuletide song (as only Chef can do); Cartman's "Kyle's Mom Is a Bitch"; and the finale chorus of the "Mr. Hankey" theme. While the town works to put on a "nondenominational, non-offensive" school play, Kyle tries to convince family and friends that yes, indeed, the Christmas turd in a red Santa hat that sang and danced in his bathroom is real. If "Mr. Hankey" is the South Park musical, then "Tom's Rhinoplasty" is the vomiting special. Teacher Mr. Garrison takes a leave of absence to have plastic surgery while the good looks of his substitute, Ms. Ellen, send the boys reeling into lovey-dovey land. As they compete to woo Ms. Ellen during Valentine's Day season, Wendy Testaburger's jealousy festers and grows into an explosively funny climax (due in part to the twists on Ms. Ellen's character). --Karen Karleski

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars a DVD review, August 1, 2000

By	Shelley Shay (Denton, TX **(God Bless the USA!!)**) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

I had already owned volumes 1, 5 & 6 when I got this DVD.

The episodes are absolutely hilarious... the most side-splitting being the classic "Starvin' Marvin."

I gave this DVD a less than perfect rating for the following reasons:

While the other episodes I owned had closed captioning enabled, this DVD did not. There is no explaination as to why there is no closed captioning on this DVD. Not only is closed captioning necessary for the hearing impaired and an aid for those learning English, it's almost a requirement to understand the lyrics of the songs or what some of the kids are saying at times... it's not like you can read the lips of a cartoon to figure out what they're saying.

This DVD loses another star due to the "bonus" skits with Matt and Trey that cannot be skipped. They are cute skits, but who wants to sit through them every single time? People buy these DVDs to see "South Park," not Matt and Trey.

The DVD lables these "introductions" to be a bonus, but you have to sit through 4 of these things, one before each "South Park" episode and you have to fast forward through them instead of being able to skip them. This makes me wonder, why do I have this on DVD in the first place? Of course, if I had it on tape, I would have blown the heads off the VCR by now from all the fast forwarding.

Buy it for the episodes, but prepare to suffer carpal tunnel syndrome from holding on the fast forward button ad infinitum.

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I am not ACTING LIKE A FREEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAK!, February 21, 2001

By	Olaf the Bear (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

Okay, well- I'm adding this part to all my South Park Reviews: For this price for four episodes, this is a great deal. I remember buying the VHS versions first (which are split up differently), and feeling I got ripped off on those once I saw how great these DVDs were. I'll review each individual episode the best I can remember now...

(oh, and i forgot to mention this in my earlier reviews, but i guess better late than never: The commentary before each episode by Matt and Trey are priceless. Very funny stuff.)

Starvin Marvin: "click click clack clik." I recall this episode had me rolling around the floor laughing... Like most of the other episodes, there are a couple of storylines going on. One is the adoption of Starvin Marvin, the ethiopian boy, another is the genetically altered turkeys (very boring), and lastly is the shuttling off of Cartman (the funniest part). When Cartman gets mad, it's funny. Why it's funny, I don't know. But I can't stop laughing. It's considered the Thanksgiving episode.

Mecha Streisand: Okay, I don't like Streisand as much as the next fellow, but I didn't like this episode at all. It was boring, unoriginal... and worst of all- you could tell when Matt and Trey were trying to be funny but didn't quite get to that point. Although it's not the worst episode... it's far from the best.

Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo: One of the funniest episodes EVER. This alone is worth the price of the DVD, and it introduces another classic character, Mr. Hankey... I think Mr. Mackey is also introduced in this episode (hearing him say, "he's a clinically depressed fecalfeliac" always cracks me up). Anyway, it's considered the Christmas episode, and is funny funny funny!

Tom's Rhinoplasty: Mr. Garrison decides to quit teaching the kids to bum around and pick up hot chicks with his new nose job. And if watching the "New Mr. Garrison" with mr. hat on his hand run around town isn't funny enough, the "chick from species" also guest voices Ms. Ellen, a gay substitute teacher that Wendy hates because stan is in love with her. Ahh... to only be 8 years old again...

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A worthy choice for SP Collectors., May 3, 1999

By	[e-mail] (Cleveland, USA) - See all my reviews

The only problem with this disk is when you skip you skip an entire title, not just a scene. And even then you still have to watch Matt & Trey's intro, which to say the least gets old after the first few times. The episodes are great, classic, and a must buy for those who like holidays. Valentines day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas are all included in this politically inncorrect satire. Just buy the ******* DVD!