South park trapped in the closet tv episode 2005 south. How accurate is south parks portrayal of scientology. Lafayette ronald hubbard is the founder of the church of scientology, which he founded by writing a book. According to the sources about scientology written by sciencefiction author l. In the episode, stan marsh is believed to be the reincarnation of hubbard. South parkscientology battle br rages on beliefnet. Tom cruise is a hollywood actor who is a heavy advocate for the church of scientology. What scientologist actually believe video clip south park. Trapped in the closet is episode 12 of season 9 of south park.
Trapped in the closet season s09 episode e12 written by trey parker production code 0912 original air date 20051116 episode chronology the official south park studios wiki. Trapped in the closet full episode south park studios. We find out cartman has been keeping the town clean from hippies since he was five. The church of scientology gender multiple religion scientology voiced by multiple the official south park studios wiki. The 7th episode of the series overall, it originally aired on comedy central in the united states on november 16, 2005. Jun 24, 2016 over 95% of scientologists honestly have no idea what the south park episode is talking about. Stories can help us to grasp the patterns of life, but. The only thing that someone can bitch about is that they believe the aliens are more human, and not colorful monsters.
Matt karpman was the inspiration for the name of one of our more famous south park characters. Church of scientology official south park studios wiki south park studios. Rathbuns personal site leads with a post that includes more information, including this summary. A christmas miracle south park christmas snow s23e10. Til because of south parks scientology episode, the. The head of the church of scientology tells stan the creation myth that scientologists believe. Til because of south parks scientology episode, the church of scientology hired people to spy on matt and trey to find something on them to use for blackmail. Kelly is a reference to a series of videos he made called trapped in the closet. Church of scientology investigated south park creators. Mar 21, 2006 5 responses to watch the banned south park scientology episode sean burke on january 26th, 2008 5. Comedy central the scientology origin stories told in both going clear and south park are almost identical. South park season 9 episode 12 trapped in the closet. Caught up in the familyfriendly doctrine of the church, randy declares the.
South park s09e12 south park trey parker matt stone. Of course, the episode, which mocks the church of scientologys. And to assure myself that i know im saying the right thing, i asked my friend tory christman magoo, who was a thirty year, very hiranknig ot7 member who finally saw the light in 20002001 and got out of the cult, if this whole xenu thing was true. Nov 10, 2017 south park this is what scientologists actually believe part 2. Watch south park uncensored online free in hd, compatible with xbox one, ps4, xbox 360, ps3, mobile, tablet and pc. South park is full of unpc moments but this is one of the most unpc moments in south park history. At the beginning of this episode, one can see a sign that reads twin pines plaza, this may be a reference to the twin pines mall from back to the future. This has nothing to do with intolerance and bigotry and everything to do with the fact that isaac hayes is a scientologist and that we. The episode was the first after the departure of actor isaac hayes, who voiced the character chef. Along with tom cruise locking himself in a closet and stan becoming the reincarnation of l. Scientology targeted south parks parker and stone in. Watch full episodes of south park online south park studios. How do scientologists feel about the south park episode on. This episode is a warning to everyone about scientology the episode explores how people are fooled into joining, robbed blind, and fed fantastically implausible stories.
The church became frustrated when their investigation turned up nothing but the fact that theyre pretty normal people. In november 2005, comedy central aired an episode of the us show south park entitled trapped in the closet that depicted scientology in a pejorative manner. Its frequent depiction of taboo subject matter, unusual especially sophomoric humor and portrayal of religion for comic effect has generated controversy and debate throughout the world over the course of its 23 seasons. Aug 07, 2018 with over 250 episodes under its belt, south park is one of the most successful and longrunning tv comedies animated or otherwise of all time.
In the episode, stan joins scientology in an attempt to find something fun. The season five 2001 episode super best friends features illusionist david blaine forming his own cult, called blaintology. This is south parks version of what scientology is all about. The personality test given to stan is made up of barnum statements. Oct 23, 2011 rathbuns personal site leads with a post that includes more information, including this summary. South park is an american animated sitcom created by trey parker and matt stone. Of course, the episode, which mocks the church of scientology s. The same goes for tom cruise, the church adherent whose proclivities have often been questioned. Scientology targeted south parks parker and stone in investigation updated. Parker and stone have acknowledged that this is meant to be a reference to scientology.
Nov 10, 2017 south park this is what scientologists actually believe part 1. Online episode guide, south park season 9 episode 12 trapped in the closet. In the episode, stan joins scientology in an attempt to find something fun and free. The episode used cartoons to describe the history of scientology and flashed, scientologists actually believe this, on the screen throughout. Stan finds out that hes depressed after taking a test given to him by scientologists. A south park episode from 2005 perfectly explains scientologys unbelievable theory of how the world began. The end credits round this off,an allusion to the litigious nature of the victims of this shows parody. Church of scientology investigated south park creators matt. South park creators reveal scientology made isaac hayes stop. You will watch south park season 9 episode 12 trapped in the closet online for free episodes with high quality.
Ron hubbard appeared in the south park episode, trapped in the closet. Xenu is an evil dictator of the galactic confederacy. This is what scientologists actually believe part 2. It aired on november 16, 2005 stan takes a scientology personality quiz, and after making several allegations, the scientologists try to convince him he. In 06 the creators of south park, trey parker and matt stone, became targets of corporate scientologys osa. A cafeteria worker at the local elementary school in the town of south park, colorado, chef is generally portrayed as more levelheaded than the other adult residents of the town, and sympathetic to the children. In november 2005, south park aired the infamous in which stan joins scientology.
This event supposedly took place over 75 billion years ago, he brought the people to earth and set them all up in volcanoes and then. He is featured in the season nine episode, trapped in the closet. Watch south park uncensored online free in hd, compatible with xbox. Stream full episodes from all 22 seasons of south park. After the discovery of his surprisingly high thetan levels, he.
The episode became the subject of controversy when musician isaac hayes, the voice of the character chef and a scientologist, quit the show in march 2006, just prior to the episodes first scheduled rescreening, citing south park s inappropriate ridicule of his religion. Most scientologists havent made it to the level of ot3 yet, so when they see it, it looks like something totally made up th. Around this time is when longtime contributor,legendary musician isaac hayeshimself a scientologistacrimoniously parted ways with the south park show and creators,which would thusly lead to an episode killing off hayes charact3er,chef. Matt is an awesome guy and we want to do something for him and his family. The south park episode trapped in the closet contained a dramatized explanation you can skip the first 50 seconds of the beliefs of scientology. Curious to hear what others think is the best episode. A 2005 episode of south park titled trapped in the closet ranks number 17 on tv guides list of tvs top 100 episodes of all time. Sep 14, 2016 in november 2005, south park aired the infamous in which stan joins scientology. Chef jerome mcelroy is a fictional character on the comedy central series south park who was voiced by isaac hayes. Sep 14, 2016 thr spoke to south park creators trey parker, matt stone, and others involved in the comedy central shows early days on 20 years of history.
Trapped in the closet is the twelfth episode of season nine, and the 7th overall episode of south park. Schrankgefluster ganze folgen season 09 ep 12 south park. Trapped in the closet full episode season 09 south park studios. South parks creators push back at scientogists isaac hayes and tom cruise for opposing a scientology episode. Watch the banned south park scientology episode give me my. The 140th episode of the series overall, it first aired on comedy central in the united states on march 22, 2006. The four main characters were featured in the documentary film the aristocrats, listening to cartman tell his version of the films titular joke. South park parodied scientology in a short that aired as part of the 2000 mtv movie awards. The return of chef is the first episode in the tenth season of the american animated television series south park. The short was entitled the gauntlet and also poked fun at john travolta, a scientologist. Trapped in the closet full episode season 09 south park.
South park trapped in the closet tv episode 2005 imdb. Watch south park season 9, episode 12 trapped in the closet. Church of scientology official south park studios wiki. Substantively correct, but lacks context and implies that this is the main and most important premise of scientology when, in fact, its not. South park this is what scientologists actually believe part 2. Aug 29, 2010 south park season nine, episode trapped in the closet 912. Caught up in the familyfriendly doctrine of the church, randy declares the marshes to be mormon as well.
Back in 2005, south park creators trey parker and matt stone made headlines by using their show to attack an organization previously considered untouchable. According to blogger and former scientologist marty rathbun, the church was so angered by the episode that it allegedly launched a secret investigation to see what dirt it could dig up on south park creators matt stone and trey parker. Around this time is when longtime contributor,legendary musician isaac hayeshimself a scientologist acrimoniously parted ways with the south park show and creators,which would thusly lead to an episode killing off hayes charact3er,chef. But trapped in the closet is a funny story with a very important message. The episode trapped in the closet, which aired november 16, 2005, made fun of both. Stan takes a scientology personality quiz, and after making several allegations, the scientologists try to convince him he is to be their new leader. Isaac hayess son claims his father didnt quit south park in protest over that scientology episode, someone quit for him. This is what scientologists actually believe part 1. After joining his new religion, the other members realize that he is the. There was no way the church of scientology, of all things, would escape south park s satirical animation.
Trapped in the closet official south park studios wiki. Operations were run in an attempt to silence parker and stone. He is the main focus, along with scientology as a whole, of the season nine episode, trapped in the closet. They did so by attacking its most famous acolyte, tom cruise, in an episode entitled trapped in the closet well let you figure out what angle of attack they chose to go with. The head of the church of scientology tells stan about the creation myth. The church of scientology wasnt laughing when the show poked fun at its religion in a 2005 episode. Scientology actually forced isaac hayes to quit south park. He was also the main celebrity suing the town of south park in the season fourteen episodes, 200 and 201.
Watch all south park episodes for free watch south park. Scientologists allegedly investigate south park creators. This clip from south park s 9th season feels particularly relevant in the wake of katie holmes filing for divorce from tom cruise. The 10 best south park episodes, ranked cinemablend. Nov 16, 2005 around this time is when longtime contributor,legendary musician isaac hayeshimself a scientologistacrimoniously parted ways with the south park show and creators,which would thusly lead to an episode killing off hayes charact3er,chef. Isaac hayes verlasst south park wegen scientologyepisode. In reality, scientology is a global scam perpetuated to get millions of dollars out. And lets face it, we watch south park mostly for cartman. South park creators reveal scientology made isaac hayes. Its so accurate that jenna miscavige hill, the niece of current scientology leader david miscavige, left the church after learned the secret from south park. Oct 25, 2011 a 2005 episode of south park titled trapped in the closet ranks number 17 on tv guides list of tvs top 100 episodes of all time. South park and scientology top 10 controversial cartoons.
Isaac hayess son claims his father didnt quit south park. Over 95% of scientologists honestly have no idea what the south park episode is talking about. South park and scientology top 10 controversial cartoons time. Apr 27, 2010 there was no way the church of scientology, of all things, would escape south park s satirical animation. The other episode that stood out was the water park episode with cartman. Comedy centrals longrunning animated series south park has been controversial from its very first episode. Trapped in the closettrivia south park archives fandom. Trapped in the closet full episode season 09 ep 12 south park studios. Trapped in the closet is the twelfth episode in the ninth season of the american animated television series south park. Someone who is part of our extended family could use your help. Stan learns about the mormon religion after a new family moves to south park from utah. This clip from south parks 9th season feels particularly relevant in the wake of katie holmes filing for divorce from tom cruise.
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