Trapped in the closet full episode season 09 ep 12 south park studios. A south park episode from 2005 perfectly explains scientologys unbelievable theory of how the world began. The 140th episode of the series overall, it first aired on comedy central in the united states on march 22, 2006. This is south parks version of what scientology is all about. South park and scientology top 10 controversial cartoons. Oct 23, 2011 rathbuns personal site leads with a post that includes more information, including this summary. 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.
And lets face it, we watch south park mostly for cartman. South park is full of unpc moments but this is one of the most unpc moments in south park history. Curious to hear what others think is the best episode. In the episode, stan joins scientology in an attempt to find something fun and free. 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.
Isaac hayess son claims his father didnt quit south park. Jun 24, 2016 over 95% of scientologists honestly have no idea what the south park episode is talking about. 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. Watch south park uncensored online free in hd, compatible with xbox. Trapped in the closet is the twelfth episode in the ninth season of the american animated television series south park. In the episode, stan marsh is believed to be the reincarnation of hubbard. South parks creators push back at scientogists isaac hayes and tom cruise for opposing a scientology episode. Most scientologists havent made it to the level of ot3 yet, so when they see it, it looks like something totally made up th. Aug 29, 2010 south park season nine, episode trapped in the closet 912. Watch south park uncensored online free in hd, compatible with xbox one, ps4, xbox 360, ps3, mobile, tablet and pc. 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. What scientologist actually believe video clip south park. 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.
South park trapped in the closet tv episode 2005 imdb. Stan takes a scientology personality quiz, and after making several allegations, the scientologists try to convince him he is to be their new leader. South park is an american animated sitcom created by trey parker and matt stone. Church of scientology official south park studios wiki. South park creators reveal scientology made isaac hayes. The 7th episode of the series overall, it originally aired on comedy central in the united states on november 16, 2005.
Back in 2005, south park creators trey parker and matt stone made headlines by using their show to attack an organization previously considered untouchable. South park and scientology top 10 controversial cartoons time. The head of the church of scientology tells stan the creation myth that scientologists believe. 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. Stan learns about the mormon religion after a new family moves to south park from utah. Til because of south parks scientology episode, the. 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. Comedy central the scientology origin stories told in both going clear and south park are almost identical. The church of scientology wasnt laughing when the show poked fun at its religion in a 2005 episode. Someone who is part of our extended family could use your help. We find out cartman has been keeping the town clean from hippies since he was five. Kelly is a reference to a series of videos he made called trapped in the closet. Operations were run in an attempt to silence parker and stone.
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. The four main characters were featured in the documentary film the aristocrats, listening to cartman tell his version of the films titular joke. Though hayes stated shortly after the episode aired in november. In reality, scientology is a global scam perpetuated to get millions of dollars out. 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. In 06 the creators of south park, trey parker and matt stone, became targets of corporate scientologys osa. The personality test given to stan is made up of barnum statements. Church of scientology investigated south park creators. South parkscientology battle br rages on beliefnet.
Ron hubbard appeared in the south park episode, trapped in the closet. Of course, the episode, which mocks the church of scientology s. 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. The only glaring difference is that south park portrays the aliens as looking non. There was no way the church of scientology, of all things, would escape south park s satirical animation. 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. Nov 10, 2017 south park this is what scientologists actually believe part 2. The episode was the first after the departure of actor isaac hayes, who voiced the character chef.
Nov 10, 2017 south park this is what scientologists actually believe part 1. In november 2005, south park aired the infamous in which stan joins scientology. Scientology actually forced isaac hayes to quit south park. South park parodied scientology in a short that aired as part of the 2000 mtv movie awards. Scientologists allegedly investigate south park creators. After the discovery of his surprisingly high thetan levels, he.
The church became frustrated when their investigation turned up nothing but the fact that theyre pretty normal people. Stories can help us to grasp the patterns of life, but. The end credits round this off,an allusion to the litigious nature of the victims of this shows parody. 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 short was entitled the gauntlet and also poked fun at john travolta, a scientologist. The south park episode trapped in the closet contained a dramatized explanation you can skip the first 50 seconds of the beliefs of scientology. According to the sources about scientology written by sciencefiction author l. Scientology targeted south parks parker and stone in investigation updated. Isaac hayes verlasst south park wegen scientologyepisode. Stan finds out that hes depressed after taking a test given to him by scientologists. Isaac hayess son claims his father didnt quit south park in protest over that scientology episode, someone quit for him. Trapped in the closet official south park studios wiki.
South park s09e12 south park trey parker matt stone. 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. Tom cruise is a hollywood actor who is a heavy advocate for the church of scientology. Church of scientology investigated south park creators matt. The 10 best south park episodes, ranked cinemablend. Watch the banned south park scientology episode give me my. A christmas miracle south park christmas snow s23e10. Schrankgefluster ganze folgen season 09 ep 12 south park. 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. After joining his new religion, the other members realize that he is the. This clip from south park s 9th season feels particularly relevant in the wake of katie holmes filing for divorce from tom cruise. 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. 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. The head of the church of scientology tells stan about the creation myth.
South park trapped in the closet tv episode 2005 south. Lafayette ronald hubbard is the founder of the church of scientology, which he founded by writing a book. Caught up in the familyfriendly doctrine of the church, randy declares the marshes to be mormon as well. He was also the main celebrity suing the town of south park in the season fourteen episodes, 200 and 201. The return of chef is the first episode in the tenth season of the american animated television series south park. South park this is what scientologists actually believe part 2. The season five 2001 episode super best friends features illusionist david blaine forming his own cult, called blaintology. Trapped in the closet is episode 12 of season 9 of south park. 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. You will watch south park season 9 episode 12 trapped in the closet online for free episodes with high quality. The same goes for tom cruise, the church adherent whose proclivities have often been questioned.
Matt is an awesome guy and we want to do something for him and his family. Rathbuns personal site leads with a post that includes more information, including this summary. 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. Apr 27, 2010 there was no way the church of scientology, of all things, would escape south park s satirical animation. Parker and stone have acknowledged that this is meant to be a reference to scientology. The episode trapped in the closet, which aired november 16, 2005, made fun of both. How accurate is south parks portrayal of scientology. Scientology targeted south parks parker and stone in. Comedy centrals longrunning animated series south park has been controversial from its very first episode. Along with tom cruise locking himself in a closet and stan becoming the reincarnation of l. Sep 14, 2016 in november 2005, south park aired the infamous in which stan joins scientology. Substantively correct, but lacks context and implies that this is the main and most important premise of scientology when, in fact, its not. Mar 21, 2006 5 responses to watch the banned south park scientology episode sean burke on january 26th, 2008 5.
It aired on november 16, 2005 stan takes a scientology personality quiz, and after making several allegations, the scientologists try to convince him he. Trapped in the closet full episode season 09 south park studios. He is the main focus, along with scientology as a whole, of the season nine episode, trapped in the closet. In the episode, stan joins scientology in an attempt to find something fun. 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. The other episode that stood out was the water park episode with cartman. Trapped in the closet full episode south park studios. South park creators reveal scientology made isaac hayes stop. This is what scientologists actually believe part 2.
Stream full episodes from all 22 seasons of south park. The only thing that someone can bitch about is that they believe the aliens are more human, and not colorful monsters. Trapped in the closettrivia south park archives fandom. Over 95% of scientologists honestly have no idea what the south park episode is talking about. Chef jerome mcelroy is a fictional character on the comedy central series south park who was voiced by isaac hayes. Was scientologen tatsachlich glauben video clip south park. Church of scientology official south park studios wiki south park studios. Watch south park season 9, episode 12 trapped in the closet. This is what scientologists actually believe part 1. Trapped in the closet full episode season 09 south park. Watch all south park episodes for free watch south park. The church of scientology gender multiple religion scientology voiced by multiple the official south park studios wiki. Watch full episodes of south park online south park studios. How do scientologists feel about the south park episode on.
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. This clip from south parks 9th season feels particularly relevant in the wake of katie holmes filing for divorce from tom cruise. Trapped in the closet is the twelfth episode of season nine, and the 7th overall episode of south park. Of course, the episode, which mocks the church of scientologys.
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