South Park - The Complete 5 Season
Warner Bros. (2001)
Animation, Comedy
In Collection
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Seen ItYes
097368799042
IMDB   9.2
315 mins USA/English
DVD  Region 1   NR (Not Rated)
Mary Kay Bergman
Franchesca Clifford
Isaac Hayes
Jennifer Howell
Jesse Howell
Mona Marshall Mrs.Broflovski / Mrs. Stotch / Various Roles
Trey Parker Stan / Cartman / Garrison / Mackey / More
Matt Stone Kyle / Kenny / Jimbo / Terance / Pip / More
Eliza Schneider Principal / Liane / Sharon / Wendy / More
Director Parker,Trey
Stone,Matt
Trey Parker
Matt Stone
Producer Frank C. Agnone II
Jennifer Howell
Writer Trey Parker
Matt Stone

Comedy, Lenny Bruce once said, is tragedy plus time. Less than two months--hardly any time at all--had elapsed after September 11 when South Park broadcast an episode that addressed the tragedy. Wit and satire have their place, of course, but in the aftermath of epochal upheaval, sometimes good old-fashioned ridicule can diminish an enemy and help to heal a grieving nation. The Emmy-nominated episode "Osama Bin Laden Has Farty Pants" does the cathartic trick, as Cartman plays Bugs Bunny to Osama's Elmer Fudd with a series of humiliating pranks, one of which reveals Osama's miniscule Bin Laden. "This is how we deal with stuff," creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone remark during the "commentary-mini," a listening option on each episode. In this fifth season, "It Hits the Fan," to quote the title of the notorious season-opening episode, in which the "S" word is uttered a staggering 162 times. In another series milestone, "Kenny Dies," and actually stays dead (at least until season 6). One of South Park's best characters gets his own half hour in "Butters' Very Own Episode," while one of the series' absolute worst, "Towelie," also gets his. Over the course of these 14 episodes, many life lessons are learned about sex education ("Proper Condom Use"), prejudice ("Here Comes the Neighborhood") and stereotypes ("The Entity"). But perhaps the most valuable lesson is: "Don't tick off Cartman," as witness his diabolical revenge against the unfortunate ninth grader who rips him off in "Scott Tenorman Must Die."

The genius of South Park is its uncanny ability to make satiric hay with such otherwise sure-fire comedy killers as aborted fetuses, concentration camps, and cancer (which becomes instantly funny when the words "up the a**" are added to it, and funnier still when spoken by actual members of Radiohead). 2001 was a rough year for America, and while this country's "problems" provide Stone and Parker with a fount of material (most of it objectionable), we can take odd comfort that they remain vigilant in rooting for their "team." --Donald Liebenson

Episodes
 30 mins    6/20/2001  1.  It Hits the Fan
The you-know-what hits the fan 162 times when the citizens of South Park hear the word "Sh*t" on the popular show, "Cop Drama." Boffo ratings have the executives at HBC plotting further use of the curse word, as the nation is struck by a mysterious plague that unleashes the ancient Knights of Standards and Practices. Only Chef and the boys can save South Park, and the world!
Director:  Trey Parker  Writer:  Trey Parker 
 30 mins    6/27/2001  2.  Cripple Fight
Big Gay Al returns to South Park, only to be thrown out as Scoutmaster to the boys for being gay. The boys rally to his defense, with the help of the new "handi-capable" kid, Jimmy. But there's only room for one crippled kid in South Park, so Timmy and Jimmy throw off the gloves, as well as the crutches and wheelchair, in an all out slugfest to end all slugfests.
Director:  Trey Parker  Writer:  Trey Parker 
Guest starring:  Marc
 30 mins    7/4/2001  3.  The Super Best Friends
Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny discover David Blaine, magician and Cult Leader. Stan finds out early that the Blainiacs are not as nice as they thought. Stan has to convince Kyle, Kenny and Cartman that they've been brainwashed... but will he get to them in time? Jesus has a few tricks up his sleeve! Super Best Friends to the rescue!
Director:  Trey Parker  Writer:  Trey Parker 
Guest starring:  Toby Morton
 30 mins    7/11/2001  4.  Scott Tenorman Must Die
Cartman goes medieval on Scott Tenorman's ass when ginger-haired Scott tricks our supple hero into buying his pubic hair for $16.12. Radiohead guest stars and plays a role in Cartman's elaborate scheme at getting sweet revenge on his unsuspecting foe.
Director:  Eric Stough  Writer:  Trey Parker 
Guest starring:  Radiohead, Thom Yorke
 30 mins    7/18/2001  5.  Terrance and Phillip: Behind the Blow
In the grand tradition of Wham UK, flatulant Canadian superstars, Terrance and Phillip, have broken up over creative differences. The clock is ticking as the boys struggle to reunite the fartastic duo, and recruit them in time for South Park's Earth Day festivities.
Director:  Trey Parker  Writer:  Trey Parker 
 30 mins    7/25/2001  6.  Cartmanland
Cartman inherits one million dollars from his grandmother, fulfilling his lifelong dream of owning his own amusement park, Cartmanland! A hemorrhoid erupts in Kyle's ass when he learns of Cartman's undeserved fortune, making him question the very existence of God, and whether there's a reason to stay alive in a world where someone like Cartman is happy.
Director:  Trey Parker  Writer:  Trey Parker 
Guest starring:  Toby Morton
 30 mins    8/1/2001  7.  Proper Condom Use
Thanks to Stan's "handy" work, the children of South Park must endure sex education from the unlikely duo of Mr. Mackey and Ms. Choksondik. While the two adults take their lessons to heart, the children are left frightened, mis-informed, and armed for battle against the opposite sex. Much hilarity ensues.
Director:  Trey Parker  Writer:  Trey Parker 
Guest starring:  Danielle Quidilla, Havannah Ulrich, Jesse Ulrich, Mischa Ulrich
 30 mins    8/8/2001  8.  Towelie
The boys get a new video game system and their plans for the next 38 hours is to play it! Untill they discover Towelie, a government secret, genetically engineered towel that gets his special powers from gettin' high. When the government steals Stan's new Game Sphere the boys will stop at nothing to get it back. Losing precious gaming time they find Towelie and begin the struggle of the century.
Director:  Trey Parker  Writer:  Trey Parker 
 30 mins    11/7/2001  9.  Osama Bin Laden Has Farty Pants
In the wake of the terrorist attack on the United States, the boys find themselves accidentally sent to Afghanistan, where they encounter their Afghani counterparts and try to understand why they hate Americans. While they are there they also take on the Taliban and Cartman pits his fat ass against Bin Laden himself.
Director:  Trey Parker  Writer:  Trey Parker 
Guest starring:  Mohammad Babak, Naush Bout
 30 mins    11/14/2001  10.  How to Eat With Your Butt
Cartman has finally gone too far when a prank involving Kenny's sweet cheeks results in him blowing a "funny fuse." After a photo of Kenny's better side finds it's way onto the side of a milk carton, an unusual couple arrives in South Park to claim their missing child. Much ass kissing ensues.
Director:  Trey Parker  Writer:  Trey Parker 
 30 mins    11/21/2001  11.  The Entity (a.k.a. The Ginger Device)
Kyle’s cousin comes to town and after Kyle sees how stereotypically Jewish his cousin Kyle is, he worries about how Cartman is going to react when he meets him. Meanwhile, Mr. Garrison invents an alternative form of transportation that requires the rider to use more than just their hands and legs to control it.
Director:  Trey Parker  Writer:  Trey Parker 
 30 mins    11/28/2001  12.  Here Comes the Neighborhood
Feeling like an outcast for being the only rich kid in town, Token succeeds in attracting several other wealthy people to South Park. Meanwhile, the townspeople, fearing that their little hamlet is rapidly going up the drain, attempt to run the new residents out of town by any means necessary.
Director:  Eric Stough  Writer:  Trey Parker 
Guest starring:  Matt Prager, Adrien Beard
 30 mins    12/5/2001  13.  Kenny Dies
In a very special episode of South Park, Cartman fights for Kenny's life when he speaks before Congress in favor of stem cell research. Meanwhile, Stan has trouble dealing with his friend's impending demise.
Director:  Trey Parker  Writer:  Trey Parker 
 30 mins    12/12/2001  14.  Butters' Very Own Episode
Butters finds out what his father has been up to late at night and when his mother hears, she overreacts by trying to kill her son and then herself back at home. After returning home and forgiving her husband, she realizes what she has done to her son and they spin a story to the media to cover their tracks. Meanwhile, Butters obsesses with returning home so that he can join his parents for an anniversary dinner at Bennigan’s.
Director:  Eric Stough  Writer:  Trey Parker 
Guest starring:  John Hansen
Edition Details
Edition Collector's Edition
Series South Park
Distributor Comedy Central
Release Date 2/22/2005
Packaging Custom Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Subtitles English (Closed Captioned)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Stereo [English]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 3

Features
Disc 01 Animated Color Closed-captioned Box set Dolby