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In SOUTH PARK - THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON, join Stan, Kyle, = Cartman and Kenny as these four characters embark on the adventure of = growing up in a small mountain town. In the fifth season, the boys = discover a government secret, accidentally get sent to Afghanistan and = get into an extreme slugfest when 'Big Gay Al' returns, among many more = hilarious adventures. Episodes include: * It Hits the Fan * Cripple Fight * Super Best Friends * Scott Tenorman Must Die * Cartmanland * Full screen format; Dolby Digital English Stereo; closed-captioned for = the hearing-impaired

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2642 in DVD
• Brand: PARAMOUNT HOME VIDEO
• Released on: 2005-02-22
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 3
• Running time: 315 minutes

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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

Customer Reviews

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The fifth season is almost here and after the excellent season four (much better than season three, in my opinion) I can't wait. Season 5 has two of my all-time favorite South Park episodes: Proper Condom Use and How to Eat with Your Butt. Anyway, here are the season 5 episodes in all their glory so you can prepare your stomach muscles for loads of laughter come March 1:

It Hits the Fan: The S-word is becoming popular due to a tv show pursuit of higher ratings. The Knights of Standards and Practices is unleashed on the nation.
Cripple Fight: Big Gay Al is fired as scout master. This episodes marks the debut of Jimmy who is not given a warm welcome by the jealous Timmy.
Super Best Friends: A cult led by magician David Blaine brainwashes the kids.
Scott Tenorman Must Die: Cartman seeks revenge on an eighth grader. Special guests: Radiohead.
Terrance and Phillip Behind the Blow: Terrance and Phillip are breaking up??

Cartmanland: Cartman wants to use his inheritance to build an amusement park in his image (must be a fat amusement park).
Proper Condom Use: As part of their sex education training, Mr. Mackey and Ms. Choksondik get down! One of my all-time favorites.
Towelie: A stoned towel and government conspiracies can't get in the way of the South Park kids playing their video game.
Osama Bin Laden Has F**ty Pants: The boys want to help the children of Afghanistan and end up taking on the Taliban.
How To Eat With Your Butt: My favorite of this season! Kenny has a picture of his butt taken on school photo day and Cartman has it put on a milk carton. A couple with the same affliction arrive in South Park. Tears came to my eyes when I first saw this one as I was laughing so hard. Where do Matt and Trey come up with this stuff?

The Entity: Kyle is embarrassed by his visiting relative and Mr. Garrison invents a new mode of transportation.
Here Comes the Neighborhood: The boys tangle the wealthy kid Token who, in retaliation, encourages other rich families to move into the neighborhood.
Kenny Dies: Stem cell research is discussed proving yet again how up with the latest news Matt Stone and Trey Parker are when they write these shows. This episode first aired in December 2001.
Butter's Very Own Episode: Learn of the deep, dark secrets surrounding South Park's nervous little resident.
Great work Mr. Stone and Mr. Parker. Keep 'em coming!

A Darker Park
With Season 5 you can tell "South Park" is taking a new direction. Prior to this season you might get an occasional topical show like "Cartman's Hate Crime" where Trey Parker and Matt Stone would tackle a hot issue of the day, but for the most part up through season four, "South Park" avoided addressing current issues. Season 5 addresses the attacks of 9/11, airport security, sex education in public schools and homosexuality in boy scouts to name just a few. Cartman, Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Butters find themselves neck deep int the current events of 2001....and for the most part the shows work really well. It seems Parker and Stone realized that to amp up the shock value always found on their show, a singing Christmas poo was good, but not as good as grabbing something from the headlines and taking an unpopular, or a stance that isn't politically correct. The humor with season 5 is much darker as well. Cartman's extreme revenge on Scott Tenorman, Chef's explanation of God's plan, the actions of Butter's Mother etc...are all very dark, and twisted, but still funny. I enjoyed this season, maybe not as much as the previous four, but still found it worth adding to my collection. Just be prepared for quite a different "South Park" when you buy this collection.

Definetly Needed, so many laughs
The South Park kids are back yet again with what I think is, one of the finer seasons. So many great plots with so many classic moments and so much crude humor, just about every episode is classic and you should just not be without it.

Scott Tenorman Must Die: Cartman gets ripped off by the teenage Scott Tenorman which makes Cartman want to get back at him, and like most things with Cartman, it becomes one hilarious obsession. Radiohead guest stars.

It Hits the Fan: The famous episode where s**t was said 162 times. After hearing the word on T.V., everybody in South Park starts saying it which brings back an old curse.

Cripple Fight: We see the introduction of the other crippled kid Jimmy and also the return of Big Gay Al when the kids join scouts. After being thrown out for being gay, the kids try to get Al back in as leader, while the hate between Jimmy and Timmy culminates in a "CRIPPLE FIGHT".

Super Best Friends: David Blaine starts his own cult and everyone except Stan joins, realizing that the Blainians are not what they appear as. In trying to save his friends, Stan gets the help of the Super Best Friends, which consists of some of the most famous Religous heroes.

Terrance and Phillip: Behind the Blow: Terrence and Phillip break up over creative differences and the boys have to unite them for Earth Day.

Cartmanland: Cartman inherits $1 million and builds his own theme park, when Kyle develpos a hemorrhoid and begins to question whether it is worth to go on living when Cartman is happy.

Proper Condom Use: The children are subjected to sex education, thanks to Stan, by Mr. Mackey and Ms. Choksondik, in what becomes one of the most disgusting relationships ever.

Towelie: Another classic character is introduced, Towelie. A stoner towel who was developed in a secret government project and is responsible for the theft of the boys new video game system, which they will stop at nothing to get back.

Osama Bin Laden Has Farty Pants: The boys are accidentally sent to Afghanistan and must fight Osama and the Taliban in a mock looney tunes type of thing.

How to Eat With Your Butt: Kenny's "better side finds" its way onto a milk carton and a new butt-faced couple show up in South Park to find their missing child.

The Entity: Kyle's cousin Kyle shows up and is repeatedly being ditched by the boys who just can't get rid of him. Mr. Garrison creates a "different" mode of transportation.

Here Comes The Neighborhood: Token succeeds in luring other rich kids to South Park, while the other residents will do anything to get them to leave.

Kenny Dies: In one very touching episode, especially from Cartman (till the end at least)sees Kenny dying of a disease while Cartman fights for stem cell research and Stan finds trouble dealing with the loss.

Butters' Very Own Episode: Butter's comes back in his own episode, which sees him getting in all kinds of trouble, and shows the true side of his family.