Ive seen the all about mormons south park episode, and i am mormon. Is there any truth to the south park episode all about. I clarify the joseph smith story and a few other things south park got wrong about my religion. Were you surprised by how accurate the south park mormon. If youre curious and have some time, here is an episode of south park regarding mormonism. South park depiction of the translation of the book of mormon is more accurate than the most mormons realize. I used to think the south park episode was a lie just to make fun of.
South park is an american animated television sitcom created by trey parker and matt stone for comedy central. All about mormons is the twelfth episode of season seven, and the 108th overall episode of south park. But when stan and his dad become intrigued with the harrisons overwhelming happiness and the story of joseph smith, the marsh family decides to convert to mormonism. Eventually, fox refused to air the show, which was later picked up by comedy central. I didnt believe south park when i first saw the episode, i couldnt believe people would actually fall for that story, but their mormon bible says everything from the episode and then some. The 2003 south park depiction of the book of mormons translation process turns out to be more accurate than sanitized lds images of joseph smith poring over the golden plates. South park, peepstones, and mormon general knowledge by. For the post 116page translation of the book of mormon this is a pretty accurate although. Stream full episodes from all 22 seasons of south park. But when stan and his dad become intrigued with the harrisons overwhelming happiness and the story of joseph smith, the marsh family. I am a very strong member of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints, married in the temple, and just saw my son make the choice to be baptized this year. Garys dad starts to tell stan the story of joseph smith, founder of mormonism.
In this 6minute clip, south park gives us their version of the mormon religion. Ok, thats some pretty lazy, and intentionally misleading storytelling right there. He was referring to the famous south park episode that offered a comic tour through mormonisms founding. The crux of the south park episode was that martin harris was dumb to believe joseph smith without seeing the gold plates. Caught up in the familyfriendly doctrine of the church, randy declares the marshes to be mormon as well. All about mormons season s07 episode e12 written by trey parker production code 0712 original air date 20031119 episode chronology the official south park studios wiki. I had to make sure the facts were accurate in the clip since it seemed. The answer is mormon, according to the hell director. The stick of truth about these chipper, happy fellows followed the mormon faith laid out by joseph smith and were awarded with their entry into heaven for an afterlife into eternity spent with god they spent their spare time making baking, putting on plays and doing arts and crafts. Never trumpers on november 4, 2008, barack obama defeated john mccain in the presidential election, and the next evening, south park had an episode about it. I would be very careful taking anything from south park at completely face value. A forum for exmormons and others who have been affected by mormonism to share news, commentary, and comedy about the mormon church.
Yes, the first 116 pages of the book of mormon were lost. You might be surprised to learn that some of the mormon persuasion believe that the south park episode was in some important ways very respectful. However, the way that the south park episode tells the story is based on a book written by fawn brodie, an ex mormon ucla professor. All about mormons official south park studios wiki south park.
It shows joseph smith putting two seer stones into a hat, then burying his face in the hat and dictating words to martin harris. The series came from a pair of animated shorts titled the spirit of christmas, and was originally developed for the fox broadcasting company. A few of the claims regarding mormonism in this episode were at least semiaccurate. Stan befriends a mormon boy and his family, but stan feels that the mormon boys beliefs. A south park episode from 2005 perfectly explains scientologys unbelievable theory of how the world began.
Does south park encourage political apathy and moral. South park mormon episode part 12 video dailymotion. Top 10 south park episodes about religion huffpost. South park s7e12 all about mormons recap tv tropes. For example, the story implies that only joseph smith saw the metal plates on which the book of mormon was engraven, but in reality over a dozen people saw them. When a super nice mormon family moves to south park, naturally the boys first instinct is to kick the new kids ass. South park continues season 23 with pc babies faux spinoff. The south park episode and respect for mormons mitt. Is the episode all about mormons accurate about the mormon believes and how the book of mormon was written. The episode included modern adventures of the south park gang dealing with a new lds family in town but also depicted scenes. The musical is a great glimpse into parker and stones future with hints of south parks demented comedy and the budding musical genius that. There were some elements of truth, but the story was grossly simplified and omitted important parts of the history.
South park political supercut they tookerrjerrbz sign up to our newsletters for a. All about mormons full episode season 07 south park. Critics of the church claim that the episode was more honest and accurate about church history than the church is in its manuals and media. Few tv shows if any have been able to capture the sheer mania that comes with modern cultural fads quite like south park. Joseph smith allegedly translated 116 pages from the book of lehi. It was originally broadcast on comedy central in the united states on november 19, 2003. Watch full episodes of south park online south park studios. A recent episode of south park called all about the mormons focused on the story of joseph smith and the origins of the book of mormon. While trey and matt never seek to deliberately mislead, sometimes theyll play up the seemingly ridiculous nature of things. And yes, joseph smith did decline to retranslate them. One scene shows joseph smith putting two seer stones into a hat, then burying his face in the hat and dictating words to martin harris. Check out this video of an actual mormon me lol and my first reaction to south parks 2014 episode all about mormons. Why has no one taken the time to debunk the parody of.
Is the episode all about mormons accurate about the. When my husband and i were first married we watched south park all the time. November 19, 2003 mormon neighbors move into town, causing the citizens of south park to become mormons themselves. They simultaneously lampoon it for being ridiculous, while praising it for producing some really good, honest people. What inaccuracies and omissions do mormons see in the south park episode on mormonism. All about mormons, also known as all about th e mormons. Season 7, episode 12 all about mormons first aired. It shows joseph smith putting two seer stones into a hat, then burying his. All about mormonstrivia south park archives fandom. Coloradobred south park creators trey parker and matt stone are offering fans of the comedy central staple what parker describes in a new video. Many people who are not familiar with the mormon church were baffled at the story as depicted by south park, wondering how accurate it tells the mormon story. In episode 12 of season 7 of the irreverent comedy central cartoon south park viewers were treated to a story all about mormons see the full episode on. Violence and antimormonism in the postbellum south read full ebook.
I clarify the joseph smith story and a few other things south park got. All about mormons official south park studios wiki. All about mormons season 7, episode 12 full episode player south park. All about mormons, also known as all about the mormons. I would like to see a scientologist watch the scientology episode. All about mormons season s07 episode e12 written by trey parker. South parks top satirical episodes esquire middle east. A closer examination of the mormon south park episode shows that truth is. Yes, i couldnt believe mormons actually believe all that. In reality, martin harris was one of the people chosen to see the plates and the angel moroni and hear the voice of god proclaim the translation to be correct.
This weeks episode saw the team try to joke about the nature of media branding through both digs at. Stan learns about the mormon religion after a new family moves to south park from utah. Top 10 south park episodes about religion in spring 2011, the creators of south park, trey parker and matt stone, debuted their highly anticipated broadway musical, the book of mormon. How did mormons react to the south park episode about. South park has been on a tear to start the latest season. How did mormons react to the south park episode about mormons. Translating the book of mormon south park depiction of the translation of the book of mormon is more accurate than the most mormons realize. How south parks trey parker and matt stone can make you. The south park guys have an odd fascination with mormonism.
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