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In a year where there’s been more news-per-square-inch than anyone can handle, not even the show’s “Six Days to Air” approach can cover it. Cartman’s homebody preservationism is amusing but slight. “You made a deal with the devil when you sold your ‘Mulan’ s – – t to China!” Randy says. South Park has gone to war to save comedy against Jeff Bezos, Disney, transgenderism, Islamic radicals, and even the Chinese Communist Party. So instead, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and their collaborators have birthed a one-hour special to cover (among other topics): COVID-19, police brutality, lockdowns, wildfires, protests, Zoom meetings, mental breakdowns, Donald Trump, the Build-A-Bear Workshop, and an avalanche of the other developments, big and small, that have consumed our lives in 2020. We've received your submission. It's in the mail: Woman forfeits lotto prize after USPS loses ticket, Indigenous woman films Canadian hospital staff taunting her before death, Court rules the rolls at Subway are legally NOT bread, Wisconsin school worker jailed for exposing herself to student, Socialite kills two young boys in Los Angeles crash. The episode depicts him as proudly and “actively doing nothing” about COVID because he thinks it’s the best way to not only keep his campaign promises but to kill as many of his base’s undesirables as possible, regardless of who else becomes collateral damage. “South Park’s” hour-long “Pandemic Special,” which aired Wednesday night on Comedy Central was a huge let down. South Park's one-hour "Pandemic Special" episode managed to mock nearly every aspect of our current moment, but reserved its perhaps most scathing rebuke for President Trump. When the mayor grants them all their old military equipment back in the guise of “school supplies,” they start indiscriminately mowing down 10-year-olds (including Kenny, naturally), without recourse or provocation. Randy’s wife reminds him that her brother, Jimbo, has COVID-19, and Randy points out that Jimbo, “is a fat alcoholic,” who would be in the hospital even if he didn’t have COVID-19. Like Cartman, the show wouldn’t touch the riots or the Black Lives Matter movement with a 6-foot pole.

Thanks for contacting us. His real life pig noises when cops wrestle him back into his seat are an amusing touch (and callback), and his ode to social distancing may be the comic highlight of the episode. We and our partners will store and/or access information on your device through the use of cookies and similar technologies, to display personalised ads and content, for ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Instead, “South Park” chose the predictable and politically correct route of going after a much easier target, law enforcement.

No topic has ever been too sensitive for “South Park” to mock — and in the Sept. 30 “Pandemic Special” episode, the long-running animated series had its knives out. When the teachers refused to teach because of fears of contracting COVID-19, the school was forced to hire the newly defunded South Park police force. And the social commentary at play here is entertaining, but not exactly revolutionary. In all fairness, there were a few funny moments, like when Cartman, known for being lazy, sings “how much I love you and need you social distancing,” because he can wear pajamas all day and doesn’t have to go to school in person or be around people anymore. It’s even loonier that he tries to cure the virus by ejaculating into the pot he sells, based on the theory that since his DNA started the outbreak, maybe it can stop it too. “The Pandemic Special,” which is the show’s 308th episode, is considered a stand-alone and is the first of its kind for the series. October 1, 2020 | 10:59am | Updated October 1, 2020 | 11:05am. Comedy Central on announced Tuesday a one-hour special episode of the iconic animated series devoted to … They made millions of dollars and fans by going after everyone and everything. Things become dicey for all involved when the kids and cops are forced to quarantine together, and Stan in particular can’t handle it. Your California Privacy Rights Information about your device and internet connection, including your IP address, Browsing and search activity while using Verizon Media websites and apps. Still, the special reserves its most direct ire for the man in the White House. We may not need a pandemic special from South Park right now. He then tells the audience to go vote, with the implication that if they don’t, they’ll get more of this wanton cruelty. Comedy Central. This story has been shared 166,756 times. After Wednesday’s pandemic special, they finally have their answer — …

166,756, This story has been shared 100,649 times. 68,274, This story has been shared 47,785 times. 67,485, © 2020 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved “South Park’s” hour-long “Pandemic Special,” which aired Wednesday night on Comedy Central was a huge let down. On the cops’ first day on the job as teachers, they begin shooting at the children in order to calm the classroom down.

Aptly named “The Pandemic Special,” the show will focus on Kyle and Cartman heading back to school with masks on, and Randy dealing with a booming pot business. That type of anxiety is personified by the Grim Reaper himself, who ominously scoots around on a tricycle and looms over even the goofiest events of the episode. There’s something genuine and relatable there, as folks from all walks of life struggle with the mental impact of … well … everything that’s going on right now.

“You really want to go back to that slavery?”. Long-running Comedy Central cartoon “South Park” will return Sept. 30 with an hourlong Season 24 premiere about the coronavirus. Even with that, “The Pandemic Special” is unlikely to become anyone’s new favorite episode of South Park. She loves the Midwest, lumberjack sports, writing, & her family. Despite the COVID trappings at play, Randy’s story here veers much more toward South Park’s wackier side.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Your Privacy Controls. This story has been shared 168,567 times. “The Pandemic Special” will also stream on HBO Max 24 hours after airing.

Terms of Use "Pandemic" is the tenth episode in the twelfth season of the American animated television series South Park. There's no doubt that some new South Park is better than no South Park at all. Randy’s adventures are fine but nothing truly new. Evita Duffy is an intern at The Federalist and a junior at the University of Chicago, where she studies American History. Would you like to receive desktop browser notifications about breaking news and other major stories? What’s novel, though, is that sort of sincerity and vulnerability coming from the show’s usual mouthpiece, echoing what we’re all going through right now. The truly courageous and funny topic to harp on would be the hypocrisy of the “peaceful protesters” who managed to enlist the media as apologists for their massive Covid-spreading riots and violent destruction of American cities.

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“They’re gonna try and make us go back to school,” Cartman says to Kyle in a trailer. That is, until, the school reopens and he’s forced to leave the slothful comforts of home once more. Long-running Comedy Central cartoon “South Park” will return Sept. 30 with an hourlong Season 24 premiere about the coronavirus, according to …

By cowering to the woke peer pressure, the show became a one-sided mess and proved that in BLM, South Park has finally met their match.

But between its openness about the slow-burn mental impact of accumulating hardships, and its frankness about those at the top doing too much to hurt and too little to help, I’m still glad it’s there. 100,649, This story has been shared 68,274 times. The Verdict: Despite the raft of transgressive silliness that permeates “The Pandemic Special”, there’s an unassuming earnest streak that runs through it as well. Another missed opportunity. Fans can turn in at 8 p.m. to see the first showing, and also 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. 'The Mandalorian' Season 2 trailer: Baby Yoda is in danger, This story has been shared 168,567 times.

Making fun of law enforcement is easy these days. South Park is going to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic in a big way. South Park bashes Trump in the same way it has for years — via Mr. Garrison. The show’s version of President Donald Trump — Mr. Garrison — is also shown refusing to take any actions to stop the virus due to the fact that many of its victims are Latinx, and he says on-screen that he “made a promise to the American people to get rid of all the Mexicans.” He later prevents a cure from being released. Porn director files $10M defamation suit against starlet accusing him of assault, ‘SNL’ gives first look of Jim Carrey as Joe Biden, Maya Rudolph as Kamala Harris, NeNe Leakes addresses ‘RHOA’ exit in Tamron Hall interview, Yes, Kathie Lee Gifford Has Seen Her Son-in-Law’s Too Tight Pants on ‘Family Feud’: “It’s Hard to Miss It”, © 2020 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, 'South Park' pandemic special goes ham on 2020, mocking Trump, Disney, cops, Broncos filled seats with entire town of 'South Park', 'South Park' dunks on LeBron James over Hong Kong controversy, China bans 'South Park' after episode skewers censorship, 'CBS This Morning' executive producer Diana Miller quits. Like the real world, life in “South Park” has been turned upside-down. The "South Park" "Pandemic Special" didn't hold back. Would you like to receive desktop browser notifications about breaking news and other major stories?

https://www.ign.com/articles/south-park-the-pandemic-special-review Despite the rioting and the looting all summer long, the writers never mention it except for a scene where the townspeople are congregating and Mr. Stotch asks “are we looting or rioting”. Sitemap

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Don’t forget to get out and vote.”, There’s also a speech from Stan, who says, “I can’t take these shutdowns anymore, and I’m scared what it’s doing to me. At the same time, the children of South Park return to school, where a pack of recently-downsized policemen strain to teach their new pupils math and finger-painting. “South Park’s” hour-long “Pandemic Special,” which aired Wednesday night on Comedy Central was a huge let down. This story has been shared 100,629 times. By the end of the episode the town devolves into utter chaos.

168,567, This story has been shared 100,629 times. The unfunny pandemic special proves even 'South Park' can’t stand up to Black Lives Matter bullying. “South Park” has a history of refusing to bow to the PC crowd, and have been rightfully praised for being absolute bad asses in the face of American cancel culture. Randy Marsh sells a “pandemic special” strain of his famed Tegridy Weed, only to panic when he realizes that he might be the cause of the outbreak.

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