I clarify the joseph smith story and a few other things south park got. So although the south park episode is basically factual, they leave out the most important piece of information. How did mormons react to the south park episode about mormons. Feb 28, 2009 ive seen the all about mormons south park episode. His powers include the ability to blow cold air and ice from his mouth. Their testimony is found in the beginning of the copy of the book of mormon that the missionaries gave me. With 16 seasons of south park in the bank, it was inevitable that thered be. From the south park episode, all about mormons, here is the ending, garys vindication. Jun 14, 2018 check out this video of an actual mormon me lol and my first reaction to south park s 2014 episode all about mormons.
All about mormons, also known as all about the mormons. When the irreverent animated comedy south park first became a hit back in the late 90s, few couldve guessed that the shows cocreators, matt stone and trey parker, would eventually become the toast of old broadway. November 19, 2003 mormon neighbors move into town, causing the citizens of south park to become mormons themselves. Watch full episodes of south park online south park studios. The simpsons, south park and family guy teach viewers. Is there any truth to the south park episode all about morm.
Trey parker, matt stone, adrien beard, mona marshall. Is there any truth to the south park episode all about. Parker and stone cocreated the music with lopez, who also cowrote and cocomposed avenue q. All about mormons is the twelfth episode of season seven, and the 108th overall episode of south park.
When a mormon kid moves to south park, stan has to kick his ass, while the rest of the town are fascinated and become mormons. When my husband and i were first married we watched south park all the time. The book of mormon is a satirical musical with a book, lyrics, and music by trey parker, matt stone the creators of south park and robert lopez. The boys cant believe that stan is hanging out with new kid gary, whos horrifically nice. The show pokes fun at judeochristian religions and traditional musical theater, reflecting the creators lifelong fascination with mormonism, atheism, and. 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. Is the episode all about mormons accurate southpark.
With trey parker, matt stone, adrien beard, mona marshall. When the catholic priests sex abuse scandal hits south park, father maxi seeks to put an end to it. All about mormons official south park studios wiki. The story of joseph smith s founding of mormonism and the origin of the book of mormon is told through a number of comedic 19thcentury flashbacks, with a musical narration. May 17, 2016 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. All about mormons official south park studios wiki south. South park creators trey parker and matt stone on the book of. Look, maybe us mormons do believe in crazy stories that make absolutely no sense, and maybe joseph smith did make it all up, but i have a great life and a great family and. During the collaboration, the duo offered lopez a chance to come to their studio to create an episode with them and workshop ideas. Sep 07, 2017 from south park, the story of how this evil, lying false prophet started the worlds stupidest most moronic religion ever.
Their testimony is found in the beginning of the copy of the book of mormon that the. Joseph smith was called a prophet south park archives. Matt stones successful broadwaywest end musical the book of mormon. All about mormonstrivia south park archives fandom. Feb 09, 2017 the mixs james valentine talks to south park creators trey parker and matt stone about their musical the book of mormon, which is on show in melbourne. Mar 25, 20 to the south park fan, the book of mormon is parker and stones chance to make a defiant statement on religion, well beyond anything theyve accomplished in 30 minutes of a south park episode. This is a great season of south park,the last of the classics in the south park series. Trey parker and matt stone had just finished working with composer robert lopez in the broadway musical the book of mormon before this season of south park commenced.
Other matt stone and trey parker projects to focus on mormonism include their 1997 film orgazmo and their 2011 broadway hit, the book of mormon. Stan asks gary how joseph smith wrote the book of mormon. Or that their musical the book of mormon would go on to win nine tonys. The story of joseph smith s founding of mormonism and the origin of the book of mormon is told through a number of comedic 19thcentury flashbacks, with a. Jun 29, 2016 in the episode all about the mormons, a mormon family moves to south park, and one of the boys finds out that theyre pretty nice. All about mormons joseph smith was called a prophet is a song featured in the season seven episode, all about mormons. As we reported here at rd earlier last month, one of the big stories in the world of mormonism this year will be the book of mormon, a broadway musical written by south park creators trey parker and matt stone with help from avenue qs robert lopez, telling the tale of two naive but wellmeaning lds missionaries to uganda who, faced with the realities of mass human suffering, collide with. 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. All about mormons season s07 episode e12 written by trey parker. Throughout the episode, characters ask questions about mormonism, and the.
The episode was written by trey parker and robert lopez as an uncredited writer, who previously worked with parker and matt stone on the tony award winning musical, the book of mormon. From south park, the story of how this evil, lying false prophet started the worlds stupidest most moronic religion ever. Actually, mormons believe that only the truly wicked go to hell. After stan professes his ignorance of the joseph smith story, garys father begins telling the story of the mormon prophets vision. None of the characters are aware of it but the audience knows that in the south park universe mormonism is the correct religion and followers of all other faiths are sent to hell easy evangelism. The children decide he needs to get his ass kicked, and they choose stan to do it. Parker and stone were best known for creating the animated comedy south park. All about mormons full episode season 07 ep 12 south park. Season 7, episode 12 all about mormons first aired. The book of mormon original poster the book of mormon is a satirical musical with a book, lyrics, and music by trey parker, matt stone the creators of south park and robert lopez. They dont mention that later on martin harris did get to see the book of mormon, and the angel moroni. He is the founder of the only correct religion in the south. He even testified to hearing the voice of god declare the translation to be correct. The south park episode shared the same story, but from a different perspective.
Parker and stone cocreated the music with lopez, who also cowrote and cocomposed avenue q the show pokes fun at judeochristian religions and traditional musical theater, reflecting the creators lifelong. When a super nice mormon family moves to south park, naturally the boys first. Then they have a fight, and at the end the mormon boy teaches him a moral lesson. The mixs james valentine talks to south park creators trey parker and matt stone about their musical the book of mormon, which is on show in melbourne. The same episode, titled all about mormons, accurately recounts quite a bit of the mormon story joseph smith meeting moroni, god and jesus christ, finding the gold plates, translating. Instead of lucy having a sinister motive in taking the pages, she was instead just understandably skeptical of josephs claims and wanted some measure of proof. When a super nice mormon family moves to south park, naturally the boys first instinct is to kick the new kids ass. But when stan and his dad become intrigued with the harrisons overwhelming happiness and the story of joseph smith, the marsh family. Five south park episodes we see in book of mormon seattle met. Caught up in the familyfriendly doctrine of the church, randy declares the marshes to be mormon as well. He is also featured in the episode, all about mormons.
Is the episode all about mormons accurate about the mormon believes and how the book of mormon was written. Joseph smith was called a prophet is a song featured in the season seven episode, all about mormons. How did mormons react to the south park episode about. The episode included modern adventures of the south park gang dealing with a new lds family in town but also depicted scenes from. Background the song described the story of how the church of latter day saints, known as mormons, was founded by joseph smith. The thing about joseph praying in the woods and seeing heavenly father and jesus christ is mostly deadon, except that, according to most accounts, smith was 14 at the time that that happened, not an adult.
South park s7e12 all about mormons recap tv tropes. Nov 19, 2003 season 7, episode 12 all about mormons first aired. The series creators revealed in interviews that their fascination with mormons stemmed from growing up in colorado, where they met numerous mormons from neighboring utah. This season goes up to the 100th episode and a few beyond.
Red hot catholic love no religion is safe in the hands of the south park creators. A day with matt stone and trey parker, the south park. Stan befriends a mormon boy and his family, but stan feels that the mormon boys beliefs. Check out this video of an actual mormon me lol and my first reaction to south parks 2014 episode all about mormons. To the south park fan, the book of mormon is parker and stones chance to make a defiant statement on religion, well beyond anything theyve accomplished in. The book of mormon was a huge success on broadway to no small extent because garefino and rudin, the savviest of broadway producers, managed to replicate the south park way of working. Yes, park and stone took on the mormons in their television series, too specifically in the 12th episode of season seven, titled all about. Weird al yankovic all about the pentiums tedo 1674 2. It describes the founding of the church sarcastically, even singing dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb in the background.
South park creators trey parker and matt stone on the book. A very brief plug for the book of mormon was shown at the end of the south park episode broadway bro down, in which it was promised that youll get a blowjob. 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. Stan learns about the mormon religion after a new family moves to south park from utah. He appears briefly, with some other religious characters in imaginationland, when the boys are arriving with the mayor. The episode revolves around the religion and culture of mormons, as a mormon family moves to the town of south park, and influences the beliefs of the family of character stan marsh. 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. The song described the story of how the church of latter day saints, known as mormons, was founded by joseph smith. I would be very careful taking anything from south park at completely face value. The episode, whose storyline centered on broadway musicals, was also cowritten by robert lopez. All about mormons official south park studios wiki south park.
Both stan and randy are told the john smith story by the harrisons. Matt stone, trey parker, south park, the book of mormon and world potty. Joseph smith is the founder of mormonism, and a member of the super best friends. Free 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23.
Other episodes actually showed that non mormons do in fact go to hell. There were some elements of truth, but the story was grossly simplified and omitted important parts of the history. Check out this video of an actual mormon me lol and my first reaction to south park s 2014 episode all about mormons. 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. The book of mormon is a musical comedy with music, lyrics and book by trey parker, robert lopez, and matt stone first staged in 2011, the play is a satirical examination of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints beliefs and practices that ultimately endorses the positive power of love and service. In the episode all about the mormons, a mormon family moves to south park, and one of the boys finds out that theyre pretty nice. Garys dad starts to tell stan the story of joseph smith, founder of mormonism. 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. Oct 20, 2012 from the south park episode, all about mormons, here is the ending, garys vindication.
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