Stream full episodes from all 22 seasons of south park. South park is a show that oscillates between being overly preachy and moralistic. But casting that aside for a moment, in order to succeed in a libel suit, scientology and tom cruise would have to prove that south park ran the episode with actual malice, meaning they knew the jokes they were making were actually false. Instead, all the names on the credits were john smith or jane smith. What scientologist actually believe video clip south park. Til because of south parks scientology episode, the. Both parker and stone do most of the male characters on the show along with april stewart and mona marshall, who do the female characters on the show. Scientology is notorious for stalking and suing people who criticize them into oblivion. From south park, the story of how this evil, lying false prophet started the worlds stupidest most moronic religion ever. In the south park episode trapped in the closet season 9, episode 12, stan marsh is recognized as the reincarnation of scientology founder l.
And since the launch of their groundbreaking animated tv series south park, theyve skewered a multitude of world religions, pointing out hypocrisies, inanities or just playing with. Shortly thereafter, a mob of scientologists including church leaders and john travolta. The closing credits name only john smith and jane smith, a reference to. The show mocked the litigious behavior of the church and tom cruise by not listing any of the people who worked on the episode. Trapped in the closet official south park studios wiki south park. Could tom cruise sue south park for suggesting he is gay. South parkscientology battle rages on religion news blog. At best, south park made allegations that cruise is gay. Anyone else see it, catch a rerun if you didnt because they tore. This scientology parodying episode is one of the most controversial of the whole series, and arguably the one with the most significant realworld legacy. The church of scientology has a wellknown history of suing their critics, including.
In the end credits, every person is shown as john smith or jane smith another jab at scientologys litigious nature. Ive been a diehard sp fan since its debut, but i dont know if ive ever laughed harder, longer and louder at an episode than i did last night. John travolta, tom cruise and other scientologists go to south park to convince stan to be their leader, but when stan makes disparaging remarks about. Then, stan tells the church of scientology that he wants them to help. South park trapped in the closet tv episode 2005 imdb. Trapped in the closet season s09 episode e12 written by trey parker production code 0912 original air date 20051116 episode chronology the official south park studios wiki. Watch all south park episodes for free watch south park. Omg i almost hurt myself laughing at last nights episode, specially the ending. South park drops a controversial season 22 premiere teaser.
Trapped in the closet is the twelfth episode of season nine, and the 7th overall episode of south park. Church of scientology investigated south park creators. Contrast this to south park where similar sentiments are conveyed im not scared of youbut then hides names behind john and jane smith. The head of the church of scientology tells stan the creation myth that scientologists believe. After stan scores a remarkably high thetan level at a scientology center, he is. Til because of south park s scientology episode, the church of scientology hired people to spy on matt and trey to find something on them to use for blackmail. But without advertising revenue, we cant keep making this site awesome. For the scientology episode, the end credits is all john.
Watch south park uncensored online free in hd, compatible with. Even in the episode with mormons, in which they literally call the. Rumor has it tom cruise is pulling strings to make this episode disappear forever, so watch it while you can. And to assure myself that i know im saying the right thing. After the discovery of his surprisingly high thetan levels, he.
New york south park has declared war on scientology. Trapped in the closet is the twelfth episode in the ninth season of the american animated television series south park. As noted below, tom cruise already prevented the show from airing in the uk and now hes allegedly stopping it from rerunning here. Many people were surprised that south park would directly criticize the religion, but they were widely applauded for doing so. This is easily the smartest and funniest episode of south park that theyve ever done. Trapped in the closet season s09 episode e12 written by trey parker production code 0912 original air date 20051116 episode chronology the official south park.
Taking on a subject like scientology is nearly impossible for most because of the litigious nature of the group but thanks to the fast production of the show there wasnt time for scientology to stop them doing it and were lucky they didnt. The credits replace all of the names of the cast with john smith and jane smith. Tom cruise sues south park manav bhushan and casey selwyn question whether it was right for tom cruise to threaten to sue us show south park over an episode that depicted scientology in a pejorative manner and blatantly hinted that he was gay. Since the episode does indeed make a statement of fact, the parody exception to defamation law wont save south park. South park 912 scientologists and tom cruise are trapped. Watch the banned south park scientology episode give me.
Church of scientology investigated south park creators matt stone, trey parker. South park is an american adult animated sitcom created by trey parker and matt stone who also do the majority of the voices. Guest stars have lend their voices to the show including jay leno, george clooney, robert smith and the comedy duo. Hayes, a scientologist, left before the planned rerun of this episode, allegedly because of his displeasure with it. Thus, the creators only weapon against a possible suit. Report for matt stone and trey parker, nothing is holy or immune to satire. South park trapped in the closet scientology episode. And all the credits at the end use the pseudonyms john smith and jane smith. Chef, voiced by isaac hayes, does not appear in this episode. South park s infamous trapped in the closet episode which mocked tom cruise and scientology received praise from the television academy via a nod for outstanding animated program. The south park episode trapped in the closet contained a dramatized explanation you can skip the first 50 seconds of the beliefs of scientology. The closing credits list everyone as john smith or jane smith, in preparation for the.
Does the south park episode trapped in the closet accurately depict the beliefs of scientology. South parkscientology battle rages news rapidcityjournal. South park invites scientology to sue the hell out of it. This page is not about the episode the return of chef, but rather chefs death. The credits for trapped in the closet list only john smith and jane smith. Watch full episodes of south park online south park studios. Hayes, a scientologist, left before the planned rerun of this episode. Meanwhile for the meaty stuff, they slip in a whole brief history of scientology, l ron hubbard and such. Most south park episodes are controversial, but few have stirred up as.
It aired on november 16, 2005 stan takes a scientology personality quiz, and after making several allegations, the scientologists try to convince him he is to be their new leader. Thr spoke to south park creators trey parker, matt stone, and others involved in the comedy central shows early days on 20 years of history. Notes and 150 south park character images from episode 912 trapped in the closet with tom cruise, john travolta and r kelly. John travolta, tom cruise and other scientologists go to south park to. Trapped in the closet season s09 episode e12 written by trey parker. The 20 greatest south park episodes of all time tv guide. Watch south park uncensored online free in hd, compatible with xbox one, ps4, xbox 360, ps3, mobile, tablet and pc. During the scientology episode when tom cruise refused to come out of the closet did the real tom get upset over this cause stan starts saying sue me to him then the end credits appear and they use the same name for everyone, or was that aimed at scientology so they couldnt sue. Matt stone and trey parker, creators of the animated satire, are digging in against the celebrityendorsed religion after a controversial episode mocking outspoken scientologist tom cruise was yanked abruptly from the schedule wednesday with internet rumors it was covert warfare by cruise that led to its departure. Downstairs, the president of scientology reveals the churchs. No one can be sued because no one is actually credited on the episode. Paramount, reportedly under pressure, has agreed not to rerun the episode here or to air it in england. Can using fake names or pseudonyms in the credits really protect.
In the episode, stan joins scientology in an attempt to find something fun. South park invites scientology to sue the hell out of it, while making stupid fun of cruise and travolta. The 7th episode of the series overall, it originally aired on comedy central in the united states on november 16, 2005. The church became frustrated when their investigation turned up nothing but the fact that theyre pretty normal people. The 9 most controversial episodes ever cinemablend. Not naming anyone who worked on the episode, other than someone who might unfortunately actually be named john or jane doe, gives them anonymity and shields them from harassment. Trapped in the closettrivia south park archives fandom. But then they get to the hardcore stuff, breaking off the details of the supersecret alien story underlying. Trapped in the closet official south park studios wiki. This clip from south park s 9th season feels particularly relevant in the wake of katie holmes filing for divorce from tom cruise.
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