South park is a show that oscillates between being overly preachy and moralistic. 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. 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. South parkscientology battle rages news rapidcityjournal. In the episode, stan joins scientology in an attempt to find something fun and free. Trapped in the closet official south park studios wiki. The head of the church of scientology tells stan the creation myth that scientologists believe. Most south park episodes are controversial, but few have stirred up as. After the discovery of his surprisingly high thetan levels, he. This page is not about the episode the return of chef, but rather chefs death. Watch full episodes of south park online south park studios. The 9 most controversial episodes ever cinemablend. Paramount, reportedly under pressure, has agreed not to rerun the episode here or to air it in england.
Shortly thereafter, a mob of scientologists including church leaders and john travolta. Even in the episode with mormons, in which they literally call the. As noted below, tom cruise already prevented the show from airing in the uk and now hes allegedly stopping it from rerunning here. 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. After stan scores a remarkably high thetan level at a scientology center, he is. Can using fake names or pseudonyms in the credits really protect. Scientology is notorious for stalking and suing people who criticize them into oblivion. Anyone else see it, catch a rerun if you didnt because they tore. Trapped in the closet official south park studios wiki south park. Watch south park uncensored online free in hd, compatible with xbox one, ps4, xbox 360, ps3, mobile, tablet and pc.
Til because of south parks scientology episode, the. 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. Contrast this to south park where similar sentiments are conveyed im not scared of youbut then hides names behind john and jane smith. This clip from south park s 9th season feels particularly relevant in the wake of katie holmes filing for divorce from tom cruise. South park trapped in the closet tv episode 2005 imdb. 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.
Could tom cruise sue south park for suggesting he is gay. 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. Guest stars have lend their voices to the show including jay leno, george clooney, robert smith and the comedy duo. South park invites scientology to sue the hell out of it, while making stupid fun of cruise and travolta. South park 912 scientologists and tom cruise are trapped. 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. The church of scientology has a wellknown history of suing their critics, including. Church of scientology investigated south park creators matt stone, trey parker. But then they get to the hardcore stuff, breaking off the details of the supersecret alien story underlying. For the scientology episode, the end credits is all john.
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. Watch the banned south park scientology episode give me. 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. Trapped in the closet season s09 episode e12 written by trey parker. The church became frustrated when their investigation turned up nothing but the fact that theyre pretty normal people. Chef, voiced by isaac hayes, does not appear in this episode. Instead, all the names on the credits were john smith or jane smith. 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. 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. Omg i almost hurt myself laughing at last nights episode, specially the ending.
Church of scientology investigated south park creators. Report for matt stone and trey parker, nothing is holy or immune to satire. 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. The credits for trapped in the closet list only john smith and jane smith. Trapped in the closettrivia south park archives fandom.
In the south park episode trapped in the closet season 9, episode 12, stan marsh is recognized as the reincarnation of scientology founder l. The 20 greatest south park episodes of all time tv guide. Notes and 150 south park character images from episode 912 trapped in the closet with tom cruise, john travolta and r kelly. This is easily the smartest and funniest episode of south park that theyve ever done. Meanwhile for the meaty stuff, they slip in a whole brief history of scientology, l ron hubbard and such. South park drops a controversial season 22 premiere teaser. Hayes, a scientologist, left before the planned rerun of this episode. Trapped in the closet is the twelfth episode of season nine, and the 7th overall episode of south park. And all the credits at the end use the pseudonyms john smith and jane smith. Hayes, a scientologist, left before the planned rerun of this episode, allegedly because of his displeasure with it. 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. Thus, the creators only weapon against a possible suit. South park invites scientology to sue the hell out of it.
Trapped in the closet is the twelfth episode in the ninth season of the american animated television series south park. 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 closing credits name only john smith and jane smith, a reference to. What scientologist actually believe video clip south park. The south park episode trapped in the closet contained a dramatized explanation you can skip the first 50 seconds of the beliefs of scientology. Stream full episodes from all 22 seasons of south park.
The credits replace all of the names of the cast with john smith and jane smith. Downstairs, the president of scientology reveals the churchs. Rumor has it tom cruise is pulling strings to make this episode disappear forever, so watch it while you can. John travolta, tom cruise and other scientologists go to south park to. Many people were surprised that south park would directly criticize the religion, but they were widely applauded for doing so. 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. South parkscientology battle rages on religion news blog. In the end credits, every person is shown as john smith or jane smith another jab at scientologys litigious nature. At best, south park made allegations that cruise is gay. But without advertising revenue, we cant keep making this site awesome.
This scientology parodying episode is one of the most controversial of the whole series, and arguably the one with the most significant realworld legacy. From south park, the story of how this evil, lying false prophet started the worlds stupidest most moronic religion ever. The 7th episode of the series overall, it originally aired on comedy central in the united states on november 16, 2005. Since the episode does indeed make a statement of fact, the parody exception to defamation law wont save south park. The show mocked the litigious behavior of the church and tom cruise by not listing any of the people who worked on the episode. New york south park has declared war on scientology. Watch all south park episodes for free watch south park. Does the south park episode trapped in the closet accurately depict the beliefs of scientology. Then, stan tells the church of scientology that he wants them to help. 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. Watch south park uncensored online free in hd, compatible with. And to assure myself that i know im saying the right thing.
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