Parker and Stone wrote, “It didn’t mention Muhammad at all but it got bleeped too.” The statement also detailed there would be a speech at the end of the episode “about intimidation and fear” but it was also censored.
We delivered our version of the show to Comedy Central, and they made a determination to alter the episode.” Related: Jenny Slate Quits Netflix’s Big Mouth Citing Animated Character’s Raceįollowing the censorship, Stone and Parker issued a statement picked up by The New York Times that read, “In the 14 years we’ve been doing ‘South Park’ we have never done a show that we couldn’t stand behind. They also directed individuals to Comedy Central’s New York headquarters writing, “You can pay them a visit at these addresses.” Van Gogh was assassinated in 2004 after he directed “Submission: Part 1” that documented the abuse women faced in Muslim countries. The Guardian explains that the website hosted a picture of Van Gogh with his throat cut and knife in his chest. They specifically detailed it came from a website titled Revolution Muslim and that they threatened that Matt Stone and Trey Parker “will probably wind up like Theo van Gogh.” They blacked out the character and bleeped his name.Īccording to The Guardian, the original censorship in 2010 came after Comedy Central received “a warning from a New York-based group of extremist Muslim converts that could be construed as a death threat.” Related: Bob Greenblatt Explains Decision To Remove “Gone With the Wind” From HBO MaxĮpisodes “200” and “201” were censored by Comedy Central when they aired. “Cartoon Wars Part 1” and “Cartoon Wars Part 2” are still available to stream on the South Park website. They were also not available to stream on the official South Park website. “Super Best Friends,” “200,” and “201” had previously been banned from Comedy Central’s deal with Hulu where South Park had been available for streaming. Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Ī new report details that HBO Max has banned five episodes of Comedy Central’s South Park because they depict the Prophet Muhammad.ĭeadline reports that HBO Max refused to host five episodes of South Park because they depict Islam’s Prophet Muhammad.Īccording to the report the shows not shown are Season 5’s “Super Best Friends,” Season 14’s “200” and “201,” and Season 10’s Cartoon Wars Part 1 and Cartoon Wars Part 2.Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window).Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window).Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window).Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window).Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window).Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window).Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window).Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window).South Park is available to watch now on HBO Max. Netflix, Hulu, iTunes, Comedy Central, Amazon Prime Video and even South Park Studios have not featured the episodes. It's worth noting that these episodes were also unavailable on other platforms that had the rights to South Park's entire episode library. This decision didn't sit well with co-creator Trey Parker, who admitted he was "pissed" as he felt the quality of both "200" and "201" were "really good." This willingness to challenge censorship and boundaries has always been a key component to South Park's narrative and humor and extends beyond the show itself, with Matt Stone and Trey Parker lending their sense of humor and creative vision to video games such as South Park: The Fractured But Wholeand mobile game South Park: Phone Destroyer. In the end, however, the death threats, need to increase studio security, and the entire censorship process became so exhausting at the time that South Park's creative team decided to stop fighting the censoring and move onto the next episode. That was the hardest we've ever pushed back."
He explained how the episodes were censored as a point of safety after they received threats: "We were protecting everyone who works here. RELATED: Looney Tunes on HBO Max Bans Gunsįormer Comedy Central head Doug Herzog previously commented on the censorship put in place for episodes "200" and "201" back in 2016. These include Season 5's "Super Best Friends," Season 10's "Cartoon Wars Part 1" and "Cartoon Wars Part 2," and Season 14 episodes "200" and "201." As first highlighted by The Hollywood Reporter, the common thread between these episodes is that all five include depictions of religious figures, including the Prophet Muhammad.
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However, those hoping for a thorough binge-watch of the series should know that the streaming service is missing several of the show's episodes.įive episodes of South Park are missing from HBO Max's streaming library. One show subscribers of HBO Max can enjoy is Matt Stone and Trey Parker's long-running animated series, South Park.
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