In mormon, its hard to find a wasted gesture or gag. Sep 14, 2016 the 10 best references from 19 seasons of south park. I just thought it sounded like it should be a south park song, so i mel gibsonized trey. Mar 31, 2009 south park guide to life stone, matt, parker, trey on. Mar 10, 2018 south park creators make book of mormon one of the funniest musicals ever. Top 10 south park episodes about religion huffpost.
The most controversial south park episodes, ranked. Many people who dont follow south park might think that trey parker and matt stone have an. South parks trey parker and matt stone talk book of mormon. It kind of goes without saying, but i should mention that fans of the tv show will love the book of mormon as well. All about mormons season s07 episode e12 written by trey parker production. Sep 10, 2012 south park creators trey parker and matt stone talk about the book of mormon as it revs up for its west coast premiere. Jun 29, 2016 the creators of south park are or were lds false. In fact all of the earliest accounts, which started in 1829 after publication of the book of mormon, describe moroni as a spirit coming in a dream, not an angelic physical visitation. South park creators trey parker and matt stone on the book of. Creators of south park defend their broadway debut, book of. All about mormons is the twelfth episode of season seven, and the 108th overall episode of south park. Page 5 latterday saint mormonlds characters and references on tv series this page lists latterday saint characters mormon characters and references to latterday saints that have appeared in ongoing tv series regular television series, or serials. This was in reference to the release of indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull.
In the episode all about the mormons, a mormon family moves to south park. 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. The first episode in the book of mormon videos series of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints is now available. The animation ive mad is in absolutely no way affiliated with either south park or the book of mormon.
Parker found that younger audiences found the episode unfunny, but many of his mormon friends found it hilarious. He appeared in the season seven episode, all about mormons. Jun 29, 2016 the book of mormon musical is a religious satire musical that was created by south park creators trey parker and matt stone. Mar 31, 2015 honestly, even if you hate south park, youre going to love this play. Parker and stones south park work, while often brilliant, can be maddeningly inconsistent. Gary tells stan how joseph smith wrote the book of mormon.
The book of mormon clan pick their favorite south park. Trey parker, matt stone and robert lopez, writers of the. Parker and stone cocreated the music with lopez, who also cowrote and cocomposed avenue q. The book of mormon meets south park in fantastic hello tribute. 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. It shows joseph smith putting two seer stones into a hat, then burying his face in the hat and dictating words to mart. With trey parker, matt stone, adrien beard, mona marshall. This is an early demo song from book of mormon, what would eventually become the all american prophet. South park creators hit broadway with mormon musical reuters. The harrisons apologize to randy for talking about religion with stan and explain a little more about their prophet, joseph smith. Broadway bro down is the eleventh episode of the fifteenth season of the american animated television series south park, and the 220th episode overall. The book of mormon musical entertains, shocks on broadway.
He even testified to hearing the voice of god declare the translation to be correct. Same goes for the spooky mormon hell dream, which is basically a musical fantasia lifted from shows like south park, family guy and the. 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. I would be very careful taking anything from south park. Neither trey parker nor matt stone, the cocreators of south park, are or ever were members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. He is the founder of the only correct religion in the south park. Apr 12, 2016 there may well be even more extra musical references in the book of mormon that ive failed to notice, so i might find even more as i continue to obsessively listen to the soundtrack and hopefully go and see the show for a second time in the near future. Oct 30, 2017 that flat note, and a lot of the show in fact, might work better as a cartoon skit on south parks far superior competitor family guy, for example, but not so much when presented live on stage. Stan asks gary how joseph smith wrote the book of mormon. These five episodes are visible in the book of mormon s dna. To narrow down my favorite south park episode would be an impossibility, but after much consideration and a. This season goes up to the 100th episode and a few beyond. Caught up in the familyfriendly doctrine of the church, randy declares the marshes to be mormon as well. 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.
His powers include the ability to blow cold air and ice from his mouth. The book of mormon original broadway cast recording licensed to youtube by wmg on behalf of ghostlight records. South park creators matt stone r and trey parker pose for a photo in new. South park vs religion 2005 2006 from the very beginning religion was a regular target in south park, with christian piety and the figure of jesus christ himself regularly used in episodes. When a super nice mormon family moves to south park, naturally the boys first instinct is to kick the new kids ass. The book of mormon meets south park in fantastic hello. Jun 17, 2014 the book of mormon meets south park in fantastic hello tribute video kelly west. Trey parker and matt stone are taking a big step forward in their career. Mormon neighbors move into town, causing the citizens of south park to become mormons themselves. The 5 best references to mormonism in the history of. The book of mormon s bloodthirsty general, brian tyree henry favorite episode. 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. You dont have to be a mormon or a fan of the south park television series to enjoy book of mormon, the musical. 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 mormonstrivia south park archives fandom. South park creators make book of mormon one of the funniest. The book of mormon comes to south park deleted scene duration. All about mormons full episode season 07 south park. 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 book of mormon referencesparodies omg south park. 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. 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. He is known for cocreating south park 1997present and codeveloping the tony awardwinning musical the book of mormon 2011 with his creative partner trey parker. While ive long lamented the fact that there are 52 weeks in the year, and i only get south park for 10 of. But when stan and his dad become intrigued with the harrisons overwhelming happiness and the story of joseph smith. Now, trey parker and matt stone, the twisted comedic geniuses and longtime friends behind south park, have taken their nosacredcows style to broadway with their brand new musical, \ search south park meets mormons. All about mormons official south park studios wiki. The episode included modern adventures of the south park gang dealing with a new lds family in town but also depicted scenes from early church history and in particular joseph smith and. South parks best movie references film school rejects.
Feb 28, 2009 ive seen the all about mormons south park episode. Nov 03, 2010 they dont mention that later on martin harris did get to see the book of mormon, and the angel moroni. The episode is basically about martin harrises foolishness in believing the book of mormon to be authentic when he hadnt seen it. Matthew richard stone born may 26, 1971 is an american actor, animator, writer, producer, and composer. Lopez had cowritten the music for the musical avenue q the book of mormon follows two latterday. Five south park episodes we see in book of mormon seattle met. Trey parker and matt stone prepping book of mormon film ifc. The book of mormon fan made south park style hello youtube. Nov 02, 2011 south park writers on a mission to make the book of mormon a movie.
No trey or matt personal life gossip will be posted. The show pokes fun at judeochristian religions and. Videos covering the first 8 pages of the book of mormon 1 nephi to enos will continue to be released every friday between now and the end of 2019. Not only was all about mormons parker and stones first dedicated crack at mormonism, its also one of south parks best episodes. The 2003 south park depiction of the book of mormon s translation process turns out to be more accurate than sanitized lds images of joseph smith.
There were some elements of truth, but the story was grossly simplified and omitted important parts of the history. It was made out of a genuine love for both the tv show and the stage musical. This rumor was most likely started after viewers noticed the many references the controversial and highly popular cartoon made to mormonism. South park part 4 translating the book of mormon life. Stone was interested in film and music as a child and at high school, and attended the university of colorado, boulder, where he met parker. Apparently theres a steamy hot mormon hunk in the first episode who doesnt really make it to the second episode and there was a lot of anxiety over. South park writers on a mission to make the book of mormon a. He appears briefly, with some other religious characters in imaginationland, when the boys are arriving with the mayor. Ok, thats some pretty lazy, and intentionally misleading storytelling right there.
Parker and stone were best known for creating the animated comedy south park. Lopez had cowritten the music for the musical avenue q the book of mormon follows two latterday saints missionaries. However, the way that the south park episode tells the story is based on a book written by fawn brodie, an ex mormon ucla professor. The broadway musical is in no way affiliated with the church of jesus christ of latterday saints mormons. I clarify the joseph smith story and a few other things south park got. Have you ever wondered what would happen if the book of mormon found its way to south park.
The book of mormon, the hit musical by matt stone and trey parker, creators of south park and bobby lopez avenue q, frozen. Book of mormon creators trey parker and matt stone this week, were listening back to some favorite fresh air interviews from the past decade. Jun 17, 2014 given that the book of mormon is sold out on broadway through the next century, a televised version told through the cutout style animation of south park isnt a halfbad idea. How did mormons react to the south park episode about mormons. So i decided to animate it to see how itd turn out. 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.
Is the episode all about mormons accurate southpark. He is also featured in the episode, all about mormons. A new musical from the creators of south park and the cocreator of avenue q. The bible, part 3 book of mormonsouth park fan animation. The south park creators have announced that theyre starting a new company called important studios because, they joked, they are sick of working for other people.
Is the episode all about mormons accurate about the mormon believes and how the book of mormon was written. I suppose that makes sense, that this loser is depraved, since to believe the fiction in the book of mormon there has to be something wrong with your brain to begin with. With 16 seasons of south park in the bank, it was inevitable that thered be some comedic crossover between the show and the play beyond the fact that the south park movie, south park. Translating the book of mormon south park depiction of the translation of the book of mormon is more accurate than the most mormons realize. Top 10 south park episodes about religion in spring 2011, the creators of south park, trey parker and matt stone, debuted their highly anticipated broadway musical, the book of mormon.
In the book of mormon, a pair of mismatched mormon boys are sent on a mission to a place thats about as far from salt lake city as you can get. There are no contemprary accounts of the appearance of moroni to joseph smith. And yes, joseph smith did decline to retranslate them. Stan learns about the mormon religion after a new family moves to south park from utah. Watch south park season 7, episode 12 all about the mormons a new student, gary harrison, joins the 4th grade. The new mormon student gary is voiced by south park writer kyle mcculloch, who grew up mormon. Joseph smith is the founder of mormonism, and a member of the super best friends. One of the most anticipated musicals this broadway season, the book of mormon, satirizes the history. South park creators trey parker and matt stone on the book of mormon the mix duration. From south park, the story of how this evil, lying false prophet started the worlds stupidest most moronic religion ever. All about mormons official south park studios wiki south park. After watching a clip from the book of mormon i couldnt help but think of this clip because it has always made me laugh so hard.
This is a great season of south park,the last of the classics in the south park series. Even if you hate south park, youll love the book of mormon. Dec 14, 2014 south park creators trey parker and matt stone on the book of mormon the mix duration. Is there any truth to the south park episode all about. If you cant watch an average episode of south park with your kids, you. If i remember correctly, there are some people in hell and they say i was a protestant, i was a jew etc and they ask the devil which was the true religion and the devil says it was the mormons. But when stan and his dad become intrigued with the harrisons overwhelming happiness and the story of joseph smith, the marsh family. This episode is also sometimes called all about the mormons. Created by a south park connoisseur bored college student semibusy young professional. For reference, for those who arent familiar with the book of mormon and might not appreciate just how much of a tribute the above video is. Apr 01, 2011 trey parker, matt stone and robert lopez, writers of the book of mormon. Reference to jesus christ 2 reference to richard dawkins 2 riot 2 road trip 2 scientology 2 sex 2. The most controversial south park episodes, ranked guide. The official church response was something along the lines of the book of mormon the musical might entertain you for a night, but the book of mormon,the book as scripturewill change your life through jesus.
Tlay ka siti is book of mormon s version of the i want song. South park creators trey parker and matt stone are no strangers to mormonism, as evidenced through their works outside of the show like orgazmo and the book of mormon. Yes, the first 116 pages of the book of mormon were lost. Next to him sat his longtime south park writing partner, matt stone. All about mormons, also known as all about the mormons. And it makes me want to see all of book of mormon in south park animation. Is the episode all about mormons accurate about the. Walt disney music company publishing, latinautor umpg, latinautor, bmi. Mar 23, 20 the book of mormon is far, far cleverer, far kinder, far more nuanced than that, and one of its many surprises is that it sent an enraptured, ecstatic audience home with an odd sense of having. They dont mention that later on martin harris did get to see the book of mormon, and the angel moroni. Normal text size larger text size very large text size. It first aired on comedy central in the united states on october 26, 2011. Are the writers of south park, trey parker and matt stone, lds or. So although the south park episode is basically factual, they leave out the most important piece of information.
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