The 23 seasons of South Park now available on HBO Max—absent approximately two and a half hours. According to DeadlineFive episodes of the naughty Comedy Central cartoon have been sent to the vault, where they can’t hurt anyone.
You may recall a 2010 incident when a radical Muslim group threatened lives of creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Their crime was depicting the Muslim prophet Muhammad as a cartoon in a season 14 episode, a choice that forced frightened Comedy Central comedians to hit black bars and beeps Everywhere. The full episode eventually resurfaced online, but remained absent from all reproductions, including DVDs of the program.
That’s still the case on HBO Max, but a few other episodes come together to hide. In total, the episodes removed include season 14 “200” and “201” season 10 “Cartoon Wars Part I and Part II” and “Super Best Friends” from the fifth season. All episodes feature or refer to a character based on Muhammad. The episodes of season 14 and season five were previously removed from the South Park website and the show’s old broadcast deal with Hulu, but “Cartoon Wars” is a new exclusion. As of this writing, the two episodes of “Cartoon Wars” remain available on the show website.
Parker and Stone have not stopped pricking the bear after its brush with death. Last year, the duo saw the show. banned in china after I criticized President Xi Jinping. Expect more of this in the future too, as South Park I was renovated last fall for three more seasons.
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