The 13th season of “South Park” features more of those “that’s so f’d up!” and hilarious moments with episodes making fun of dead celebrities of 2009, Somalian pirates, the Jonas Brothers, Kanye West and more. If you are easily offended, “South Park” is definitely not for you. But if you are open to provocative comedy that pushes-the-button, then definitely check out season 13!
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TITLE: SOUTH PARK: THE COMPLETE THIRTEENTH SEASON
DURATION: 308 minutes (14 episodes)
BLU-RAY DISC INFORMATION: Widescreen, Dolby Digital, English Stereo
RATED: Not Rated (Parental Advisory: Explicit Content, Warning: This program is recommended for mature audiences only. It contains adult language and situations)
COMPANY: Comedy Central/Paramount
RELEASE DATE: March 16, 2010
Created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone
Featuring the voice talent of:
Trey Parker (voice of Eric Cartman, Stan Marsh)
Matt Stone (voice of Kyle Broflovski, Leopold ‘Butters’ Stotch, Kenny McCormick)
Mona Marshall (voice of Sheila Broflovski, Linda Stotch)
April Stewart (voice of Liane Cartman, Sharon Marsh, Britney Spears, Wendy Testaburger, Principal Victoria, Michelle Obama)
Kyle McCulloch (voice of Gary)
Adrien Beard (voice of Token Williams)
All fourteen uncensored episodes from South Park’s thirteenth season are now available in this exclusive three-disc set. Roll with the boys as they save the economy, the whales, and a bunch of dead celebrities all while discovering the joys of Fish Sticks. For them, it’s all part of growing up in South Park!
Since 1997, “South Park” has been a controversial but yet a longest running, highest rated hit for Comedy Central.
With 195 episodes broadcast and a 14th season about to begin on March 17th, the animated series which features the children of South Park, Colorado featuring the characters of Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman and Kenny McCormick and friends continues to be a series that dares “going there” and being as provocative as ever.
In the thirteenth season of “South Park”, the series utilizes topics that were popular in 2009.  From celebrities such as the Jonas Brothers, the death of Michael Jackson, the Somalian pirates, America’s economy and more.
Here is a brief synopsis of what is included on “South Park: The Complete Thirteenth Season” on DVD:
DISC 1:
- Episode 1301 – The Ring – Kenny is dating a girl who is known to give oral sex but in this case, she will do anything if he takes her to a Jonas Brothers concert.
- Episode 1302 – The Coon – Cartman wants to become a superhero and thus he takes on the identity of “The Coon”. But when another person starts donning the costume, becoming a superhero and calling himself “Mysterion”, Cartman who is jealous, will do all he can to stop Mysterion.
- Episode 1303 – Margaritaville – South Park is having to deal with the failed economy and thus Randy urges the town to adopt anti-consumerism.
- Episode 1304 – Eat, Pray, Queef – “The Queef Sisters” becomes a big hit on television, even pre-empting “Terrance and Phillip”. But the men in America are put off when women queef, while the women feel they are not doing anything different when men fart.
- Episode 1305 – Fishsticks – When Cartman and Jimmy create a joke about “Fishsticks”, Kanye West is offended when people use the joke on him and call him a gay fish.
DISC 2:
- Episode 1306 – Pinewood Derby – Randy wants Stan to win first-place in the Pinewood Derby Race but when he uses a high-powered magnet to propel him to outer space, the car is seen by an alien who takes matters to his own hands.
- Episode 1307 – Fatbeard – With Somalian pirates making off with millions of dollars, Cartman thinks these pirates are the same type of pirates of the past and he, Ike and Butters become inspired to join the Somalians.
- Episode 1308 – Dead Celebrities – Ike is being contacted by dead celebrities who are unable to crossover because of Michael Jackson not accepting his own death. So, the boys try to help Ike (possessed by Michael Jackson).
- Episode 1309 – Butters’ Bottom Bitch – When Butters get his first kiss with a girl for $5, he comes up with an idea to make money by creating a kissing business and ends up becoming a pimp.
- Episode 1310 – W.T.F. – When the kids go to their first WWE match, they are inspired to create their own wrestling federation for South Park’s rednecks.
DISC 3:
- Episode 1311 – Whale Whores – The Japanese are killing all the dolphins and whales and Stan decides he will not take it anymore and do something about it.
- Episode 1312 – The F Word – The kids of South Park want the bikers out of their town because they think they are gay and thus they start to use the derogatory gay word to describe bikers and thus trying to change the term to describe bikers.
- Episode 1313 – Dances with Smurfs – Cartman becomes the new announcement kid at school and uses the platform to talk about anything he wants.
- Episode 1314 – PEE – The kid’s spend a day at PiPi’s Spash Town but then disaster strikes and Cartman blames the minorities.
VIDEO & AUDIO:
It’s important to note that for this season, I am reviewing the DVD edition and not the Blu-ray version. While “SOUTH PARK†is not exactly a series you are looking for extreme special effects or action scenes, for this latest season there is a little bit more detail and texturing and plenty of vibrant colors.
As for audio, audio is presented in Dolby Digital. If anything, the Comedy Central intro really puts your front speakers for a challenge with its heavy bass. But overall, dialogue is clear and again, this is not a series where you would expect any major uses of audio. But dialogue is clear and understandable. Music segments definitely are heard quite clearly and more pronounced.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
“SOUTH PARK: THE COMPLETE THIRTEENTH SEASON” comes with mini commentaries for each episode by Trey Parker and Matt Stone. These commentaries are short (about five or more minutes long) as they discuss the episode. Outside of the commentaries, featured on disc one are:
- Inside XBOX: A Behind-the-Scenes Tour of South Park Studios – (4:36) XBOX’s Major Nelson interviews the people behind-the-scenes of the production of “South Park”.
- Deleted Scenes – (7:14) Featuring several deleted scenes from various episodes.
“SOUTH PARK†is one of those series that I’ve watched since my college years that I can’t seem to stop watching. No matter how far the series goes, how offensive the series may get, I don’t really get upset. It’s because the series is known for pushing the button and taking things as far as Comedy Central will allow them.
Granted, this is a series that pushes the button and people not familiar with “South Park” are going to get offended. These episodes are uncensored and are filled with plenty of profanity and some with violence and blood and a series targeted for mature audiences. You do not want children watching this series.
A lot of the episodes from the thirteenth season has generated plenty of comments of “oh, crap…that is so f’d upâ€. From the first episode of the thirteenth season with Kenny wanting oral sex from his girlfriend, you know where this season is headed and Trey Parker and Matt Stone try to use the topics of that year and run with it and see how far they can go. From jokes on the Jonas Brothers, to celebrities that died in 2009, the failed economy, kids becoming pimps, the slaughter of whales/dolphins, even Cartman singing Lady GaGa’s “Poker Face”… A lot of crazy situations this season and plenty of topics the crew had to work with that year and it all comes down to one’s sensibilities and if they have an open mind to comedy that has been offensively funny for the last 13 years.
If you are easily offend, then “South Park†is definitely not for you. But for those who have been long time fans, we enjoy the series and enjoy seeing how far Parker and Stone can go. “SOUTH PARK: THE COMPLETE THIRTEENTH SEASON†goes even farther than previous seasons and pushes the limit of what can be shown on cable television. And again, each episode is featured in its uncensored glory on Blu-ray and DVD.
Definitely prepare for some surprises in this thirteen season of “South Park” and even more of the “oh, crap that’s really f’d up!†moments and yet another entertaining, humorous and provocative season of “South Parkâ€.