# South Park 3/11: "The Ring" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 12, 2009, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-11-the-ring/489164 "2009-03-12T04:00:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-11-the-ring/489164/1 "2009-03-12T04:00:22Z")
Let’s try another thread. I really kind of enjoyed this one. Kenny dancing around jubilantly behind his girlfriend’s back when she was confessing that the BJ story was true cracked me up. The Jonas Brothers are a worthy target (the thing about spraying the audience with jizz-foam is true, by the way), and promise rings are worthy too, but Disney is the most worthy of all. I wonder if SP might get any flack from Disney. They are notoriously humorless about their sacred mouse. I’d love to see the looks on their faces as they watch Mickey kicking the shit out of the Jonas Brothers and calling them “faggots.” Oh…and poor Kenny. He died again, but it was probably worth it to him this time. ---
**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-11-the-ring/489164/2 "2009-03-12T04:15:50Z")
Found it absolutely engaging and topical. Loved the scene where the little girls are invited backstage. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-11-the-ring/489164/3 "2009-03-12T04:34:39Z")
Wait - the foam thing is _real_? Good grief. This is why I appreciate South Park - at their funniest, they don’t even bother to make stuff up. Who thought the foam was a good idea? ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-11-the-ring/489164/4 "2009-03-12T04:44:30Z")
I don’t know, but it’s in that movie. More than one reviewer has commented on the creepiness of it. ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-11-the-ring/489164/5 "2009-03-12T04:45:37Z")
Did I see a little girl in the crowd rubbing her junk? I think I did. I know I saw Mr. Slave doing it. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-11-the-ring/489164/6 "2009-03-12T05:31:40Z")
> [@Tamara+](#): > > Found it absolutely engaging and topical. > Loved the scene where the little girls are invited backstage. The sound effect of the girls’ mouths opening was pure gold. Overall a pretty good episode even if I was a bit creeped out at times. Kenny was in top form this week. Reasonably start to the season…it’s not mongolian level but pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-11-the-ring/489164/7 "2009-03-12T06:09:38Z")
They probably can get away with the Mickey Mouse references because parody is exempt from action under fair use. They were wise to not depict any actual Disney executives such as Bob Iger. Better to protect themselves from any slander accusations. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-11-the-ring/489164/8 "2009-03-12T07:15:58Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > They probably can get away with the Mickey Mouse references because parody is exempt from action under fair use. They were wise to not depict any actual Disney executives such as Bob Iger. Better to protect themselves from any slander accusations. Incidentally, I’m rather surprised it took 12 years for “South Park” to crack on Disney. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-11-the-ring/489164/9 "2009-03-12T13:38:47Z")
> [@NDP](#): > > Incidentally, I’m rather surprised it took 12 years for “South Park” to crack on Disney. They did an episode poking fun at _High School Musical_ last season. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-11-the-ring/489164/10 "2009-03-12T14:13:01Z")
> [@Flander](#): > > Did I see a little girl in the crowd rubbing her junk? I think I did. That’s exactly what I was talking about in this [aborted thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=510002) And that was **before** Mickey came on. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-11-the-ring/489164/11 "2009-03-12T14:21:24Z")
I loved the ending. Great GI Joe reference. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-11-the-ring/489164/12 "2009-03-12T18:31:24Z")
> [@mobo85](#): > > They did an episode poking fun at _High School Musical_ last season. Yes, but that was mostly limited to _High School Musical_ itself. They didn’t go after Disney as directly as they did in this episode. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-11-the-ring/489164/13 "2009-03-12T18:44:19Z")
Ah, what a beautiful episode. I love this show so much. What does it say about me that the only shows that I bother to watch these days are The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, and South Park? ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2009, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-11-the-ring/489164/14 "2009-03-13T01:07:52Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > That’s exactly what I was talking about in this [aborted thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=510002) > > And that was **before** Mickey came on. Yeah, I was like, “Holy shit! I did _not_ just see that!” :eek: It was REALLY quick and pretty easy to slip past the sensors, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![BrandonR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@BrandonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandonR)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2009, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-11-the-ring/489164/15 "2009-03-13T01:15:05Z")
> [@Flander](#): > > Yeah, I was like, “Holy shit! I did _not_ just see that!” :eek: It was REALLY quick and pretty easy to slip past the sensors, I guess. Comedy Central simply doesn’t care. South Park is one of their money-making shows, and from what they’ve got away with in the past, I don’t think this was any more over-the-top. Besides, since half the episode revolved around a 5th grader giving a 4th grader head, I doubt they’d care about much else… But I personally found it hilarious and spot-on. Of course, I’ve yet to find anything South Park has done to be personally offensive so I don’t mind much… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2009, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-11-the-ring/489164/16 "2009-03-13T13:14:05Z")
" . . . and Mickey will return to Valhalla to slumber and feed." ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2009, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-11-the-ring/489164/17 "2009-03-13T13:28:52Z")
> [@Flander](#): > > Yeah, I was like, “Holy shit! I did _not_ just see that!” :eek: It was REALLY quick and pretty easy to slip past the sensors, I guess. I didn’t think cable channels had any rules to follow for Standards & Practices. Any censoring done is at the choice of the cable network itself. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2009, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-11-the-ring/489164/18 "2009-03-13T15:31:13Z")
Yeah, the FCC regs only apply to the publicly owned broadcast frequencies (i.e. the stuff you can get without cable), not the cable. The Cable channels can pretty much do what they want. They do self-censor to a degree to stay marketable to advertisers, but legally they don’t really have to. Parker and Stone have said they don’t really have to bleep the F-bombs on SP, but that they do it because they think it sounds funnier with the bleeps. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2009, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-11-the-ring/489164/19 "2009-03-13T17:40:12Z")
Comedy Central actually has a “Secret Stash” which they run after 1:00 AM which consists of movies and comedy performances uncensored. They’ve run such things as “South Park: BL&U”, the William Shatner roast, and very recently “Clerks II” with interruptions only for commercials. All the F bombs and other language have been left intact. Also, Parker and Stone only censor the SP episodes that run on Comedy Central. The episodes for the last couple of seasons are avalable online without any bleeps and presumably will be that way on DVD eventually. ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2009, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-11-the-ring/489164/20 "2009-03-13T18:19:38Z")
Am I the only one who caught the Rush Limbaugh-Mickey Mouse similarities: a blowhard who makes millions pandering to the families crowd, while actually leading a pretty sordid personal life, and who backhands anyone that defies him. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-11-the-ring/489164.md?page=2)