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South Park Christmas Time in South Park Second, creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone do not get enough credit for being brilliant songwriters. My favorite episode of the disc, "Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics," is simply a collection of holiday songs, with Mr. Hankey himself introducing each one. The hilarious and catchy "Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel" is one of the highlights of the disc, along with Cartman's butchering of "O Holy Night," Shelly Marsh's attempt at "I Saw Three Ships," and a nightclub duet medley performed by Jesus and Santa Claus (no, I'm not kidding). I smiled through this whole episode, and it was the only one I immediately wanted to watch again. Third, though they seemingly most draw the ire of conservative groups, Parker and Stone have always been equal opportunity offenders (case in point, the recent flap the show had with its portrayal of Scientology). The secondary story of the "Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo" episode, in which the town becomes so obsessed with removing any aspect of the school Christmas play that might seem offensive that the play itself is reduced to an incoherent, pretentious mess, is pointed in the way it shows how fear of offending anyone often results in something that pleases no one. My final strength is a matter of personal taste. The final episode, the controversial "Woodland Critter Christmas," in which some "Bambi"-ish characters are not what they seem, is one of the darkest, most twisted episodes of South Park NOTE: I found no extras or commentary on the disc, nor could I find any hidden Easter Eggs. While not required, some extras would have been a nice touch. As for my perceived weakness, I must say that a little Mr. Hankey goes a long way. I was rather glad he was in only four of the seven episodes. There are only so many jokes one can make about fecal matter before it stops being funny and is just gross (there is a live action "Do It Yourself Mr. Hankey Kit" commercial featuring real actors in the first episode that almost had my gag reflex going). Also, South Park Finally, I also felt "It's Christmas in Canada" was the weakest episode on the disc. It is primarily a one-joke episode that depends on the viewer finding the concept of Canada as some offshoot of Oz to be hilarious. As South Park |
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