8. Summer Sucks
🎞️ S2 E8 🚫 Hard pass

South Park

Is South Park S2 E8 OK for kids?

8. Summer Sucks

The mayor devises a plan to make the town's Fourth of July celebration memorable, despite a ban on fireworks; and Mr. Hat vanishes, causing Mr. Garrison to visit a therapist.

📺 Where to watch

Netflix, HBO or Disney+ — catalogs differ by country.

🛒 Where to buy

Digital seasons or a box set to keep.

Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Skip for under 14

South Park S2 E8, “8. Summer Sucks”, scores 1/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 4/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 14. The mayor devises a plan to make the town's Fourth of July celebration memorable, despite a ban on fireworks; and Mr. Hat vanishes, causing Mr. Garrison to visit a therapist.

Across the episode we counted 17 flagged moments in 5 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Swearing (12); Homophobic jokes (2); Fat-shaming (1); Slut-shaming (1). Every moment below is either a direct quote from the episode transcript or a short description of what happens on screen, so you can decide before you press play.

Watch for — every moment, theme by theme

Sex & hookups 1 moment

How Sex & hookups shows up in South Park S2 E8:

  • Hat was gay? Sometimes he fanatsizes about same sexualations.

Swearing 12 moments

How Swearing shows up in South Park S2 E8:

  • GOD DAMN IT, WHERE THE FUCK DID YOU PUT MR.
  • Oh course I do you fucking asshole! Dusty the dirtball! Why does everything have to suck so bad in summer.
  • Shit! Where did everybody go? Oh golly! Kevin honey! Good to see you again, son.
  • Huh? First graders! Awww weak! Weak! Aww you sons of bitches! Where the is our fireworks.
  • Our 4th of July celebration is going to have no fireworks and a bunch of tonedeaf little shits playing.
  • The school year's over, but summer vacation doesn't start for you little bastards, until Mr.
  • Your parents are dead? God damn you suck Pip.
  • I don't know, but it's likeit sucks ass.
  • What the hell you waiting for Cartman? Guys, don't you notice anything wrong with this picture? Yeah.
  • What the hell's going on? Hey there boys! Hey uncle Jimbo.
  • How is your summer going? Summer sucks ass Mr.
  • I'm trying to make the best of a bad situation! I don't need to hear crap, from a bunch of hippie freaks living in denial! Screw you guys, I'm going home.

Homophobic jokes 2 moments

How Homophobic jokes shows up in South Park S2 E8:

  • Serves you right you gay bashing homo! Well Ned, looks like we missed 4th of July again.
  • You see it's you that's gay, but you're in denial, so you act out your gay persona with a homosexual puppet.

Fat-shaming 1 moment

How Fat-shaming shows up in South Park S2 E8:

  • Your fat ass isn't on the sled.

Slut-shaming 1 moment

How Slut-shaming shows up in South Park S2 E8:

  • He's a two-timing whore.

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