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Skip for under 14
South Park S2 E16, “Merry Christmas Charlie Manson!”, scores 3/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 4/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 14.
Across the episode we counted 18 flagged moments in 2 themes: Violence & injury (6); Swearing (12). 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.
Parents need to know
Age 14+Language, violence, strong language in adult animation.
Parents need to know that South Park S2 E16, "Merry Christmas Charlie Manson!", is a adult animation episode. The series is known for tV-MA. Rated here so you know which episodes are roughest, not because it is kids TV. Driven by swearing (explicit, in dialogue), with violence & injury alongside it. Violence includes Mass murderer and extremely nasty person, Charles Manson has escaped from prison. Language includes strong swearing — for example, Are you telling me I drove nine hours through butt fucking nowhere to get a goddamn…. Every flagged moment below is a direct quote from the transcript or a short description of what happens on screen.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Violence & injury 6 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in South Park S2 E16:
Mass murderer and extremely nasty person, Charles Manson has escaped from prison.
Charles Manson was responsible for seven murders in the late sixties.
Yes there's murders in the world, and rapists, and thieves.
Kenny I called shotgun.
Don't point a gun at your own mother.
There's gonna be a lot of bloodshed and a lot of innocent people are gonna die.
Swearing 12 moments
How Swearing shows up in South Park S2 E16:
Are you telling me I drove nine hours through butt fucking nowhere to get a goddamn shirt!? Mom grandma's gone senile.
If you see Manson please kick his ass and smash his fuckin' face in for me and then call the police.
Well you know what you are; you're a little bitch.
That's right you're a bitch and I bet you would like to suck it, wouldn't ya? Wake up Cartman, we gotta get to the mall.
You poor piece of crap.
What the hell are we gonna do for six hours? Well I've got an idea.
He's a piece of crap.
Mom will you do the honors of saying Grace? God dammit why the hell do I always have to say Grace?
I said no and I mean no! Respect my authoritah! - Damn his goddamn authoritah.
Chuck can you turn that damn thing down? Hello movie house, hello burger parlor! You know what the spirit of Christmas is? It's another lie.
My family sucks ass.
Hankey ever found out he would be so pissed.
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