1. Rainforest Schmainforest
🎞️ S3 E1 🚫 Hard pass

South Park

Is South Park S3 E1 OK for kids?

1. Rainforest Schmainforest

The boys accompany a teacher and her singing-and-dancing group to Central America to raise awareness of the rain forest. Also: Kenny falls for a choir member; and Kyle has trouble mastering the choreography.

📺 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

Heavy — skip for under 16

South Park S3 E1, “1. Rainforest Schmainforest”, scores 1/5 for violence, 3/5 for sex and 5/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 5/5 — Heavy — skip for under 16. The boys accompany a teacher and her singing-and-dancing group to Central America to raise awareness of the rain forest. Also: Kenny falls for a choir member; and Kyle has trouble mastering the choreography.

Across the episode we counted 14 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Porn / strippers / sex work (1); 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.

Watch for — every moment, theme by theme

Sex & hookups 1 moment

How Sex & hookups shows up in South Park S3 E1:

  • We're ready to head to the Latin American nation of Costa Rica, a country filled with virgin rainforests.

Porn / strippers / sex work 1 moment

How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in South Park S3 E1:

  • You fuckin asshole! Your family isn't poor? Whoa dude, look over there! Wow, Costa Rican prostitutes! Hey, look at the prostitutes you guys! - What are you looking at, man? - Yeah, why don't you take a picture? Okay.

Swearing 12 moments

How Swearing shows up in South Park S3 E1:

  • This is fuckin stupid! Kenny McCormick, you speak when you're spoken to! Go ahead.
  • You fuckin asshole! Your family isn't poor? Whoa dude, look over there! Wow, Costa Rican prostitutes! Hey, look at the prostitutes you guys! - What are you looking at, man? - Yeah, why don't you take a picture? Okay.
  • I told you Jewish people don't have rhythm! - Fuck off, Cartman! No, dude, I think Cartman might actually be right! - No, that's a stereotype.
  • Well why the hell don't they get jobs? Hey why don't you people quit slacking off and get a job? What's wrong with you? Go to college.
  • …but let me I don't think it's funny! This place is overcrowded, smelly, and poor! That's not funny, that sucks!
  • Oh! It's everything I've ever dreamed it would be! God damn, it's hot out here! Ah! Snake! No, dude, that's a branch.
  • Wow! Isn't he neat, Lenny? Bad! Bad monkey! Eric! What the hell are you doing? I'm asserting myself.
  • God damn it! We're here live in San Jose, Costa Rica, where hundreds of rich Americans have gathered for the Save the Rainforest Summit.
  • Good! You deserve to die, you little bastard!
  • Look how they live in peace with all living things, gentle, noble Run for you lives, children! Holy crap!
  • Lenny! No! - Oh my God! They killed Kenny! - You bastards! What!? Who!? Who killed him!? - They did.
  • They're they're bastards.

Watch With The Kids · You kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.