It Hits the Fan
🎞️ S5 E1 🚫 Too much

South Park

Is South Park S5 E1 OK for kids?

It Hits the Fan

📺 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 S5 E1, “It Hits the Fan”, scores 1/5 for violence, 5/5 for sex and 4/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 5/5 — Heavy — skip for under 16.

Across the episode we counted 20 flagged moments in 5 themes: Nudity & bodies (3); Porn / strippers / sex work (2); Swearing (12); Alcohol & drugs (1); Homophobic jokes (2). 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 16+

Nudity, homophobic jokes, strip-club and porn references in adult animation.

Parents need to know that South Park S5 E1, "It Hits the Fan", 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 nudity & bodies (explicit, in dialogue), with porn / strippers / sex work alongside it. Sexual content is explicit — for example, Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue; Stripper or strip-club material shows up in the plot. Language includes strong swearing — for example, God damn it, cartman, what are they gonna say on cop drama? You ready? Tonight on cop…. This episode includes homophobic jokes — for example, That means that now i can say the word- "Fag". Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Cocktails, cocktails. 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

Nudity & bodies 3 moments

How Nudity & bodies shows up in South Park S5 E1:

  • Too much
    Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
  • Too much
    What's the matter, you got some sand in your vagina?
  • Too much
    Kyle, we've gotta get that sand out of your vagina, It's making you cranky, does it itch?

Porn / strippers / sex work 2 moments

How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in South Park S5 E1:

  • Too much
    Stripper or strip-club material shows up in the plot.
  • Too much
    Who is in charge here? Oh, no! You guys didn't hire me a stripper for my birthday.

Swearing 12 moments

How Swearing shows up in South Park S5 E1:

  • Caution
    God damn it, cartman, what are they gonna say on cop drama? You ready? Tonight on cop drama, on tv, they're gonna say "Shit.
  • Caution
    " They're gonna say shit on tv? They can't say shit on tv.
  • Caution
    In other news, a strange virus Which causes victims to vomit up their intestines Is making life shitty for a small farming community.
  • Caution
    For instance "That's a shitty picture of me.
  • Caution
    Because i'm gay, and that means i'm free to use the word "fag"! So piss off, you fag shitter.
  • Caution
    We're gonna have to start saying other bad words, Like "cock" and and meecrob.
  • Caution
    God damn it, kenny, don't get your plague germs on me! Cartman, stop being an asshole! The ratings are in, sir.
  • Caution
    Bravo! Night of a million shits! Now, doing this live will be difficult, so we- Hold on a minute, mr.
  • Mild
    I'm about to piss myself.
  • Mild
    But we can keep the "halo the turtle" dolls, right? Damn cracker-Ass producers! Now, what are we gonna do, chef? I don't know, children.
  • Mild
    Now what? We've got to find people who know what the hell this is all about.
  • Mild
    Ha, leave it to americans to think that no means yes, Pissed means angry And curse word means something Other than a word that's cursed! Let me see the stone.

Alcohol & drugs 1 moment

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in South Park S5 E1:

  • Mild
    Cocktails, cocktails.

Homophobic jokes 2 moments

How Homophobic jokes shows up in South Park S5 E1:

  • Too much
    That means that now i can say the word- "Fag".
  • Too much
    On tv, they usually don't allow- "Fag".

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