1. It Hits the Fan
🎞️ S5 E1 🚫 Hard pass

South Park

Is South Park S5 E1 OK for kids?

1. It Hits the Fan

The boys realize they may have made history of some sort when Cartman utters an expletive.

📺 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, “1. 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. The boys realize they may have made history of some sort when Cartman utters an expletive.

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.

Watch for — every moment, theme by theme

Nudity & bodies 3 moments

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

  • Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
  • What's the matter, you got some sand in your vagina?
  • 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:

  • Stripper or strip-club material shows up in the plot.
  • 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:

  • 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.
  • " They're gonna say shit on tv? They can't say shit on tv.
  • In other news, a strange virus Which causes victims to vomit up their intestines Is making life shitty for a small farming community.
  • For instance "That's a shitty picture of me.
  • Because i'm gay, and that means i'm free to use the word "fag"! So piss off, you fag shitter.
  • We're gonna have to start saying other bad words, Like "cock" and and meecrob.
  • God damn it, kenny, don't get your plague germs on me! Cartman, stop being an asshole! The ratings are in, sir.
  • Bravo! Night of a million shits! Now, doing this live will be difficult, so we- Hold on a minute, mr.
  • I'm about to piss myself.
  • 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.
  • Now what? We've got to find people who know what the hell this is all about.
  • 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:

  • Cocktails, cocktails.

Homophobic jokes 2 moments

How Homophobic jokes shows up in South Park S5 E1:

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

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