Content guide
Skip for under 14
South Park S6 E12, “A Ladder to Heaven”, scores 3/5 for violence, 4/5 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 3 themes: Nudity & bodies (4); Violence & injury (2); 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+Nudity, language, violence in adult animation.
Parents need to know that South Park S6 E12, "A Ladder to Heaven", 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 swearing alongside it. Violence includes …pride * * 'cause kenny and his family all reside * * in the ghetto in the ghetto * Shut…. Sexual content is explicit — for example, Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue. Language includes strong swearing — for example, We build it, climb up and get our winning ticket back From that asshole kenny. 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 4 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in South Park S6 E12:
- Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
…Do you actually believe in the ladder to heaven? If heaven is an 8-Year-Old boy And the ladder is my penis And the pearly gates are the- Fffssshhhhh Uh, meanwhile the american economy- Wait, wait a minute- We are…
…kenny and his family all reside * * in the ghetto in the ghetto * Shut up, cartman, you blood-Belching vagina!
…saddam out to protect ourselves! I for one believe that if saddam hussein were an 8-Year-Old boy And my penis were the united states, Then there would- Hard nipples!
Violence & injury 2 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in South Park S6 E12:
…pride * * 'cause kenny and his family all reside * * in the ghetto in the ghetto * Shut up, cartman, you blood-Belching vagina!
War's not my voice! This country's just run by rednecks and bumpkins with their guns!
Swearing 12 moments
How Swearing shows up in South Park S6 E12:
We build it, climb up and get our winning ticket back From that asshole kenny.
Dear christ, that son of a bitch just doesn't stop.
Stop calling me poor, you fat dick! Oh, jesus christ.
God damn it! We've gotta find that ticket! Which one of us took it?! It was so long ago i can't remember.
…you remember? We know he's dead! We mean, where is his body? His body? But why? Because he has the god damn ticket for- Look, we just really miss our friend and, uh, We need to see his remains for closure.
What the hell is this? Chocolate milk mix?! I knew kenny couldn't fit in that teapot.
Why would they play such a cruel joke on us? Because they're poor, kyle! Poor people don't have anything better to do Than piss other people off.
Hey, randy, can i borrow your- What the hell are they doing? The boys want to see their dead friend kenny again, jimbo, So they're building a ladder to heaven.
That tricky bastard.
Listen, lady, you gotta get this crap out of me! I don't want him in me anymore! Just suck him up and throw him out! Oh steven, i can't go through with this.
* where were you * * when they decided heaven was a more intangible idea * * and couldn't, couldn't really get there * You little bastards ruined my latest song! Well, i'm sure glad this is all over with.
I'm not sharing my body with that poor piece of crap.
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