Trapped in the Closet
🎞️ S9 E12 🚫 Hard pass

South Park

Is South Park S9 E12 OK for kids?

Trapped in the Closet

Religious leaders think Stan is the "Golden Child," prompting believers to camp in front of his house.

📺 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

Skip for under 14

South Park S9 E12, “Trapped in the Closet”, 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. Religious leaders think Stan is the "Golden Child," prompting believers to camp in front of his house.

Across the episode we counted 9 flagged moments in 3 themes: Violence & injury (2); Suicide & self-harm (1); Swearing (6). 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

Violence & injury 2 moments

How Violence & injury shows up in South Park S9 E12:

  • I asked myself why won't Tom Cruise just come out the closet? Nobody has no answers and so I pull out my gun!
  • Please Tom Cruise and John Travolta come out the closet! But then I calm myself down and I pull out my gun! Oh geez, here we go with the gun again.

Suicide & self-harm 1 moment

How Suicide & self-harm shows up in South Park S9 E12:

  • Neither did I! Stanley, do you have any concept of money at all? Money doesn't grow on trees, you know? Don't you care that I'm depressed?! What if I become suicidal, or, or become an alcoholic like Grandpa?

Swearing 6 moments

How Swearing shows up in South Park S9 E12:

  • …dollars! Three milliion dollars? That's how the scam works! But this is a scam on a global scale! Do you fucking get me now?!
  • Man, this is some crazy shit.
  • I'm gonna cap some bitch.
  • Stan! What the hell did you do?! I don't know! Hello young man.
  • It is a great honor to meet you! All right, what the hell is going on here?! We've been looking for your son for a long time, Mr.
  • What are you, stupid?! Then how do we make money from those people?! Well, it's not about the money, it's about the message, right? Waait a minute, whoa, whoa! You don't actually believe this crap, do you?

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