8. The China Probrem
🎞️ S12 E8 🚫 Hard pass

South Park

Is South Park S12 E8 OK for kids?

8. The China Probrem

Butters stands with Cartman as he confronts the Chinese after a tragic event.

📺 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 S12 E8, “8. The China Probrem”, scores 3/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 5/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 5/5 — Heavy — skip for under 16. Butters stands with Cartman as he confronts the Chinese after a tragic event.

Across the episode we counted 15 flagged moments in 4 themes: Nudity & bodies (1); Violence & injury (3); Swearing (8); Racism & slurs (3). 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 1 moment

How Nudity & bodies shows up in South Park S12 E8:

  • Them panties, take 'em off.

Violence & injury 3 moments

How Violence & injury shows up in South Park S12 E8:

  • He's gonna warn the Chinese and they'll kill your parents! Do it! Oh, dude, you shot him in the dick.
  • I mean it! - Butters, hold this gun on them.
  • The police are here! We're safe! You with the gun, step out or we will fire upon you.

Swearing 8 moments

How Swearing shows up in South Park S12 E8:

  • Yeah, fuck'em! No.
  • Dude, what the fuck are you doing? What? What happened? Goddammit, what did I say about shooting guys in the dick? - I did it again.
  • You don't fuckin' do that.
  • He's gonna warn the Chinese and they'll kill your parents! Do it! Oh, dude, you shot him in the dick.
  • You don't shoot a guy in the dick.
  • Oh, my god! - What? - One of the cops is Chinese! Son of a bitch, how high up does this thing go?
  • What the hell is going on here? We've got to sneak our way into the back.
  • I mean, maybe things got a little out of hand with the plot, - but the third act clipped along - Indy deserved more than that! Get out! Just get the hell out of here! Well, well, Indiana Jones.

Racism & slurs 3 moments

How Racism & slurs shows up in South Park S12 E8:

  • Kyle, you're supposed to tell Cartman he's being racist or something.
  • Oh, harro prease! Bing bao ching chong! Bing bing harro prease.
  • Harro prease, Bing bao ching chong! Yeah, well.

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