9. Truth and Advertising
🎞️ S19 E9 🚫 Hard pass

South Park

Is South Park S19 E9 OK for kids?

9. Truth and Advertising

PC Principal disappears along with 2 fourth grade students. The latest news in the school paper sets the boys on a search to find their two missing classmates. Being the crack reporter that he is, Jimmy sets out to learn everything he can about what makes Leslie tick. Meanwhile, Principal Victoria and Mr. Garrison return to a South Park that has become unrecognizable

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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 S19 E9, “9. Truth and Advertising”, 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. PC Principal disappears along with 2 fourth grade students. The latest news in the school paper sets the boys on a search to find their two missing classmates. Being the crack reporter that he is, Jimmy sets out to learn everything he can about what makes Leslie tick. Meanwhile, Principal Victoria and Mr. Garrison return to a South Park that has become unrecognizable

Across the episode we counted 14 flagged moments in 3 themes: Violence & injury (1); Swearing (12); Fat-shaming (1). 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 1 moment

How Violence & injury shows up in South Park S19 E9:

  • The man who came to your house with a gun was one of them.

Swearing 12 moments

How Swearing shows up in South Park S19 E9:

  • " Oh, my fucking God.
  • How PC culture is changing Vermont from a state of intolerance to a Dude, there it is again! It's that goddamn guitar! This ad is fucking following me! - Just click out of it.
  • Your Super School News was a threat to them, but unless you get this little bitch to talk, we may never know why.
  • Oh, that That's where you draw the line, huh, Caitlyn? Don't be an asshole.
  • You're such an asshole.
  • I think he's a dick.
  • Jimmy, you're thinking with your dick.
  • M'kay? God damn it.
  • Whatever's going on it's pretty damn scary.
  • The question is how? So, um South Park kind of sucks now.
  • This week students Jimmy Valmer and Leslie Meyers are being treated to an all-expenses-paid vacation for their outstanding school" What the hell is this? It doesn't make any sense, dude.
  • What the hell is this? What have they done to my town?! Keep your voice down! Since when do we have a flippin' Whole Foods?! Everything's changed.

Fat-shaming 1 moment

How Fat-shaming shows up in South Park S19 E9:

  • Knock it off! Is there a problem, guys? Go get my pen, fat ass! I'm am not your slave, Kyle.

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