9. Basic Cable
🎞️ S23 E9 🚫 Hard pass

South Park

Is South Park S23 E9 OK for kids?

9. Basic Cable

Scott Malkinson's future with the new girl in his class depends on him getting the latest and greatest streaming platform. Scott's dad works for the local cable company and refuses to move beyond basic cable.

📺 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 S23 E9, “9. Basic Cable”, scores 1/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 5/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 5/5 — Heavy — skip for under 16. Scott Malkinson's future with the new girl in his class depends on him getting the latest and greatest streaming platform. Scott's dad works for the local cable company and refuses to move beyond basic cable.

Across the episode we counted 12 flagged moments in 1 themes: 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.

Watch for — every moment, theme by theme

Swearing 12 moments

How Swearing shows up in South Park S23 E9:

  • We don't need Disney fucking +, Scott! We've got cable, and that's enough.
  • All this talk about Disney+ and CBS Max and shit on a fucking extreme prime.
  • Well, what the fuck are you doing? You gave me a window of noon to 3:00 to get it all.
  • Not this shit again! No.
  • Shit! Asshole.
  • Oh, no! Not this time! You assholes aren't ruining Scott Malkinson's life again! I'm taking control, you understand? I'm taking control, you understand.
  • 'Cause you got assholes in Hollywood making little niche programs for everybody.
  • What's wrong with you? What's wrong is that we're losing our asses to these streaming sons a bitches! I don't know about you guys, but I haven't worked a full day in weeks.
  • Please, can we get Disney+? God damn it.
  • God damn it.
  • " "PC Babies"? What the hell is this? Put it back to "Mandalorian," Jimmy.
  • Still sucks.

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