Stan was approached by two scientologists giving a free personality test. He is the main focus, along with scientology as a whole, of the season nine episode, trapped in the closet. The 140th episode of the series overall, it first aired on comedy central in the united states on march 22, 2006. One of their most famous religious satires, 2005s scientologytargeting trapped in the closet episode, allegedly struck such a nerve with the churchs leaders that the group responded by targeting stone, parker and their friends in a longterm covert investigation. People don t often take on scientology i certainly don t have the stones to, not this early in my career at least. In november 2005, south park aired the infamous in which stan joins scientology. Tom cruise in the infamous 2005 south park episode trapped in the closet, which allegedly spurred the church to investigate the shows creators. The only glaring difference is that south park portrays the aliens as looking non. This is what scientologists actually believe part 3. Over 95% of scientologists honestly have no idea what the south park episode is talking about. This is south parks version of what scientology is all about. According to the sources about scientology written by sciencefiction author l. This clip from south park s 9th season feels particularly relevant in the wake of katie holmes filing for divorce from tom cruise.
Trapped in the closet is the twelfth episode of season nine, and the 7th overall. The target of the episode trapped in the closet is the church of scientology and the side target was tom cruise and john travolta. The episode used cartoons to describe the history of scientology and flashed, scientologists actually believe this, on the screen throughout. In 06 the creators of south park, trey parker and matt stone, became targets of corporate scientologys osa. South park creators reveal scientology made isaac hayes. Oct 24, 2011 it has been exposed that south park creators matt stone and trey parker were once targeted by the church of scientology s team of investigators. A south park episode from 2005 perfectly explains scientologys unbelievable theory of how the world began. Stan takes a scientology personality quiz, and after making several allegations, the scientologists try to convince him he is to be their new leader. Compare the south park version to hubbards handwritten material and lecture on the topic. On the official comedy central website for the south park episode, it is asserted that the section of trapped in the closet that explains scientologys portrayal and. Isaac hayes quits south park after it satirises scientology. Someone who is part of our extended family could use your help.
Isaac hayes quits south park over scientology episode. The head of the church of scientology tells stan about the creation myth. Hayes resignation came as backlash to south park s infamous 2005 episode trapped in the closet, in which tom cruise is depicted hiding in an actual closet, refusing to get out, and scientology. In november 2005, comedy central aired an episode of the us show south park entitled trapped in the closet that depicted scientology in a pejorative manner. And to assure myself that i know im saying the right thing, i asked my friend tory christman magoo, who was a thirty year, very hiranknig ot7 member who finally saw the light in 20002001 and got out of the cult, if this whole xenu thing was true.
What scientologist actually believe video clip south park. This has nothing to do with intolerance and bigotry and everything to do with the fact that isaac hayes is a scientologist and that we recently featured scientology in an episode of south park. The account of how he sent millions of beings into exile on a prehistoric earth fits in quite nicely with south park s other science fictionthemed episodes. This is what scientologists actually believe part 1. The 10 best south park episodes, ranked cinemablend. Watch full episodes of south park online south park studios. Oct 23, 2011 rathbuns personal site leads with a post that includes more information, including this summary. This event supposedly took place over 75 billion years ago, he brought the people to earth and set them all up in volcanoes and then. Church of scientology official south park studios wiki. John travolta, tom cruise and other scientologists go to south park to convince stan to be their leader, but when stan makes disparaging remarks about.
The same goes for tom cruise, the church adherent whose proclivities have often been questioned. Schrankgefluster ganze folgen season 09 ep 12 south park. This began with a short film the gauntlet followed by the full episode trapped in the closet. A south park episode from 2005 perfectly explains scientology s unbelievable theory of how the world began. Tom cruise is one of the only celebrities south park has mocked to attempt to take realworld action against the show he pressured viacom to pull trapped in the closet from the airwaves, or else not promote his upcoming film mission impossible 3 and temporarily succeeded. Jun 24, 2016 over 95% of scientologists honestly have no idea what the south park episode is talking about.
Beliefnet new york, march 17, 2006 south park has declared war on scientology. Five months later in march 2006, shortly after hayes suffered a stroke, he was released from his contract with south park after a statement was issued in his name claiming the episode was offensive and bigoted and claiming he was quitting. In the episode, stan joins scientology in an attempt to find something fun. South park and scientology top 10 controversial cartoons time. The personality test given to stan is made up of barnum statements. Til because of south parks scientology episode, the. South park trapped in the closet tv episode 2005 south. At the end credits of trapped in the closet, all the names are changed to john smith or jane smith so tom cruise and other scientologists cant sue them. Church of scientology investigated south park creators matt stone. This is what scientologists actually believe part 2 duration. How do scientologists feel about the south park episode on. The head of the church of scientology tells stan the creation myth that scientologists believe.
Tom cruise blackmails south park outside the beltway. Stan learns about the mormon religion after a new family moves to south park from utah. Lafayette ronald hubbard is the founder of the church of scientology, which he founded by writing a book. Theres so much one can learn from a single south park episode. South park trapped in the closet tv episode 2005 imdb. This is the one episode of south park that was almost banned. Trapped in the closet is the twelfth episode of season nine, and the 7th overall episode of south park.
Aug 29, 2010 south park season nine, episode trapped in the closet 912. Check out our other sites does not store any files on its server. They are probably best known for the anarchic cartoon series south park, which has so far seen 247 episodes over 17 seasons. Trapped in the closet season s09 episode e12 written by trey parker production code 0912 original air date 20051116 episode chronology the official south park studios wiki. Tom cruise official south park studios wiki south park. Oct 25, 2011 a 2005 episode of south park titled trapped in the closet ranks number 17 on tv guides list of tvs top 100 episodes of all time. The return of chef is the first episode in the tenth season of the american animated television series south park. The episode was the first after the departure of actor isaac hayes, who voiced the character chef. What scientologist actually believe video clip south park studios. South park s creators push back at scientogists isaac hayes and tom cruise for opposing a scientology episode. Trapped in the closet is the twelfth episode in the ninth season of the american animated television series south park. Ron hubbard, the episode includes segments explaining the actual scientology doctrine, which involves dictator of.
At the beginning of this episode, one can see a sign that reads twin pines plaza, this may be a reference to the twin pines mall from back to the future. South parks 12 most controversial and offensive episodes. Trapped in the closet official south park studios wiki. Scientologys supercreepy south park investigation the week. Trapped in the closettrivia south park archives fandom. After 23 seasons, 307 episodes, and near uncontested amounts of controversy since its premiere in 1997, theres one episode of south park that stands out from all the rest for a show thats. Was scientologen tatsachlich glauben video clip south park. Watch the banned south park scientology episode give me. Of course, the episode, which mocks the church of scientology s. Apr 27, 2010 there was no way the church of scientology, of all things, would escape south park s satirical animation. Matt karpman was the inspiration for the name of one of our more famous south park characters. South park creators reveal scientology made isaac hayes stop. Xenu is an evil dictator of the galactic confederacy. But trapped in the closet is a funny story with a very important message.
Aug 07, 2018 with over 250 episodes under its belt, south park is one of the most successful and longrunning tv comedies animated or otherwise of all time. Scientology vs south park scientology books and media. Of course, south park is featured here because of its conflict with the church of scientology. How much of the scientology south park episode is actually. When trey parker and matt stone aired the south park episode trapped in the closet which poked fun at the highest beliefs held by the church of scientology whiling also poking fun at two of their best known members john travolta and tom cruise the church decided not to sit by idly and take the jabs at face value. Isaac hayes verlasst south park wegen scientologyepisode. Watch south park season 9, episode 12 trapped in the closet. Mar 15, 2006 this has nothing to do with intolerance and bigotry and everything to do with the fact that isaac hayes is a scientologist and that we recently featured scientology in an episode of south park. Ron hubbard, the episode includes segments explaining the actual scientology doctrine, which involves dictator of the galactic confederacy. Chef jerome mcelroy is a fictional character on the comedy central series south park who was voiced by isaac hayes.
Watch all south park episodes for free watch south park. Church of scientology investigated south park creators matt. Nov 10, 2017 south park this is what scientologists actually believe part 3. Kelly is a reference to a series of videos he made called trapped in the closet. Kelly is recruited to get tom cruise to come out of the closet, but eventually kelly. Stream full episodes from all 22 seasons of south park. Trey parker had earlier explained that hayes was the only reason scientology had not been the subject of a south park episode sooner. Trapped in the closet is episode 12 of season 9 of south park.
In reality, scientology is a global scam perpetuated to get millions of dollars out. The 7th episode of the series overall, it originally aired on comedy central in the united states on november 16, 2005. Stan takes a scientology personality quiz, and after making several. This began with a short film the gauntlet followed by the full episode. Operations were run in an attempt to silence parker and stone. Some of my favourite episodes randy going up against the batdad while singing joe esposito, a rescued whale hurled into space, the death of eric cartman and a hippy music jam to name only four. Matt is an awesome guy and we want to do something for him and his family. Church of scientology investigated south park creators. Ron hubbard appeared in the south park episode, trapped in the closet. I appreciate your concern about my feelings, but i do not participate in any form of scientology nor have i ever. It has been exposed that south park creators matt stone and trey parker were once targeted by the church of scientology s team of investigators.
The episode trapped in the closet, which aired november 16, 2005, made fun of both. The church of scientology gender multiple religion scientology voiced by multiple the official south park studios wiki. Nov 10, 2017 south park this is what scientologists actually believe part 1. Hubbard taught that xenu dropped the aliens near volcanoes and blew them up with hydrogen bombs, but south park depicts them being dropped into the volcanoes. Comedy central the scientology origin stories told in both going clear and south park are almost identical. South parks matt stone and trey parker investigated by. A 2005 episode of south park titled trapped in the closet ranks number 17 on tv guides list of tvs top 100 episodes of all time. Sep 14, 2016 this has nothing to do with intolerance and bigotry and everything to do with the fact that isaac hayes is a scientologist and that we recently featured scientology in an episode of south park.
The evil lord xenu, the lead bad guy in scientology s creation story. South park this is what scientologists actually believe part 3. He is featured in the season nine episode, trapped in the closet. Most scientologists havent made it to the level of ot3 yet, so when they see it, it looks like something totally made up th. The church became frustrated when their investigation turned up nothing but the fact that theyre pretty normal people. Church of scientology official south park studios wiki south park studios. In the episode, stan marsh is believed to be the reincarnation of hubbard. Several media reports have it that comedy central pulled wednesdays scheduled repeat of the south park scientology tom cruise spoof episode, trapped in the closet. This episode is a warning to everyone about scientology the episode explores how people are fooled into joining, robbed blind, and fed fantastically implausible stories. Watch south park uncensored online free in hd, compatible with xbox one, ps4, xbox 360, ps3, mobile, tablet and pc. He was also the main celebrity suing the town of south park in the season fourteen episodes, 200 and 201.
In the episode, stan joins scientology in an attempt. Tom cruise is a hollywood actor who is a heavy advocate for the church of scientology. Caught up in the familyfriendly doctrine of the church, randy declares the marshes to be mormon as well. A cafeteria worker at the local elementary school in the town of south park, colorado, chef is generally portrayed as more levelheaded than the other adult residents of the town, and sympathetic to the children. Cocreator matt stone stated that hayes voiced his concerns to him, and that it was clear that he had been pressured into requesting the episode to be canceled a moot point, as it had already been broadcast by then. Its frequent depiction of taboo subject matter, unusual especially sophomoric humor and portrayal of religion for comic effect has generated controversy and debate throughout the world over the course of its 23 seasons.
Stan finds out that hes depressed after taking a test given to him by scientologists. Nov 16, 2005 trivia this episode s mocking of scientology supposedly did not sit well with isaac hayes chef, a practicing scientologist. I dont necessarily deny or acknolege the existence of god or any spiritual beingsforce. One of their most famous religious satires, 2005s scientologytargeting trapped in the closet episode, allegedly struck such a nerve with the.
Along with tom cruise locking himself in a closet and stan becoming the reincarnation of l. Til because of south park s scientology episode, the church of scientology hired people to spy on matt and trey to find something on them to use for blackmail. John travolta, tom cruise and other scientologists go to south park to convince stan to be their leader, but when stan makes disparaging remarks about cruises acting, the movie star locks himself inside a bedroom closet. Tom cruise goes into stans closet and refuses to come out, and even denies the fact that hes in the closet. South park this is what scientologists actually believe part 1. Church of scientology spied on southpark creators trey.
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