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Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 04/03/2007 Run time: 310 minutes Rating: Nr

South Park exploded on the pop culture landscape like a dirty bomb in 1997, and the 13 episodes that comprise the groundbreaking first season have lost none of their subversive impact. If Seinfeld was a show about nothing, then South Park is a show about everything, from important moral lessons in compassion and tolerance to good old-fashioned animated character assassination (Kathie Lee Gifford in "Weight Gain 4000" and Barbra Streisand in "Mecha-Streisand"). Like an After School Special gone quite mad, profanity-spewing third-graders Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and the ill-fated Kenny navigate childhood in their mountain town. Nothing in South Park is sacred, and each episode has something to offend, from "Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride" (featuring George Clooney as the voice of Sparky, the homosexual dog), to the Halloween episode "Pink Eye," in which Cartman dresses up as Adolph Hitler. Best not to even get started on Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Pooh, or the season finale cliffhanger, "Cartman's Mom Is a Dirty Slut."

Each episode is preceded by a faux introduction by creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, who proclaim every episode to be their favorite. Their incarnations as Rootin'-Tootin' Trey Parker and Pistol-Slingin' Matt Stone indicate that after South Park runs its course, they'd be great hosts of their own children's show, which--and this cannot be stressed strongly enough--South Park is not. Other extras include the South Park boys' appearance on the CableAce awards and "A South Park Thanksgiving," featuring Jay Leno, which aired exclusively on The Tonight Show. A minor annoyance is the slapdash packaging that mislabels the episodes ("Damien," for example, is on disc 3, not 2 as indicated). --Donald Liebenson

Customer Reviews:

• South Park is the Best Cartoon in the world!!!
  If you are a fan of the south Park universe this a wonderful way to start your collection. This box set brings all of the old favorites to your home. From Cartman gets and anal probe, to Cartmans mom is a dirty slut. Im starting to collect them all. I recommend this dvd to anybody who wants to laugh. South Park Is still the best Animated series and will always be. You will get a kick at all of Matt and Treys yacks before every episode. ALL HAIL SOUTH PARK!!!! FAMILY GUY SUCKS!!!!!...more info
• Funniest thing I have ever watched in my entire life!!!!!!!!!!
  What else can I say? The headline says it all. My surprise is that up until the eight season they keep getting better with more "aggressive" and "in your face" super humor. The episode with Michael Jackson at the 8th season I believe was hillarious!! The way they -dont know the word- portray and make fun of some of the events and problems around us is fantastic. And the way they make fun of people...what can I say.
  This cartoon series made me wanna laugh but I couldnt!!! I just couldn't stand all that humor and happy moments....snif...I so much wanna laugh with these guys...
  
  To analyze this 1st season and the episodes is of no use really. The only people who would give it a negative remark are maybe those who might have been offended by something in the show.
  
  My only comment is congrats to Matt and Trey who created something genius and funny out of thin air...and they do it for more than 8 years...
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• let kids watch it it has very little sex
  let kids that are 10 and up watch it now watch the old ones the new one are very bad for kids but the old one are for kids so moms and dads there you go...more info
• TOO LAME!!
  I think it is pathetic that both parties go at it here in the review section. I look to read customer reviews. Boycott outside of WB studios if you two have issues. I doubt there are really that many people distressed by the dvd's lack of commentary!! And NO, I DON"T WORK FOR WB OR KNOW ANYONE WHO DOES. Let consumers post the reviews!!...more info
• South park ;the begening
  The foundation of south park is probably the weakest season but it had to start somewhere and they were of to a good start.The first season basicly introduced us to south park and the hit it would become.
  
  With episodes like `cartman gets an anal probe` and `mecha-streisand`the first season is great,even if it would get a lot better the next few seasons but is still great to watch.It also is an awesome place to start for new south park fan.
  
  I consider these episodes classic and i dont think that people shoul say`this show is rude,offensing,or whatever`because thats exactly why south park is fun to watch.It actually took animated cartoon to a level not reach before,sure the simpsons are funny but south park goes to the extreme.I dare anyone to say this show is for kids,and also we are well aware that its entertaiment.
  
  Anyway this show is awesome and HILARIOUS.Kenny dies for the first times here.Here a list of the episodes included on south park season 1;
  
  101-Cartman gets an anal probe
  103-Volcano
  102-Weight gain 4000
  104-Big guay Al`s big guay boat ride
  105-An elephant makes love to a pig
  106-Death
  107-Pink eye
  109-Starvin`marvin
  110-M.r hankey the christmas poo
  108-Damien
  111-Tom`s rhinoplasty
  112-Meicha-streisand
  113-Cartman`s mom is a dirty slut
  
  The first episodes are great as they deal with;stan`s evil twin,barbara streisand,mr.hankey,aliens,and more the first season is a great purchase you can now find it (...)...more info
• Slim package of uneven, but clever, first season
  The first season of "South Park" cemented the show's reputation as the most gleefully subversive TV program, animated or otherwise, since "The Simpsons". The first few episodes are crude, often thin affairs with sparse laughs, but the ball quickly gets rolling with "Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride" and "Death", the series' first classic. "Mr. Hanky, The Christmas Poo" is a dead-on indictment of society's obsession with political correctness, and its message hasn't dulled a bit (nor has its belly laughs). The extras are few, but Cartman's "Oh Holy Night" music video is a riot, as is "Thanksgiving With Jay Leno". This DVD collection is perfect for the hardcore "South Park" fanatics, as well as anyone who wants to catch up with one of the most outrageous (and outrageously funny) shows in television history....more info
• FOR ALL THE MOTHER'S
  for all the mother's that let there 5 year old's watch, do you not have eye's do you not see the label that say's TV-MA that dose not mean you can let your 5 YEAR OLD watch it!...more info
• Cartoons Gone Wild
  South Park is one of the funniest, crudest and most controversial shows in television history. Comedy Central's biggest hit to date has finally come to DVD so fans can enjoy the episodes again and again. The DVDs are better than the short lived VHS copies of the episodes that were popular for merchandise for the show and they contains tons of extras and unaired material from the shows history.

  The first season of the show brought us such memorable moments as Cartman getting anal probed, the kids hunting while a volcano is about to erupt, and Kenny turning into a zombie. You can witness the filth and hilarity of Cartman, Stan, Kenny, and Kyle as they overcome the problems of their little mountain town and learn life lessons along the way in each hilarious episode.

  The DVD contains extras like the documentary Going Down to South Park and their appearence on the Jay Leno show. The extras add to the entertainment of the episodes and gives a more indepth look at the show. The funniest is Cartman's "touching" rendition of O Holy Night.

  Though the DVD lacks the lost episodes "Jesus vs Santa" and the more rare "Jesus vs Frosty" from the mix, this is a perfect gift for the South Park fan in your life. A hilarious DVD, this shows why South Park is one of the best shows ever....more info

• KICK ASS!
  Right now i only have the first 2 south park seasons. They are the dvds i watch most often, and they are REALLY funny. I think the first season is definitely the best one there is. Its like a classic.
  the best episode is wieght gain 4000. In it , kathy lee gifford is coming to south park(i have no idea who the hell she is but who cares?), and cartman wins a huge essay contest. he is suppost to meet her, so he "Beefs Up" by using weightgain 4000. He gains llloootttssss of weight and it is hilarious.
  There are tons of other good episodes in the 1st season (13 actually). BUY IT!...more info
• Great gift
  Honestly,
  
  To those out there who are morally-offended over "South Park"-you and your children should be watching something else. We all know what "South Park" is about-loud, obnoxious third-grade boys cheering themselves up with a little bawdy humor and smack talk. I don't see what's the big issue.
  
  This set has all the Season One episodes, which includes some pretty funny ones like "Cartman gets an Anal Probe" and "Damien." So check this out if you like "South Park."...more info
• Hilarity
  It's great to go back and see the begining of this series, espcially since I haven't watched much since then. These episodes are all classic and each one features an intro with the creators, which is hilarious. The only thing that I didn't like is that it's only 13 episodes and should have been put together with the second season as Volume 1....more info
• Better than the Simpsons.
  When the Simpsons first started airing, it was funny and it was a breath of fresh air. But it has gotten better after the fourth season in terms of hilarity and the quality of the animation and now it's one the best shows on television. But when you watch the first four seasons of The Simpsons, they seem to be a bit mediocre and not funny (unless if you're a hardcore fan of The Simpsons, you'll like the first four seasons).

  This is the same case with South Park but slightly different. The first episodes of South Park started out just like The Simpsons, but it has evolved and became alot better. The only difference between the first few episodes of South Park and the first four seasons Simpsons is that the first few episodes of South Park aren't as boring the Simpsons'. Infact they're 10x more entertaining and alot more funnier. You'll probably recognize that once you see all the episodes in order. You'll like'em, especially if your new to the show....more info

• This site has too many idiots
  "and disgusting! This is the worst excuse for a "Children's Show" I've ever seen. I noticed my [...] and my [...] watching it and assumed, since it was an animated show, it was good for my children. And sure enough, my friends told me it was a great, funny show children and adults could watch together. So, I sat down one day to watch it with my children. I was utterly horrified. The episode we watched had the following vular insults and foul "humor":
  the fat kid called everybody a dildo and when he called his cat such his mother said "Well, then I know a certain kitty-kitty who is sleeping with mommy tonight...
  
  in addition, there were tons of filthy sex jokes completely innapropriate for a kid's show. The school chef sang a song about laying a women down by the fire and making "sweet" love to her.
  
  Parents, I urge you to protest this show. It is intended for children but not appropriate for them. I hpe to see it destroyed and burned so our children's inds are not warped any further.
  
  PS: I couldn't figure out how to write a review without showing my e-mail address, so I went under a children's review."
  
  Do i have to explain this idiot? She and her friends are idiots.
  I hate it when people like this talk all this stupid garbage. This moron has no idea what she is talking about.
  
  Ignore this mental, South Park rules. I like Butters the best, so f uck you Cartman fanboys. If you are not conviced about that, read it again. Butters rules, and Cartman sucks. ...more info
• South Park!!!!!
  This DVD set is great. Join Cartman, Stan, Kenny, and Kyle as they encounter aliens, kill zombies, and try to become lesbians. There are 13 episodes in all, plus bonus features like promotional ads, music videos, and more. The show contains extreme violence/gore, coarse language, minor nudity, and adulturated humor. Basically, everything you've always wanted to see in a cartoon is here. My personal favorite is the episode "Pinkeye"....more info
• Awesome
  Kicks ass dude!! Esp. the Mecha Streisand episode is so cool, I've made a Streisand dart board for myself ;-). N-joi !!...more info
• I'm Goin' Down To South Park (Part One)
  Wow. This show is SO great. It is so crude and vulgar but it rules! This season contains some of my favorite "classic" south park episodes: "Cartman Gets An Anal Probe", "Damien", "Death", and "Mr. Hanky the Christmas Poo". Also, the music videos like Cartman's O Holy Night really are classic. I'm goin' down to south park to meet some friends of mine: Cartman, Kyle, Kenny, and Stan, the third graders with a colorful vocabulary. ...more info
• Jonny Taylor sucks big time
  He does and their isn't much more I can say that others haven't already said about south park so just get this or another season of south park because it's worth it...more info
• How does it get away with it? Probably the funniest show ever
  Television programs usually have an unwritten code that making fun of some things is just plain wrong and telling lies or demeaning celebrities can get you sued... except when it comes to South Park.
  
  For some reason South Park seems to have been granted immunity from criticism by the masses. It is the only show that appears to be able to do anything it wants, however it wants, whenever it wants, and gets away with it scott free. Sure the hotlines to the television watchdogs might be ringing off the hooks when it really gets offensive but quite frankly nobody is answering because it seems that the world just likes a good old demented outlet now and again and the safest venue appears to be the adult cartoon South Park.
  
  The concept is simple. Combine dumbeddown 2D animation with unique characters with quite interesting and deep personalities with complex backgrounds combined with outragours stories, horrific sequences, extremely black humour, absolute stupidity, relationships gone wrong, real life famous personalities, layers of offensive material so nobody gets away unscathed, all within the framework of a small backward town that is on the tip of exploding into mayhem for one reason or another. It is all outrageous stuff... but bravo to the makers because its sooooo very funny.
  
  Matt Stone and Tray Parker just let their minds loose every episode to come up some of the craziest television that is so original in concept that nothing out there can compete. At the same time you either love or it or hate it. There is no middle ground. You either find it 1 star extremely obnoxious or 5 stars ridiculously funny.
  
  The downside is that the number of episodes on season one is quite limited. This has only 13. It is still worth it though but you will get more episodes with later seasons. Episodes include alien abduction, hunting trips gone wrong, building muscles, big gay Al, elephans and pigs, death, zombies, ethiopians, Mr. Hanky, Satan, Plastic surgery, Barba Streisand and Cartman's mom. ...more info
• Season 1 - with my FAVORITE episode yet!
  The 1st episode of South Park is still my favorite. I'm so happy to finally own it on DVD. Cartmen couldn't be funnier! South Park fans...now is your chance to own a piece of South Park history!...more info
• "Disentigration was the best album ever!"
  I received this for Christmas the year it came out and can't tell you how my heart filled with joy to have it! I guess that's fitting since Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo makes his first appearance this season. South Park is a show that I never really saw until some time after it began on comedy central in 1997, but like many others, when I did see it I was hooked. This essential 3 DVD set includes the 13 episodes that make up Season one. Before this set arrived and before I owned DVDs (perish the thought!) I only had the first three VHS tape volumes totaling 6 episodes! So at that point I hadn't seen the majority of season one! I can still remember when there was so much talk that season sets wouldn't happen, but like Chef told Cartman - "You wait and you wait and you wait..." as did I and it finally came! Season one ran from August '97 to February '98 and includes the following:

  Disc One:
  01. Cartman gets an anal probe
  02. Volcano
  03. Weight Gain 4000
  04. Big Gay Al's big gay boat ride

  Disc Two:
  05. An elephant makes love to a pig
  06. Death
  07. Pinkeye
  08. Damien

  Disc Three:
  09. Starvin' Marvin
  10. Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo
  11. Tom's Rhinoplasty
  12. Mecha-Streisand
  13. Cartman's Mom is a dirty slut

  Each disc includes the same set of South Park/Comedy Central promo commericals, but disc 3 has these additional features:
  - Cartman's "O Holy Night" video
  - Ned's "O Little town of Bethlehem" video
  - Jay Leno's appearance on South Park (shown on Tonight Show)
  - The South Park boys announce a cable ace award

  Several fans have complained about the lack of episode commentary by Trey Parker & Matt Stone, but who can quibble with all 13 episodes at the push of a button? Besides each episode does include the "fireside" intros Trey & Matt did, which were the funniest of the three (the others being where they are "entertaining" senior citizens & the "makin' bacon" show) I was really happy they included them. South Park is here!

  Thanks to Trey & Matt for the funny show and thanks to Robert Smith for destroying Mecha-Streisand!

  Also Recommended:
  More South Park!...more info

• "Oh my God, they killed Kenny..."
  My reviews will NOT be about the DVD. Since every episode is on here, this is what I will be talking.
  
  Okay, so Trey Parker and Matt Stone give us the first episode "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe." This has the first normal trend of South Park which is killing Kenny in almost every episode. Although the episode itself is not entirely funny, we DO have Cartman, one of the single most hilarious characters ever created. Kudos to Mr. Parker and Mr. Stone.
  
  From there spawns twelve more episodes, none of them really gut-busting hilarious (thus the three stars). In this season, we get South Park's Christmas icon...who is a piece of crap (literally). The brown little stick that is Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo. (This little guy is actually pretty funny.) In the same episode, we also get Mr. Mackey the school counselor...m'kay? (In my book, he ranks third as the most hilarious character in South Park.)
  
  In the second episode (I think it's called "Volcano"), we are introduced to Randy Marsh, probably the stupidest(meaning in the show) character in all of South Park. (He ranks second in my book, right behind Cartman.) You don't get to see much of Randy in the first two seasons, so you unfortunately don't get to see how stupid he really is. Too bad.
  
  Anyway, that pretty much sums up my thinking on this season. Interesting that usually comedies' first seasons are usually their best. THIS is an exception where some of the later seasons are much more hilarious than its start. A good start of a great show....more info
• Still one of the funniest shows on televison!
  Warning...if you are a person who is easily offended then stay away from South Park. The only negitive comment I could make about season one of South Park is that it is too short. All of the other seasons have 18 or more episodes were season 1 only has 13. Basically the show points out all of our cultural flaws and makes fun of them. Many times it is the kids of South Park that point out how ridiculous adults sound when they are on one of there rants. The show makes fun of everything nothing is sacred in this show. Usually its done in such a way that even if they are making fun of something you believe in you can still laugh at it, probably because there is some truth in what they are saying. I never quite could understand what Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo was all about so that was probably my least favorite episode, besides it's pretty gross. Appeartly alot of people like it though. My favorite episode was probably Cartmans mom is a dirty slut. The whole episode is about Cartman trying to find out who is father is, and he ends up having to question just about every man in town. It is by far one of my favorite episodes of South Park on any season....more info
• south park is all right for kids
  the frist complete south park season one is all rigth if you let your son watch family guy then let your son watch this box set to let you know do not let them watch season 5 or the ones on tv but all the others are all rigth for kids it dose say the f word and all the other stuff to but it dose not have sex in it...more info
• good stuff
  I have seasons 1-4 and all are good I recomend u buy em all u won't be dissapointed....more info
• Great show, but,
  to the retard who said "this is the worst excuse for a childrens show i've ever seen!" you are obviously an idiot. you say this show is intended for children, but is bad for them. yeah, that's why it's rated TV-MA. Idiot. Oh, and your friends are also idiots....more info
• 5 star show, 4 star DVD set
  A fantastic start to a fantastic show. I'll always love the first season because it had a simplicity that's refreshing compared to later seasons that focus on heavy-handed moral teachings and big news stories.
  
  Now, this is a message to the person who complained that South Park is too vulgar for a children's show. Here's a bit of reality for you: this is in no way a children's show, and in no way was it ever billed as one. Just because a show is animated does NOT mean it is for children; flush that idea from your brain. If you were a responsible parent, you would have noticed the "Mature Audiences" TV-MA rating. There is even a disclaimer at the beginning of every episode telling the viewer it's an incredibly mature show intended only for adults. What happened to the days when parents took responsibility for their own children and didn't rely on the entertainment industry to babysit them by making sure every show on television is appropriate for children under the age of 8?...more info
• Excellent
  South Park is by far one of the best and controversial shows on Television. I love the entire series. The DVD contains colorful and creative title menus on all 3 discs. The first is Cartman's Anal Probe, the second menu is Halloween and the third is Mecha Streisand menu.

  All episodes have an intro before them by the creators and there are special features and promos on the 3rd disc and trailers on all 3 discs.

  The Episodes on the discs are:

  Disc 1:
  Pilot: Cartman Gets An Anal Probe

  Volcano (my favorite)
  Weight Gain 4000
  Big Gay Al's Boat Ride

  Disc 2:
  Death
  An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig
  Pinkeye (Halloween special)

  Disc 3:
  Damien
  Starvin' Marvin
  Mr. Hankey
  Tom's Rhinoplasty
  Mecha Streisand
  and Cartman's Mom is a Dirty... (Part One)...more info

• Great first season of a classic series
  All of the 13 episodes of this first season of South Park are great. Although there is something about current events or references to pop culture in every episode, I think South Park was best in these early seasons before it went down the road of Law & Order and every episode became "ripped from the headlines" complete with a preachy message. There are great one-liners, such as in "Cartman gets an Anal Probe" when Kyle urges his brother Ike to jump from the alien spaceship by telling him to do an imitation of David Caruso's career. Ike obliges by yelling "It's my turn" and then plunging into the ground head-first supposedly ala David Caruso post NYPD Blue. The Halloween episode is great where apparently it is discovered that accidentally embalming someone with Worcestorshire sauce causes them to become brain eating zombies as in "Night of the Living Dead". Local physicians examine the zombies and notice they have no pulse, no blood pressure, and puffy eyes. They diagnose the zombies with pink eye and prescribe eye drops. I highly recommend this first season of South Park, just don't look at the cartoon characters and assume that this series is in any way suitable for viewing by children. ...more info
• Very Funny
  This is a great adult show. Very funny and full of escapades by Stan,Kyle,Kenny and of course Cartman. They just can't stay out trouble for a minute. Between all the episodes is a little clip of Trey & Matt talking about their "favorite" episode and telling a little about it.(which I could of done without)Overall I can watch this stuff over & over again, it just keeps getting funnier. ...more info
• A work of comedic brilliance
  The first season of the highly controversial and crudely animated South Park made TV history as it pushed the limits of vulgarity on cable TV when it premiered on Comedy Central back in 1997. Not afraid to offend and full of disgusting gags and rampant profanity, there is a gleaming social commentary to it all that is hidden behind all the laughs. All 13 episodes from the first season are here as we are introduced to level headed Stan, the lone jewish boy Kyle, overweight Cartman, and ill-fated Kenny; four foul mouthed eight year olds living in the town of South Park, Colorado whose adventures range from encountering anal probing aliens (in the hilarious series premiere), to an assassination attempt on Kathie Lee Gifford, to outdueling the Grim reaper, encountering the infamous Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo, and Cartman trying to find out who is father is. Isaac Hayes is also featured as the womanizing but wise Chef, while guest voices include George Clooney, and The Cure's Robert Smith. All in all, South Park is still one of the most unadulturated and unflinching comedies around today, and if you missed out on it when it premiered, now has never been a better time to give South Park a visit....more info