They still haven't been shown on UK TV or released on region 2 DVD.Īll this, despite the fact that Muhammad actually appeared uncensored and without any furore in an earlier episode. However, the network stated that the safety of their employees was the most important thing. This move was heavily criticised by fans, cartoonists and academics.
SOUTH PARK EPISODE 201 UNCUT ONLINE FREE
Before the follow-up episode, real-life radical Muslim group Revolution Muslim warned that there would be violent responses if South Park depicted Muhammad, and that Matt and Trey would "probably end up like Theo Van Gogh", a director who was murdered by an Islamic extremist.īecause of this, Comedy Central heavily censored '201', placing another black box over all appearances of Muhammad, and bleeping out a huge discussion spoken by Kyle, Jesus and Santa about free speech.
Muhammad is placed inside a bear suit in order to not cause offence, however it is revealed to actually be Santa Claus inside. However, he only agrees to drop the lawsuit if he can meet Muhammad. The episode '200' celebrated the many people that South Park has offended over the years, by having them all team up to sue the town, led by Tom Cruise. However, in January 2014 a 4chan user noticed that the completely uncensored 201 episode was actually available on the South Park Studios servers, although inaccessible, and was able to be downloaded in high definition using rtmpdump. However, as the Family Guy episode airs, the real-world Comedy Central replaced the picture of Muhammad with a black screen with the words: "Comedy Central will not allow an image of Muhammad to be broadcast on their network." This was followed by a pointed coda, in which terrorist leader Ayman al-Zawahiri responds with a picture of Jesus Christ defecating on George Bush and the American flag.īut it didn't end there. Additionally, it is not available on the South Park Studios website, due to Comedy Central's refusal to release the episode uncut. When it is revealed that Family Guy plans to show Muhammad uncensored, it creates mass panic, with the boys unsure which side to belong to: freedom of speech, sensitivity to others, or just hatred of Family Guy. At first, Cartoon Wars seemed to just be an excuse to lay into rival Family Guy, where the show's cut-away gags were written by manatees who build stories by fishing for balls with jokes and pop culture references attached to them.īut what made the episode iconic was its attempt to portray Muhammad onscreen, right after the ongoing controversy surrounding the publication of Danish cartoons depicting Islam's principal religious figure.
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