Top 10 People South Park Loves to Make Fun Of
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Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the celebrities who have gotten the worst of “South Park’s” wrath. While pretty much no one is safe from Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s taunting, this list will include the people they seem to enjoy picking on the most frequently - or the most savagely. Which “South Park” celebrity roast did you find the most brutal? Share your thoughts in the comments!
So maybe it’s not Rob Schneider himself that Trey and Matt like to rip on. Rather, it’s the formula that his movies, and the trailers for those movies, tend to follow. In Schneider's Season 6 debut episode, the show takes multiple jabs at the actor in the form of mock-movie trailers, each one with a premise more ridiculous than the next. That said, the real Schneider wasn’t particularly bothered by his portrayal on the show, stating it was “very funny” and “could’ve been meaner.” What else can you say but, “Derp de derpity derpy derp?”
Like Rob Schneider, Ben Affleck isn’t one of the more frequent celebrity targets. But the stabs they have taken at Affleck have, admittedly, been pretty acerbic. After implying in Season 5 that Affleck’s face looks like a rear end, Trey and Matt brought him back in Season 7, having him fall in love with Cartman’s hand-puppet imitation of Jennifer Lopez. Judging by how ridiculously stupid they make Affleck, it’s clear Matt and Trey aren’t fans of the A-list actor. Come to think of it, they don’t seem too keen on his significant other J-Lo, either.
Sorry, sisters: you can’t be that rich and that influential and not get made fun of on “South Park.” Not only are the Kardashians - namely Kim, Khloé, and Kourtney - animated to look considerably less attractive than their real-life counterparts, but the first episode featuring them onscreen sees the sisters get murdered by a deranged, “phony”-hating civilian - much to Butters’ despair. In a later episode, Kim - then the wife of rapper Kanye West - is harshly compared to a hobbit. Well, at least Butters still seems to be on the sisters’ side - or at least on Kim’s.
Speaking of the Kardashians, stepmother Caitlyn Jenner hasn’t escaped her share of “South Park’s” venom. The Season 19 premiere “Stunning and Brave” uses the former athlete as a centerpiece for their point about “politically correct” culture, with Kyle facing all kinds of trouble just for saying he didn’t think Jenner was a hero. Is this a poignant argument? Maybe, but Jenner’s later appearances on the show involve less commentary about social issues and more petty jokes about her fatal 2015 car accident. After she becomes Garrison’s running mate, Jenner is seen hitting people with her car almost every time she’s on screen. Buckle up, buckaroos!
The “South Park” creators have made their disdain for Paris Hilton pretty clear. The Season 8 episode about Hilton shows her acting like a vapid, spoiled party girl who takes pride in her wealth, snobbiness, and promiscuity. When all the girls at South Park Elementary start acting just like Hilton, Wendy is the only one who sees the famed heiress’s behavior as harmful. The episode culminates in a showdown where Hilton’s true character is revealed, and the girls decide she may not be the best role model after all. Before actually watching the episode, Hilton said that she was “flattered” to have been featured on the show - but after seeing how brutal it was, she wasn’t so amused.
“South Park’s” roast of Mel Gibson began in Season 8, which lampoons the controversy surrounding his film “The Passion of the Christ.” The episode shows Gibson to have a devoted following (maybe a little too devoted, in Cartman’s case) who were inspired by his film. But when Stan and Kenny are not impressed by the movie and go to Gibson’s house to ask for their money back, they find a complete whackjob. “South Park’s” caricature of the acclaimed filmmaker is loud, cartoony, and thoroughly degrading. Granted, Trey and Matt would later shoot Gibson a sincere compliment in “Imaginationland.”
Season 8 sees the arrival of an eccentric father in South Park. In disguise and going by the pseudonym “Mr. Jefferson,” Michael Jackson charms Cartman and the other kids with his love of toys, games, and other childlike things. Eventually, though, “Mr. Jefferson” is revealed to be unstable, delusional, and - uh - perhaps not the best parent. In later seasons, after the real-life MJ had passed away, he appears as a spirit who possesses Ike Broflovski and eventually returns as a hologram. Matt and Trey’s opinion of the King of Pop becomes more apparent every time we see him call someone out for being “ignorant.”
When you stir up controversy as much as Kanye West, there’s no avoiding a good smackdown from “South Park.” The show has rather viciously poked fun at the rapper on a few occasions, beginning in Season 13. Here, we see him absolutely lose it over a joke about fish sticks - which he’s the only person in the world not to get. Kanye’s dramatic meltdown is pretty true to life, but Trey and Matt definitely amped up his ego and stupidity for comedic purposes. The rapper responded to the parody with a long, all-caps monologue online before working a nod to the episode into his song “Gorgeous.” If that’s not typical Ye behavior, then what is?
Ho boy. If there’s any celebrity who didn’t appreciate their portrayal on “South Park,” it’s likely Tom Cruise. Season 9’s “Trapped in the Closet” dug into the actor hard, attacking not only Cruise himself but also his faith. After Stan hurts his feelings, “South Park’s” incarnation of Cruise throws a tantrum and traps himself in the closet. We can gather by the closing scene, in which Stan dares Cruise and the other Scientologists to sue him, that Trey and Matt were expecting Cruise to be pissed in real life. The character would return as the primary villain in the show’s 200th episode. It’s safe to say Cruise and the “South Park” team are not the best of friends.
Trey and Matt may be infamous for ripping on famous people, but Barbra Streisand is the only star that they’ve admitted to actually hating. Their beef with the famed singer goes back as far as the first season. After Streisand proclaimed her hatred of their home state, Colorado, the “South Park” creators wrote her into their show, portraying her as a power-hungry villainess bent on world domination. By the end of the episode, she’s morphed into Mecha-Streisand, one of the most fearsome creatures ever to attack the tiny mountain town. The show would go on to use Babs as the butt of multiple jokes throughout its run. Moral of the story? Don’t mess with “South Park.”
#10: Rob Schneider
So maybe it’s not Rob Schneider himself that Trey and Matt like to rip on. Rather, it’s the formula that his movies, and the trailers for those movies, tend to follow. In Schneider's Season 6 debut episode, the show takes multiple jabs at the actor in the form of mock-movie trailers, each one with a premise more ridiculous than the next. That said, the real Schneider wasn’t particularly bothered by his portrayal on the show, stating it was “very funny” and “could’ve been meaner.” What else can you say but, “Derp de derpity derpy derp?”
#9: Ben Affleck
Like Rob Schneider, Ben Affleck isn’t one of the more frequent celebrity targets. But the stabs they have taken at Affleck have, admittedly, been pretty acerbic. After implying in Season 5 that Affleck’s face looks like a rear end, Trey and Matt brought him back in Season 7, having him fall in love with Cartman’s hand-puppet imitation of Jennifer Lopez. Judging by how ridiculously stupid they make Affleck, it’s clear Matt and Trey aren’t fans of the A-list actor. Come to think of it, they don’t seem too keen on his significant other J-Lo, either.
#8: The Kardashians
Sorry, sisters: you can’t be that rich and that influential and not get made fun of on “South Park.” Not only are the Kardashians - namely Kim, Khloé, and Kourtney - animated to look considerably less attractive than their real-life counterparts, but the first episode featuring them onscreen sees the sisters get murdered by a deranged, “phony”-hating civilian - much to Butters’ despair. In a later episode, Kim - then the wife of rapper Kanye West - is harshly compared to a hobbit. Well, at least Butters still seems to be on the sisters’ side - or at least on Kim’s.
#7: Caitlyn Jenner
Speaking of the Kardashians, stepmother Caitlyn Jenner hasn’t escaped her share of “South Park’s” venom. The Season 19 premiere “Stunning and Brave” uses the former athlete as a centerpiece for their point about “politically correct” culture, with Kyle facing all kinds of trouble just for saying he didn’t think Jenner was a hero. Is this a poignant argument? Maybe, but Jenner’s later appearances on the show involve less commentary about social issues and more petty jokes about her fatal 2015 car accident. After she becomes Garrison’s running mate, Jenner is seen hitting people with her car almost every time she’s on screen. Buckle up, buckaroos!
#6: Paris Hilton
The “South Park” creators have made their disdain for Paris Hilton pretty clear. The Season 8 episode about Hilton shows her acting like a vapid, spoiled party girl who takes pride in her wealth, snobbiness, and promiscuity. When all the girls at South Park Elementary start acting just like Hilton, Wendy is the only one who sees the famed heiress’s behavior as harmful. The episode culminates in a showdown where Hilton’s true character is revealed, and the girls decide she may not be the best role model after all. Before actually watching the episode, Hilton said that she was “flattered” to have been featured on the show - but after seeing how brutal it was, she wasn’t so amused.
#5: Mel Gibson
“South Park’s” roast of Mel Gibson began in Season 8, which lampoons the controversy surrounding his film “The Passion of the Christ.” The episode shows Gibson to have a devoted following (maybe a little too devoted, in Cartman’s case) who were inspired by his film. But when Stan and Kenny are not impressed by the movie and go to Gibson’s house to ask for their money back, they find a complete whackjob. “South Park’s” caricature of the acclaimed filmmaker is loud, cartoony, and thoroughly degrading. Granted, Trey and Matt would later shoot Gibson a sincere compliment in “Imaginationland.”
#4: Michael Jackson
Season 8 sees the arrival of an eccentric father in South Park. In disguise and going by the pseudonym “Mr. Jefferson,” Michael Jackson charms Cartman and the other kids with his love of toys, games, and other childlike things. Eventually, though, “Mr. Jefferson” is revealed to be unstable, delusional, and - uh - perhaps not the best parent. In later seasons, after the real-life MJ had passed away, he appears as a spirit who possesses Ike Broflovski and eventually returns as a hologram. Matt and Trey’s opinion of the King of Pop becomes more apparent every time we see him call someone out for being “ignorant.”
#3: Kanye West
When you stir up controversy as much as Kanye West, there’s no avoiding a good smackdown from “South Park.” The show has rather viciously poked fun at the rapper on a few occasions, beginning in Season 13. Here, we see him absolutely lose it over a joke about fish sticks - which he’s the only person in the world not to get. Kanye’s dramatic meltdown is pretty true to life, but Trey and Matt definitely amped up his ego and stupidity for comedic purposes. The rapper responded to the parody with a long, all-caps monologue online before working a nod to the episode into his song “Gorgeous.” If that’s not typical Ye behavior, then what is?
#2: Tom Cruise
Ho boy. If there’s any celebrity who didn’t appreciate their portrayal on “South Park,” it’s likely Tom Cruise. Season 9’s “Trapped in the Closet” dug into the actor hard, attacking not only Cruise himself but also his faith. After Stan hurts his feelings, “South Park’s” incarnation of Cruise throws a tantrum and traps himself in the closet. We can gather by the closing scene, in which Stan dares Cruise and the other Scientologists to sue him, that Trey and Matt were expecting Cruise to be pissed in real life. The character would return as the primary villain in the show’s 200th episode. It’s safe to say Cruise and the “South Park” team are not the best of friends.
#1: Barbra Streisand
Trey and Matt may be infamous for ripping on famous people, but Barbra Streisand is the only star that they’ve admitted to actually hating. Their beef with the famed singer goes back as far as the first season. After Streisand proclaimed her hatred of their home state, Colorado, the “South Park” creators wrote her into their show, portraying her as a power-hungry villainess bent on world domination. By the end of the episode, she’s morphed into Mecha-Streisand, one of the most fearsome creatures ever to attack the tiny mountain town. The show would go on to use Babs as the butt of multiple jokes throughout its run. Moral of the story? Don’t mess with “South Park.”
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