201 (South Park)
- Eric Cartman: Trey Parker
- Kenny McCormick: Matt Stone
- Kyle Broflovski: Matt Stone
- Stan Marsh: Trey Parker
201 is the sixth episode of the 14th season and thus the 201st episode of South Park. It is the second part of a two-part parody of the taboo to depict Mohammed. Due to threats by Islamist extremists this series of Comedy Central aired only censored and not initially published on the Internet.
Action
After a brief flashback of Mitch Connor - Cartman's hand with schizophrenic consciousness - in the Vietnam War in Saigon in 1971, the history of the 200th episode continues. Cartman wants to continue to learn from Mr. Garrison, who his father is; However, Mr. Garrison refuses him any answer, but refers him to Dr. Mephisto.
At the same time, the redhead continue to demand the extradition of Mohammed. The teddy bear dressed as Islamic prophet then opens his costume, but there is not including Mohammed, but Santa Claus. While the population and redheads argue about, why not the real Muhammad is under the costume, already approaches also Mecha-Streisand, who continue to want to destroy all of South Park. As " The super best friends" - including consisting of Jesus and Buddha - learned of the attack, also they make their way to South Park.
Cartman, meanwhile, is already in Mephisto to find out who his real father. He is interrupted by Stan, Kyle and Kenny, who now found the real Mohammed and want to let him clone with Mephisto. Back in South Park, but they are surprised by the redhead who want to Mohammed kidnapped and transferred his powers along with the celebrities.
After great struggle and the realization that it is useless to fight against each other and to transfer the powers of Mohammed; Kyle holds together in a monologue, what he has learned from all this. This is confirmed by Jesus and Santa Claus. These statements, however, were censored by the TV channel Comedy Central with a beep.
Censorship
The 201st episode of South Park was withdrawn after the 200th of Comedy Central, will not be repeated or published on the Internet. In contrast to the sequence 200, the Original was censored by sound - censorship of the name " Mohammed " and Kyle's final monologue. The decisive factor was the same reason that fear of an attack by Islamist extremists existed, as it was published on a radical Islamic Internet site.
If you wanted to watch the episode on the official site appeared only the following text: " We apologize did South Park Studios can not stream episode 201 at this time. After we delivered the show, and prior to broadcast, Comedy Central Placed Numerous additional audio bleeps Throughout the episode. We do not have network approval to stream our original version of the show. We will bring you a version of 201 as soon as we can. "
Will not be broadcast also in Germany and other countries, the result only in Canada, the result was ( with the same tone marks ) aired briefly after the American Original.
Was The Super Best Friends locked on the website, in which Mohammed was uncensored entirely to see the result, together with the consequences of 200 and 201.
Later, a comment by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, who appeared stating: "In the 14 years we've been doing South Park we have never done a show did we could not stand behind. We delivered our version of the show to Comedy Central and They made a determination to alter the episode. It was not some meta- joke on our part. Comedy Central added the bleeps. In fact, Kyle's customary final speech what about intimidation and fear. It did not mention Muhammad at all but it got bleeped too. We'll be back next week with a whole new show about something completely Call different and we'll see what happens to it. " ( " In the 14 years in which we have made South Park, we have never fabricated a consequence, behind we could not stand., we have delivered our version at Comedy Central and they have decided to change the episode. This was not a meta-level joke from our side. Actually acted Kyle's customary final speech by intimidation and fear. Mohammed it was not mentioned, but it was also beeped. Next week we are back with a whole new episode about something completely different and we'll see what happens with it. " ) and thus emphasizes that it was Comedy Central itself, which this episode was censored in the form as it was a short time to see.
Reception
The South Park parody of episodes 200 and 201 came across a great media coverage.
In the Simpsons episode The Simpsons Walverwandtschaft developers responded in their panel gag with the saying South Park - we'd stand beside you if we were not so scared (translated: South Park: We'd stand beside you if we not so afraid would ) on the censorship.
In response to the Muhammad censorship in the two episodes, which many interpreted as buckling of Islamist threats, called Internet users around the world May 20 to Everybody Draw Mohammed Day out on customize the maximum number of people a drawing of Mohammed and this in should publish Internet. Due to the large inflow to the corresponding Facebook group, the Pakistani government detained from 19 May 2010, access to Facebook in their country.