FireBlade DVD Review: South Park Volume 3

Review by Jerry Stratton, 12/12/1999

You’re not going to ride on Santa’s sleigh ‘cause you’re a Jew, Kyle!

I was first introduced to South Park through the movie (which also kicks ass). The television shows are amazing. Variety, of all things, calls it “gloriously subversive art”. Yeah, whatever. It’s great shit that you must eat. I recommend buying the collected three-DVD sets. Make sure you check the pricing, however: at Amazon, the sets are more expensive than buying the individual disks! The first set, at least, contains nothing but the individual disks: there is no bonus to buying the set. (In fact, now that the second 3-pack is out, the pricing is all fucked up for South Park, so pay attention.)

From “Starvin’ Marvin” through “Tom’s Rhinoplasty”, this includes episodes 9 through 12 of South Park. While it does not include the infamous “Christmas Card” episode that you can see at animation festivals, it does include the hilarious “Mr. Hankey, The Christmas Poo”. Order now for Christmas!

Volume 3 of the South Park television series includes three of the best South Park episodes ever: Starvin’ Marvin, in which the kids adopt an Ethiopian Kid over television; Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo, in which Kyle extols the virtues of a high fiber diet; and Tom’s Rhinoplasty, in which the kids fall in love with their substitute teacher and learn to lick carpet.

Rounding it out is “Mecha-Streisand”, a strange take on transformer-style shows such as the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers, in which Barbara Streisand is the evil villain.

This show reminds me of Donna Barr’s “The Desert Peach” in one important respect: it is unbelievable that the creators have managed to stretch out a one-horse joke so beautifully!

The introduction before each show continues to be the children’s western started in Volume 2.

Recommendation: Purchase
Alternative: Volume 1 3-Pack

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