Matt Stone and Trey Parker's Filthy Puppet Movie | Late Night with Conan O’Brien

(Original Air Date: 10/13/04) Matt Stone and Trey Parker explain puppet sex vs. love, their feud with Michael Moore, and their struggles with the MPAA while making "Team America: World Police".
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[@BAGAKOOS]

Me and 3 of my friends went go see this in theatres. We were in 7th grade at the time, and my friends dad bought us all tickets and then he left us there to watch it. There was only 3 other people in the theatre who left after about 15 mins. It was the funniest thing in the world to us. We pretty much laughed / cried the entire time. After that we went back home and played Diablo 2 all night. Good times!

[@jackiechan6460]

Sounds like a dream.

[@Occel0t575]

Damn those are good memories

[@erikgiles4171]

Ah diablo 2. Those were the days

[@Hodgy14]

The symmetry between this story and bigger longer uncut with asses of fire is unreal 😂 the absolute dream

[@rustyyoung7980]

Sounds like the perfect childhood! Awesome dad, too! Diablo 2 was amazing, so was LOD!

[@73685]

This is a great interview from two notoriously sarcastic and comedically combative figures; Conan had them laughing and acting like writers in a writing room, all while asking interesting and engaging questions. Pure gold.

[@DickMotorman69]

What? I've never seen them give anything even close to a 'combative' interview 🤨

[@gilpinsteven]

I watched Team America on the 4th of July this year (2023) and I swear it gets funnier every time. One of the most hilarious movies I've ever seen.

[@Whitehorse_crimefighter]

We always watch it on 4th of July AMERICA! FUCK YEAH!

[@DamTheKid]

Damnit Gary!

[@motorcycleboy9000]

Every 4th of July! With steaks, hot dogs, whiskey, and explosions! I promise, I will never die.

[@patches8291]

I PROMISE I WILL NEVER DIE!

[@vforvicissitude]

The cats being highly dangerous panthers is the best part

[@thelostone6981]

Matt Berry reading Stone’s memo to the mpaa is a must in my opinion.

[@callmeshaggy5166]

My favorite story about this film was how it started as originally wanting it to be a shot-for-shot copy of The Day After Tomorrow with puppets and released the day before. The heavy score, everything. They didn't find a studio to go along so they changed it to the Team America/Thunderbirds story.

[@rockerseven]

I heard that they wanted to do a shot for shot remake of Armageddon. Of course, Trey and Matt aren't always serious lol

[@callmeshaggy5166]

@@rockerseven that was just a joke for this segment. The DAT script got leaked and they thought there's no way they actually go through with such a campy setting for a serious movie. Like imagine DAT with puppets. It's right up their alley.

[@trikkerman1]

Me and this woman I was seeing both went and watched this movie at the theater while on shrooms. I laughed so hard that snot came out of my nose.

[@merkabah2]

lmao nice

[@masterofallgoons]

Get Matt and Trey on the podcast!

[@jkap34]

They can make a puppet version of Hanz und Franz the girlyman dilemma!

[@DigiRangerScott]

AMERICA! FUCK YEAH!

[@slimer1984]

Here to save the mothah fuckin day, yeah

[@da3855]

I have a very vague memory of watching this movie years ago. I thought it was a fever dream.

[@harveyquinn7961]

Would love to see both of them on the podcast they had a good chemistry

[@vrtexxradiation]

*have

[@Ashley_Rayn]

One of my favorite matt and trey interviews!

[@jeebleswatch3785]

Finally this clip in HD!

[@stevej.7926]

One of the funniest movies ever made

[@Trav1982]

I have had this on VHS and DVD back before I joined the Army in 2005. I watched in Iraq all the time. All-time great comedy

[@tvviewer4500]

They need to do a team America prequel: Iran Contra - the 80s would be great

[@agent481989]

Saw this at 14 or 15 in theaters with my 3 older brothers. Loudest laughter I've ever heard in a theater!

[@KelleneHubbard-dz4gt]

Matt and Trey are Genius 😍 Congratulations 😊

[@NecrosisXIII]

Conan throwing some black metal vocals 6:12

[@jackiechan6460]

My dad hated this movie, and that was a point in our relationship I realized I'll never be close to the man 😂.

[@Ben-Downlow.]

Please please please please make a sequel..... please 🙏

[@kristianwilley7289]

THESE GUYS ARE SO TALENTED

[@rockerseven]

I can't believe this film is almost 20 years old lol

[@Tonyhouse1168]

Never forget guys: there are THREE types of people!

[@morgana_vr7802]

Matt and Trey are just an iconic duo. like Mario and Luigi, or Scooby and Shaggy

[@straydawg2035]

Conan has obviously never seen "Meet the Feebles" if he thinks "Team America World Police" is the filthiest puppet movie ever.

[@marcen12]

I was going to say this. Props.

[@dreamquesttv]

I saw Meet the Feebles and I don't remember a puppet shitting in another puppet's face.

[@callmeshaggy5166]

Also the first guest Matt & Trey didn't get bumped for was Seth Meyers 🤣

[@nak3dxsnake]

If you go long enough without watching the opening will still fool you sometimes. This is one of those movies that was cult classic the day hit theatres. As an American this is peak comedy.

[@asmrbuddha9033]

They saved the shit out of Paris

[@DjZephy]

At the end when he said "matt stone and tray parker, thank you for being here..." I was really confused. I thought for sure at least one of them was daniel radcliff

[@erikgiles4171]

Two geniuses

[@joeybellavance9844]

I laughed so hard at the movies at that scene lol

[@mysteryniggadel491]

they made team america ??? lmao legends

[@NathanTalbertWoodworking]

Just watched Team America about 3 weeks ago, lol.

[@DraculaTepes420]

Imagine a sequel 🇺🇸 I think we should still get one that'd be..... amazing.

[@johng6565]

I know, it's too bad they've pretty much sworn they never will because making TeamAmerica almost killed them. I also wish Matt and Trey didn't hate BASEketball because I love that movie and would love to see a sequel

[@African.empress]

All I heard was the voice of the owner of City Wok.

[@jenniferbradley8470]

Never make a puppet movie…. Lol 😂

[@Czechbound]

There are 2 movies that I have laughed hard from the beginning to the end. And Team America World Police is one of them. It's GENIUS !

[@vovahimself]

What’s the other one?

[@Czechbound]

@@vovahimself The first Borat movie. I was crying with laughter from beginning to end.

[@vovahimself]

@@Czechbound that makes total sense

[@Czechbound]

@@vovahimself What movies make you laugh from beginning to end ?

[@vovahimself]

@@Czechbound these two are among them lol. Frankly now that I’m 38 I can’t remember a film I watched in the last decade that did.

[@robstimson4234]

So, if you are a connoisseur of cinematic vomit scenes, there's the Exorcist and then there is everything else. The vomiting puppet scene in Team America is really, the gift that keeps on barfing.

[@BadBrother22]

19 YEARS AGO...

[@jamesmellish3874]

Conan must not have seen the groundbreaking 1976 smash hit Let My Puppets Come

[@iconoclast137]

there's also "meet the feebles"

[@RomyAndMichelle]

4:03 I’m still surprised by the “we strongly believe in guns” comment. Didn’t think they were gun people.

[@patreekotime4578]

I think they were just trolling Moore.

[@SamLanena]

Cannibal the Musical was inspired.

[@asmrbuddha9033]

Meet the Feebles is perhaps filthier, but certainly this was the filthiest marionette puppet movie

[@HankAaronJoseph19]

I thought it would be like King Pin but it wasn't it was something... else.

[@spookynoble4391]

OMG OMG OMG! I have watched this video on KZbin with G SMOKE 🐐🚬0⃣3⃣😜🖕 and Black Peter Griffin and it was awesome! I love Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Conan O'Brien! My favorite parts are Kimg Jong-il, the Secret America World Police scene and the mention of Secret America World Police! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@user-ee8ce1vm9w]

I gyatt something in my eye

[@petermessenger501]

the r instead of l.... they do it so much

[@chuckselvage3157]

Funniest movie ever.

[@AntoineWilliams7118]

Team America: World Police 2004 Matt Stone / Trey Parker

[@BAGAKOOS]

Runtime?

[@rogue-like4life]

Meet the Feebles directed by Peter Jackson was a filthy puppet movie and considering the time it was made, the raw and disturbing content seems more over the top.

[@nintendojoe2958]

I'm so ronry!

[@Czechbound]

Ha ha

[@KelleneHubbard-dz4gt]

❤😂 LOVE South Park 😅🎉❤😊 Well Done 👍 Guys 💯😊

[@saulteanuts-vg8iu]

Gary?

[@michaelparks6120]

Trey is really smart , though that was not on display here.

[@joelgonzalez2695]

Are they gonna be on the podcast?😢

[@opertinicy]

LOL this is from 20 yrs ago..is Conan tanking this bad?

[@basicoptimalmouse]

I love how petty Matt and Trey are. Any celebrity slights them in the smallest way, they will absolute destroy them in response.

[@slimer1984]

Of course dhurka dhurkastan

[@soran27]

As if this was 20 years ago.

[@Joramee]

way too many sideburns in this clip

[@paintriarchdave7977]

They. Are. Tweeking. 😂

[@lancedavis9710]

Very bad, I.N.T.E.L.L.I.G.E.N.C.E.

[@CLuvTravels]

You ARE dedicated

[@Trav1982]

Derka derka derka Muhammad Jihad derka derka

[@bgg5090]

Love seeing these two shit all over Michael Moore and try to expose what he does 20 years ago.

[@patreekotime4578]

This WAS 20 years ago....

[@technicolorgiallo1111]

Trey Parker displays ADHD symptoms here.

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

A lot of exceptionally creative people have that affliction

[@saidtoshimaru1832]

I'm sure George W. Bush and Doick Cheney loved the film, it defended their "war on terror".

[@masterofallgoons]

I mean... It didn't..

[@saidtoshimaru1832]

@@masterofallgoons Yes, it did.

[@masterofallgoons]

@@saidtoshimaru1832 - no. It did not.

[@stevej.7926]

@@saidtoshimaru1832haha what? It satirized it.

[@saidtoshimaru1832]

@@stevej.7926Really? Pretty much made fun of everyone who opposed it and team america was right in the end.

[@JMBvideo]

Yeah. Guns are pretty cool. I’m glad we listen to the makers of South Park and not Michael Moore on this topic! It’s really worked out well I think for everyone

[@masterofallgoons]

That's not the topic they had an issue with him about though.

[@mr.e.t.2701]

The next time there is a war, let's send only guns and no people and see how that works out for us.

[@slowfuse]

i think they were just pissy about the misrepresentation and trickery, that does more harm than good

[@SchmergDergen]

Not us, since you’re still here to whine about it.

[@poika22]

I'd rather listen to the makers of South Park instead of Michael Moore on any topic

[@drjayteamk4531]

I didn't care for team America. All that hard work for a movie that is only kinda funny in a context of it's time

[@nak3dxsnake]

You mean contemporary American militarism?

[@drjayteamk4531]

@@nak3dxsnake PRODUCT...OF...ITS...TIME

[@billtanno8960]

Legends

[@xbox627]

I like Michael Moore....

[@Tripp393]

then you need help

[@CLuvTravels]

@@Tripp393 Actually he's just fat