That Time South Park Apologized

[@jercoxthealmighty]

Seeing real life Al Gore enthusiastically claim that manbearpig is real has made my day.

[@defaultdan9715]

That was awesome, same.

[@karina00143]

@@defaultdan9715 i hate that it actually made me like al gore for a second

[@LordTails66]

@@karina00143 Why do you hate Al Gore lol?

[@aspookyfox]

Not claim, reaffirm.

[@Dontcare_at_all]

@@LordTails66 she seems like a kid I wouldn't argue to much

[@Doctor4077]

Everyone talks about their change in stance towards global warming but almost nobody talks about their change towards addiction. In “Bloody Mary” they were all like “oh addiction is not really a disease, it’s just something you can overcome with discipline” and then several seasons later in “Freemium isn’t Free” they’re like “yeah turns out addiction is a hereditary problem that companies take advantage of to make millions.”

[@FrancisR420]

Is that the case or were they just making a distinction between actual addiction and Randy's idea of alcoholism

[@KhayJayArt]

They should stop trying to teach lessons because they Clearly don't know what the fuck they are talking about.

[@Doctor4077]

@@FrancisR420 no they were taking about alcoholism in general because when the pope declared that the Virgin Mary statue was not performing miracles several of the AA members (which Stan previously called a cult) also started drinking with Randy

[@commonviewer2488]

I can see how you took that as the final point made by "Freemium isn't Free," but I interpret it as companies purposely trying to take advantage of people psychologically to make them into "whales," otherwise known as the heavy reliable spenders. They applied it to both alcoholics and game addicts.

[@FrancisR420]

@@Doctor4077 ok, it's so hard to tell with them I thought that the Tobacco Company episode was ironic cuz tobacco companies literally could give a s*** about killing kids, so its funny if the people trying to stop tobacco companys are worse, just straight up murder a kid, but according to their commentary that's what they actually think of people who are against smoking and smoking companies and the act of smoking, they think everybody knows the risks and are okay with them that tobacco companies never Target children and that people who are against public smoking would murder a child, and that Rob Reiner's addiction to food is worse than a cigarette addiction despite the fact it doesn't affect anyone else because they don't believe in secondhand smoke. It completely disillusioned me.

[@Randomturtle001]

My favourite part of the Manbearpig episode "How do we stop him?" "You stop him by listening to me all those years ago"

[@leejoelbeasley5005]

you cant it all natural

[@desmondcoppin591]

@@leejoelbeasley5005 What do you mean…. climate change isn’t natural.

[@leejoelbeasley5005]

@@desmondcoppin591 reread the sentence

[@TallCanDan02]

@@desmondcoppin591 Yes it is. Climate change is literally a natural phenomena that is being exacerbated by humans.

[@frickinfrick8488]

Hahaha that is too real. By the time we’re all on board about this being an urgent issue, the solution will be to have done something decades earlier

[@buruzn09]

Manbearpig is real, and we should be happy when people learn and grow.

[@olivernt2667]

Are you being cereal?

[@kylemiller2414]

I love South Park and agree with many of their opinions. I was surprised they couldn’t grasp climate change at the time. But it does show you how much influence an uninformed/self-righteous person can have on the opinion forming process of the masses. And I know that because i learned it from the South Park guys in smarter episodes.

[@shroomer8294]

@@olivernt2667 Super cereal.

[@olivernt2667]

@@shroomer8294 🤯

[@rachdiva]

@@shroomer8294 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jasonguarnieri4127]

South Parks stance on climate change is a great reminder that opinions aren't linear, and the way we view things will inevitably change over time. Its important to recognize when that happens. Good on South Park for owning up to that, and good on Al Gore for being such a good sport through it all.

[@shareefhaddad2377]

Even though Al Gore is right about climate change, this does not excuse his willingness to sacrifice the boys to glorify himself to the masses. So I wouldn’t be surprised if in a future ManBearPig-centered episode, they make this shocking revelation that Al was just doing all that crap for himself all along. But that’s just my thoughts on how Trey and Matt could subvert viewer expectations, and I am, of course, talking strictly about his SP self, and NOT the real person.

[@wackyworkbench]

Honestly, people think South Park is this unbiased, “we make fun of everyone” show but they really don’t do it equally. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve been watching South Park for a while now but people should realize that it isn’t perfect as they aren’t “fair” to everyone.

[@jessestrobel2]

@@wackyworkbench Their consistent effort to be as transparent as possible is enough though. Of course it isn't perfect, they're human beings with their own embedded biases and whatnot. What, would you be more satisfied if a computer program wrote the jokes and algorithmically distributed the insults across parties? Use your brain dude

[@wackyworkbench]

@@jessestrobel2 I’m not criticizing South Park, I’m criticizing the public perception of the show being unbiased and neutral, when CLEARLY they aren’t. Once again, they make fun of everyone but they don’t make fun of everyone equally.

[@DAETRICH]

It’s so fucking insane how something like this needs to be said

[@xMaverickFPS]

i honestly just liked man-bear-pig for the character. i legit didn't know it was a satirical political joke lol. tho i was only 13 at the time.

[@ducklord6922]

Same

[@tropicalpnch4549]

@@ducklord6922 I was a grown-ass man when I saw it and I didn't know it meant the creators didn't think climate change was real. I just thought they were making fun of Al Gore specifically

[@youngfabb4200]

Same here but now it’s makes way more sense

[@youngfabb4200]

Same here but now it’s makes way more sense

[@jackharpe3rd233]

I was either 13 or 14 at the time I saw it and I just thought it was a Satire of the still existing Bigfoot Believers.

[@wheeledjustice7381]

A full season apology "tour" would be amazing. Every episode tackling a subject that Matt and Trey regretted their stance on. The end of the season could end with the residents of South Park realizing that maybe we're wrong sometimes and that's ok because we're living in the present, not the future.

[@TheXxPSYCHO]

As someone not from the US, I never even made the connection between Man Bear Pig and 'Global Warming', I just assumed the joke was social commentary on a failed political figure

[@warlordofbritannia]

Wait, George W Bush created ManBearPig?! 🤯

[@mr.awesome6011]

It's a little of both

[@ricktd6891]

CO2 caused catastrophic global warming is the scam that's ruining your life right now.

[@Chinothebad]

​@@warlordofbritanniahe's likely referring to global warming.

[@darylesells19]

As someone *from* the US, Man Bear Pig being a stand in for global warming is something I only learned a few years back.

[@jordanloux3883]

Can I just say that Jesus being in Imaginationland is weird when he's also a regular character? I mean I get what they were trying to say but they could have done more to make him different from the show's regular Jesus, maybe make him look more stylized and act like Republican Jesus compared to how the in-show character is.

[@Johnny2Cellos]

I ALWAYS THOUGHT THE SAME THING

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

Yeah it's also weird that he got in trouble for using steroids! He's both imaginary, and a local citizen of South Park!

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

It would be interesting if he adopted more culturally typical Christian tones. It sounds like he's basically playing Matt Stone now! Either way I still find the character pretty funny when he's just playing the every man. With all the same insecurities as the rest of us. What about those farmers in Belarus

[@jordanloux3883]

@@michaelcorcoran8768 That's actually why I like Father Maxie. He's a priest who genuinely believes in practicing what the bible preaches, and fights to defend the good in the bible.

[@thirdpedalnirvana]

I'd say that its actually a stroke of genius that the border between imaginationland and the "real world" is so ill defined. South park is nothing if not a commentary on how deeply subjective the realities we all experience are, and it often illustrates imaginary things having real world consequences in a very direct and literal way. Rather than seeing it as Jesus is or isn't imaginary, their take seems to be that Jesus is in a superposition of both states, which is literally true. Tons of people have previously believed in Jesus and now think it's a fantasy, while tons of people currently believe in Jesus. Furthermore, Jesus' existence in both the real and the imaginary is a sort of commentary on the whole premise of omnipotence and omniscience that most religious people believe their deity possesses. After all, if Jesus does exist and is truly and completely omnipotent, why wouldn't Jesus ALSO be in imaginationland? If Jesus wasn't there, wouldn't that represent some part of the universe beyond the reach of God's infinite grasp?

[@ageansai6067]

Man uploaded as I got my break, champion

[@whatareyoulookingat908]

Actually they did speak about it with humor. ManBearPig was Al Gore's scam that people are the ones that tipped the balance to a climate shift that's been changing at varying rates since before mankind. Its hubris and pointless to pretend we could change it when the wiser course of action is to adapt to it. Trey and Matt recognize the climate changes but still incorporated Manbearpig to show and making fun of Gore to show he still existed but Gore wasn't the discoverer and certainly not the cure. The guy made a fortune off of it and still lives off the coast and drains more power than 99% of the world.

[@KevSixFeet]

Always baffled me they took the stance in the first place. While politically I don't agree with quite a bit of their ideas, they always seen to try justify them rationally and logically. Denying climate change even in the mid 2000's seemed like utter stupidity from them.

[@ssunsspott]

I didn't know the episode was making fun of climate change (I was a kid and just thought they were only making fun of Al Gore) but now that I know it's kind of amazing that of all the issues these guys seemed to have an opinion on, them making fun of climate change feels out of character for these guys. I guess anyone can think that way, but it's just weird comparing it to their other stances on other things

[@Santoryu90]

Well a lot of people didn’t in believe in climate change even at that point. If anything it’s more mature that they realized they were wrong and not continue to deny and make fun of it.

[@Mahaveez]

Al Gore's claims back then haven't exactly aged well. Climate alarmism is still deserving of plenty of scrutiny. If there's something to be said for the possibility of using climate change to push agendas that may or may not be necessary, or may or may not have alternatives, or may or may not make reasonable assumptions about humanity's ability to even do anything/enough about it, it's unlikely that South Park's format would be able to summon the necessary nuance to address it.

[@captainwilts2244]

See the problem with Matt and Trey is (by their own admission) they’d rather attack the preachy liberal view than the cook republican view. It’s the same thing with their stances on smoking and alcohol in the past. They’re good at approaching cultural issues but not great at political issues (which is why a lot of people have issue with the later seasons but that’s just my opinion)

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

@@Santoryu90 Maybe, but I was 12 when that episode came out and figured climate change was happening.

[@XmortoxX1990]

Watching the real Al Gore saying "Manbearpig is real!" was very satisfying to me

[@whatareyoulookingat908]

Actually they did speak about it with humor. ManBearPig was Al Gore's scam that people are the ones that tipped the balance to a climate shift that's been changing at varying rates since before mankind. Its hubris and pointless to pretend we could change it when the wiser course of action is to adapt to it. Trey and Matt recognize the climate changes but still incorporated Manbearpig to show and making fun of Gore to show he still existed but Gore wasn't the discoverer and certainly not the cure. The guy made a fortune off of it and still lives off the coast and drains more power than 99% of the world.

[@MTTT19]

At least Al Gore has a great sense of humour.

[@edwardnygma9040]

his daughter was a writer in Futurama

[@ricktd6891]

Al Gore is guilty of treason, global child abuse and rape 3 times allegedly.

[@vancouverviking4652]

No he doesn't!

[@Aaron-xr7oc]

@@vancouverviking4652 yeah he does

@@edwardnygma9040 He voiced himself in Futurama.

[@TheMovieSequelDude49]

I really liked your take on South Park's supposed "centrist" ideals. I was getting sick of people saying South Park is bad satire because its "centrist". Al Gore and Manbearpig are still some of the funniest and iconic stuff from the show. But the message behind the episode was rather dated. I really appreciated that Matt and Trey did this when they could've easily ignored their bad take on climate change. Also as far as I can tell, they readdressed the issue without being specifically called out for it. Which to me showed they did for genuine reasons.

[@DoctorLazers]

Just cause South Park decided to FINALLY take a stance after like 20 years, doesn't mean they weren't centrist pussies all that time.

[@Robbie_Haruna]

People change as time passes and while they may have made some bad takes like 10+ years ago, certainly doesn't mean they still stand by them now, and it was really cool that Matt and Trey made an episode acknowledging one of them.

[@jpeg204]

@@DoctorLazers taking the piss out of various ideologies and political positions does not make them centrists it just allows for better comedy because there are more targets to take the piss out of, the goal of the show isn’t to show the creators political position or to push political messages that they align with and it’s clear that was never their intention, it’s just a goofy show that makes fun of everything in entertaining and humorous ways, it’s not that deep, expecting a show like South Park where the majority of the jokes are crude disgusting poop humor to be influencing public perception by pushing certain political views just makes no sense, it’s a comedy show, not meant to be taken seriously or have any profound message

[@blackanimelover18]

@@DoctorLazers They weren't. Did you see their commentary on transgenders? Is that centrist? What about how they trashed PCness for an entire season? Or the Washington Redskins name drama? South Park were centrist on some issues, but they clearly took a side on a lot of things too.

[@DoctorLazers]

@@blackanimelover18 Yeah, 20 years into their run. And for every episode that is firm on anything, there are 10 that say, "Having an opinion or being passionate about anything is stupid.

[@drewbarton196]

I swear South Park is like one big diary, considering that the show creators wrote every single episode base on what is/was current. On a side note, when the documentary "Framing Britney Spears came out. it immediately remained me of that South Park episode :Britney's New Look" from 2008.

[@yesimsureienteredmynamecorrect]

Oh shyt I just laughed out loud at the episode name 😂 southpark really gives no fukks.

[@karebuskusa6301]

"Don't comment on my video denying climate change, I'm just going to block you." Fucking love the blatancy

[@darkmetal2412]

It's like denying math is real, people who try to do it is probably mentally ill *cough* *cough* just saying

[@darkmetal2412]

@@fm5280 I thought this was KZbin?

[@Fartsanchez]

I am 100% all about that sentence tbh. Fuck giving these people a platform in general lmfao

[@brucespicer9732]

@@Fartsanchez u say that until you're the person who isnt getting a platform

[@somedude-vp9ti]

Its very stupid

[@stephpizio676]

I remember you talking about making this video in the with apologies to Billy Baldwin cartoons that curse episode! So glad you actually made it since I was really looking forward to this! Thank you Johnny!

[@Cossfrack]

The bit where they're at the restaurant and guy is denying it is my favourite part.

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

I think Trey Parker was influenced a little bit from when he worked with Prager in the earliest days. He was their first real benefactor. Those early South Park episodes also had some pro corporate stuff like in the tweeks coffee. I don't think he would write that episode today

[@josephwilliams1251]

They worked with Prager U?

[@princessaur]

@@josephwilliams1251 Not surprised. It's no secret that Matt and Trey were more conservative libertarians in the earlier days. At least when it came to economics and stuff like that.

[@krcprc]

I've heard that the cop in South Park, Barbrady, was inspired by Dennis Prager (mostly by Prager's stupid voice)... 🤔

[@dougthedonkey1805]

He worked with Prager? Jesus, that’s awful

[@slashandbones13]

I am not too surprised. While the hardcore Christians didn't like the show, according to Matt Stone and Trey Parker, they both had the same goal of making sure it was only airing really late at night.

[@CZsWorld]

I wish you KZbinr apology videos took this approach 😆

[@wadi_kazi]

How has this comment not blown up lol?

[@mystr0696]

Manbearpig is real and he ate my ass

[@DeadBattleBrother15]

​@@wadi_kaziBecause this comment not explosive

[@CamHennings]

Really appreciated your thoughts on this, man. I feel like South Park is always the first series that people jump to criticize because it's had the reputation of being this obnoxiously crude show since it first aired, as well as having these kinds of outdated views that are indicative of the time some of their episodes came out. There are a lot of shows that have outdated subject matter that just seems in poor taste nowadays, like Friends or How I Met Your Mother, but they seem to get more of a pass by people for being less crude or mean-spirited in comparison. And using that same logic, I think those moments can still be viewed as harmful given how casual the comedy would be. South Park always takes the absurdist route and I love it for that, but people seem to take it a bit too seriously sometimes and just miss the point.

[@thirdpedalnirvana]

South Park is a crash course in abstract thinking. If you can't do it, you can't enjoy the show.

[@ricktd6891]

It's a scam.

[@JoshuaSolomon]

I think the argument is that South Park has contributed to corrosive politics. Matt and Trey can only do so much apologizing, but they way they amplified climate-change denialism can never truly be forgiven.

[@ricktd6891]

@@JoshuaSolomon No, the traitors that knowingly pushed the global warming scam can never be forgiven for causing global child abuse, poverty, starvation and genocide. Go look at the deaths Obama and Biden caused switching 6 % of our food crops to biofuel. Search : "Biofuel Caused Food Crisis."

[@martanoconghaile]

@@JoshuaSolomon 🥱

[@raydgreenwald7788]

Gotta love the south park fanboys that are convinced that they were forced to make this episode. Some people just can’t be convinced….

[@EricLeafericson]

That's also one of the joys of being a show designed to piss off everyone, including old fanboys or climate change deniers

[@Bigpimping-by6yj]

the episodes they’ve made recently are still pretty wild I can’t see how anyone can convince there selfs the creators are forced to do anything.

[@raydgreenwald7788]

@@Bigpimping-by6yj yea really! How could ANYONE look at modern Southpark and think these guys are forced to make any episode

[@slashandbones13]

Even when they were forced to sensor Muhammad, they found a solution that made their point even better.

[@raydgreenwald7788]

@@tateoctober814 true. I try to explain to people that Southpark isn't a show that takes sides, its sees issues on a very surface level and pokes fun at them.

[@FairyPrincessNia]

My inner 14-year-old edgelord can’t give up this show.

[@IronHawk5]

Try out postal 2 it's the edgiest and most offensive game and it's fun as hell

[@ThePumpkinToad]

Thank you for introducing me to the term edgelord. I haven't said it out loud yet, but I can't wait until I do

[@commanderpinkie7617]

Lol same, but I think it’s more because I’m older and able to understand the political references and jokes. It makes light of events that are extremely stressful and very real without completely disregarding the severity of them. It’s hard to do but they do it great.

[@Salvatorez1980]

@@IronHawk5 it's so wild how different postal 1 is from 2 😂

[@darryljack6612]

Im not expecting a whole video right now or anything, but any small thoughts on Tuca and Bertie so far? Just asking.

[@Johnny2Cellos]

LOVE it, hoping to find the best way to talk about the series on the channel

[@a_literalrat1096]

@@Johnny2Cellos yes please!! Oh boy

[@hbluemole6941]

@@Johnny2Cellos you know where I can watch the episodes after they aired?

[@hbluemole6941]

@@aichmalotizo9873 does this work in europe too? If I have VPN for example? Thank you

[@herovill9629]

I still think the original episode stands cause while "Manbearpig" is real, Al Gore himself was the main point of comedy, the way he portrayed himself was pretty crazy even irl

[@caspianbchalphy]

That’s my thoughts. I don’t care if manbearpig was real or not, it’s Al Gore that I think is the main point. What a-lot Al Gore said in The Inconvenient Truth was wrong since it never happened, happened a lot later, or was reversed. I find Al Gore to be a power hungry egotistical man (based on what I’ve seen of him) who I don’t think they should’ve apologized to. Yeah you can have manbearpig exist but still make fun of Gore. Maybe have manbearpig still a massive threat while not like what Al Gore said.

[@Ilikebats123]

@@caspianbchalphy I think they still made fun of him. They still ribbed at him and kept his original personality.

[@ricktd6891]

It's a scam and Gore is a traitor.

[@painvillegaming4119]

@@Ilikebats123they did

[@falcore91]

One thing about the “apology” episode I love is that while it is absolutely a clear declaration of their recognition of the issue, I still feel like they rib Al Gore for some of the same things they did before ( ie that he might be injecting himself into the fray just as much as the issue ).

[@Smiggly2574]

While I do believe climate change is real I think Gore should still be mocked because in the movie once you start setting year targets of something being underwater for example people can poke holes in your theory (If that makes any sense). I think are doomed with climate change no matter what we do because of population growth. This planet cannot sustain it's self with 10 Billion people on it

[@slashandbones13]

Yeah, South Park isn't saying "the middle ground is always the answer", it is saying that all people can become ridiculous, and no idological belief prevents you from having that human flaw.

[@colin3ds1]

And all beliefs can be take to an extreme and often are

[@alexschneider1667]

That’s a really good way of putting it

[@fatnose0]

Ye often times its "we agree with this, but dont be a dick about it"

[@realdragon]

It's more than just a flaw if it can cost many people's lives

[@ratchetxtreme6591]

I love how justifiably salty they made al Gore.

[@jeffsaker25]

so happy someone finally starting doing fan south park analysis videos, i couldnt believe how very few there were for so long! i even thought to myself that i should start uploading videos concerning south park, i could give ya some ideas if you'd like! One that would be really interesting would be a video studying cartman and butters' relationship and how they grew as characters throughout the show. It's really funny because cartman starts as the bully with butters being submissive, but through cartman's exploits and other random events that happen to butters, i do believe that they even switch dispositions later on in the show to some extent. several episodes also show cartman's road to submissiveness, specifically the "psst" episode with the dog trainer, Cartman loses a part of himself that doesn't come back for the most part. Anyways, great job making these videos, much love botha!

[@beaniebabe2380]

I love that they grew and changed and didn't just decide "Oh well, what's done is done." They made sure to show what they were apologizing for, and it clearly means a lot to one of the people they're apologizing to.

[@TheNeonParadox]

The problem is people deny until it's too late to do anything about the problem.

[@Araseth]

But there is a lot we can still do about climate change, the idea that its "too late" is a falsehood perpetuated by capitalists so they can keep destroying the planet. Dont give in to ecofascist propaganda, we can still save the planet.

[@gx9183]

@@Araseth How?

[@Choshako]

@@gx9183 I think they mean, I hope they mean at least, that the same people who are contributing the most to GW, the uber-rich corporation folks who run the factories that pollute the air the most, are the same people who can do the most to stop/reverse GW. Everyday citizens can only do so much to help, because we don't contribute nearly as much damage as corporations. Putting recycling bins out on our curbs every week ain't gonna do much.

[@adambraun1990]

Honestly my favorite part of the episode “Time to get Serial” is the few “Make love, not Warcraft” references with Al Gore at the computer lol

[@hypnogogicgutstuff6496]

I've never really seen South Park as "apathetic", just incredibly satirical about the way it portrays things.

[@ellie8674]

Hating on everything, but especially on change is pretty apathetic.

[@ultrairrelevantnobody1862]

@Ellie Apathy is when you show a lack of interest or concern. Basically, you don't care. I don't care about this, but I don't hate this.

[@Choshako]

@@ellie8674 Since when has SP "hated on change?" The show has changed a lot throughout it's run time, especially the Tegridy Farms and President Garrison eras. Also, if you hate something, then you're not apathetic. 🙄 Somebody needs to get a dictionary.

[@shaunpiotrowski3185]

I thought the commentary of that episode wasn't only that ManBearPig was real but also that Red Dead Redemption 2 is a really good game

[@pirategirljess]

I completely missed the mark about it being about climate change. I just enjoyed the episode about it being entertaining.

[@dickgoblin]

I see a lot of comments like this... are people that dense that they dont understand an allegory.

[@maxxcreese9911]

@@dickgoblin no they are not.most people take things at face value and dont look for the message beneath.

[@dickgoblin]

@@maxxcreese9911 Yeah that's being dense

[@maxxcreese9911]

@@dickgoblin yeah sorry about that missed the part about being dense there my apologies.

[@ll-ko2se]

@@dickgoblin or they just don't care

[@echoflame4279]

I had a strange dream not too long ago that I had used ritual necromancy to bring about ManBearPig...yet it's been years since I've even watched South Park. I was taken back by how vivid it was, because I started the dream off by dismembering every part I'd need to use for the ritual-- and it ended in the dismemberment of most of my friends ManBearPig is real, he haunts my dreams, and it's apparently all my fault.

[@CokeNoseGoat]

You know after watching all of your South Park videos, im thinking I should finally watch South Park lol

[@kingofrivia1248]

Its an amazing show;)

[@kmpls]

Bruh wtf did you time travel or something or is that a glitch

[@zockerjhd9393]

@@kmpls Maybe that comment is copied.

[@tahraethestoryteller6079]

Definitely

[@d.6781]

That is me lol

[@sophiai.molino9592]

I think the Pandemic Special really showed how Matt And Trey are able to use their platform for good! Stan’s desire for normalcy is relatives to many viewers who just miss the way things used to be and also poking fun at how Trump handled Covid by having him literally set fire to the “cure” was genius! As someone whose views changed drastically this year I can’t wait to see what else they do

[@hmlandis1370]

I look at it this way, I don't think the media and celebrities should've made it sound like Trump was some evil villain during his Presidency, he's just another corrupt idiot like the rest of the people in our rich political class in my eyes, but Garrison burning the scientist and pangolin to death at the end of "The Pandemic Special" and then having the nerve to tell everybody to go out and vote was funny as fuck. And then he goes back to teaching in "South ParQ Vaccination Special" like nothing happened lol.

[@gregerfulgerman7802]

Been thinking about this episode a lot lately. I think everyone has been as of the last couple weeks lol good timing

[@jamesharrison2763]

It's even funnier because you can't deny manbearpig anymore. It super serial now.

[@Moj999_]

You gotta do a video on the episode with bojack kills, they way the ending gives foreshadowing on Diana's decision to leave bojack to be happy in Chicago

[@jaydherb5793]

That comment you made about how you rethink what you said in your videos is so freaking relatable. I've scrapped so many projects and even the ones I have finished I'm just like "I could have done better :/" I loved this video's message!

[@bengoodwin2988]

"Just like Daddy puts in his drink every morning! "And then he gets mad..."

[@Johnny2Cellos]

Man that line is so dark but the line delivery makes me laugh every time

[@thecstineman]

By the way, the Futurama bit about how they used the clip in Al's docu was actually because his daughter wrote for futurama. Great vid!

[@philmajohnson9150]

The ice age came and went. Temperatures rise and fall naturally.

[@soapdood2085]

I also believe it comes off as centrist because context in all situations is important.

[@RedeyeGaming]

Though I agree with you, blocking those who disagree only divides people more and drives those people only further into their own beliefs, promote discussion not hate.

[@spongeward5040]

Worth lmao

[@ricktd6891]

It's a scam.

[@r.k845]

No. They are not valid opinions.

[@Wolfpolitics]

​@@ricktd6891 bro I've seen you on multiple videos where South Park is confirming climate change, you're really sick

[@mellojoe9421]

I’m actually heading to Colorado today, so I’m going to try to find manbearpig.

[@TheMasterMakarov]

one of the most brutal misses is the trans episode where they showed real sex change operation footage

[@ssunsspott]

I would love someone to do a whole breakdown of South Park's take on trans topics because my GOD do they make some messed up choices. That could be a whole review video in itself - I'm a South Park fan but goddamn dude.

[@Johnny2Cellos]

Wow sorry I responded to this comment earlier with something that was DEFINITELY intended to go under a DIFFERENT comment, apologies to anyone who saw it, a genuine mistake.

[@3kojimbles895]

nah, that hits

[@elliot04877]

How is that a miss? they just showed what being trans is

[@TheMasterMakarov]

but most of all it is absolutly irresponsible to threaten trans people's health like that like fuck the intellectual stuff what it actually created is a rabid conservative republican party who put genitalinspectors into sportsclasses and bans on life saving healthcare treatments and an increase in hatecrimes which are protected by panic defense laws

[@jachariah4694]

It really really pisses me off that many of the Manbearpig deniers are old enough that they won’t have to endure the realities of manbearpig like me and my peers will. It’s convenient to deny a Manbearpig that you won’t have to experience, but Manbearpig is just gonna grow bigger and bigger and bigger over time

[@BigDave18]

Your statement made me realize I won't have to deal with manbearpig in my lifetime so suck on that younger generation

[@iheartjackieyes]

eh, i would say climate change/global warming not being an issue was the centrist stance in the usa in 2006, it's just now that no real action against climate change has happened & exacerbated the effects of global warming that there's more people being actually affected by it so it can't be denied. although that hard proof comes from a lack of action that made it so we have less than a decade to fix it before it becoming irreversible. it just sucks that people had to start experiencing the effects of droughts & extreme weather patterns themselves before believing it's true. and i would also like to add that i agree, south park isn't why centrists politics are as fheg are but i don't doubt the money matt & trey got from south park made its way into some political fund raisers that went into ad campaigns & such. they do have poltical pull in many ways

[@11magic1man11]

People were saying we'd all be dead within a decade 20 years ago from climate change. Climate change is real but not as big of a deal as some make it. We should definitely do more to combat it because humans are speeding it along but it's also naturally occurring. We aren't going to stop it but we should also stop speeding it along. Nuclear is definitely the way to go tho.

[@coffeewithcartoons]

One of my favorite vids of yours yet! I don't watch a lot of adult cartoons, but I've watched a TON of South Park, a childhood favorite of mine and my brothers, and watching it grow and change through the years, and do things like this, is just so interesting. Like the switch to more serialized as opposed to episodic format in season, what was it, 19? A bold choice and one that I definitely think payed off.

[@slymz2141]

Ya know i never knew manbearpig was supposed to represent climate change. Now thinking back on the episodes it makes sense and is absolutely brilliant.

[@ricktd6891]

And it's a scam.

[@CrookiNari]

I also find it telling that Al Gore appeared on Futurama a few times. His delivery of "ONE GALLON OF GAS" is a quote that pops into my head whenever climate change or petrol prices are mentioned.

[@ArtsyHumanbean]

Conservative dad watches Family Guy, leftist daughter watches South Park. And Manbearpig is real!

[@jordanloux3883]

Which is funny because Family Guy makes conservatives come off as thin-skinned wimps.

[@PROGCANAL]

South park is not leftist and american dad is made by a leftist 😒

[@thirdpedalnirvana]

@@PROGCANAL It's funny to me how the terms to refer to progressive people keep changing because "progressive" doesn't sound like enough of an insult.

[@mr.wonderfulwisdomouswonde2991]

"denying climate change" alright ready for my block

[@jocelynhale7168]

I don’t always love watching the evolution of different shows, but the nearly 24 years of South Park has definitely been one of the better evolutions IMO

[@hunova4799]

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

[@anabasauri8582]

It's great to know Al Gore has verbally and clearly stated that man bear pig is real and it was broadcast on television, that's just magical

[@ricktd6891]

It's a global scam.

[@Elfinlocksable]

While it is nice that they apologized, the damage the show single handedly did to denounce global warming has really snowballed (lol) to the point where even though they released an episode saying the issue is real, the people who watched the original episode will just denounce the new episodes as leftist garbage, and South Park getting “pozzed out the ass.” Just some thought as to how dangerous centrist views can be down the road.

[@11magic1man11]

centrism isnt the problem. It's people who base their opinions on cartoons.

[@ddsjgvk]

How can you say the left when more right wing politicians deny climate change?

[@Elfinlocksable]

@@ddsjgvk read what I wrote again pls

[@Elfinlocksable]

@@11magic1man11 Na that’s a cop out, South Park isn’t the same as Tom and Jerry and reducing the issue down to “well people shouldn’t base their opinions on /cartoons/“ isn’t healthy discourse. Not to mention that the show begs for people to form opinions around it, and blaming the people who watch it passes the buck and allows haphazard writing to be applied to the show further.

[@11magic1man11]

@@Elfinlocksable how do they beg people to follow what they show? I don't know a single person who denies climate change because a show that had a presidential election between a literal shit sandwich or a giant douche told them to. I most definitely can blame the person for basing their opinions on a show like southpark. The bigger problem is when a show can't make fun of anyone without others taking it too seriously. It's a cartoon. It's not meant to be taken seriously and anyone who does is weak minded and should be taught better.

[@Shaunmizer]

I always hated AL gore in South Park bc whenever you see him on screen you know shit is about to get worst

[@FamilyGuyRoks6]

5:01 that's totally the DOOM/DOOM2 zombie gunner waking sound effect haha, that's amazing

[@FamilyGuyRoks6]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWKYpXuqYtWheKM found the stock sound effect too XD

[@ultrairrelevantnobody1862]

South Park is one of my favourite cartoons, but the commentary can be incredibly hit and miss.

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

People have known about and proved Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW) back in the 1950s. South Park writers could just as easily have read all the peer reviewed scientific journals on AGW and read the IPCC reports and gotten informed about AGW before South Park even began in 1997, when the Kyoto Protocol was signed. Just like they informed themselves about Tourette's Syndrome before they wrote "Le Petit Tourette".

[@raptirboy180]

"It's healthy to see all sides of arguments But I will block you if you say something I disagree with" 😂 Love you videos man but that made me laugh

[@jordanloux3883]

Why give pseudo-science pushers a platform?

[@armando5718]

@@jordanloux3883 Then don't say stuff like "It's healthy to see all sides of arguments" it's just contradictory

[@gnuwaves743]

now i'm wondering how the fight against GW is going. I saw a documentary saying that recycling plastic is basically ineffective because its so expensive so I'm guessing not well.

[@tarasto6772]

This all could've been avoided if they all took Al Gore cereal

[@TheForhekset]

The times southpark picks a side is overshadowed by all the times they just mock both sides, so I think the criticism that they don't pick sides is fair criticism. I don't care if that they don't pick a side, I like the show as is.

[@raylast3873]

I think a throughline for South Park has always been their naturally brutal satire of existing society, and by extension the status quo and powerful people, which hits even when they don‘t really want it to. It‘s sort of this weird thing where they often *want* to defend the status quo and even openly say so, or they directly target the people looking to improve society, but oftentimes this falls flat because their free-for-all depiction has already poked too many holes in the thing they‘re defending. A classic example of this actually Team America: World Police (not South Park but bear with me). The entire second half of that movie is a pretty explicit defense of US Foreign policy, which directly reflected Matt and Trey‘s position at the time. And they try. The only problem is that this all pales in comparison to the first half hour of the movie which depicts the same subject matter in exactly the opposite light: Team America, running rampant around the globe, blowing up cultural treasures and destroying lives. And you really can‘t come back from that, it‘s too close to home. That‘s sort of the story of the political commentary of South Park: their own positions can often suck, but their critique of existing norms and power structures almost always strikes home. Or compare their treatment of powerful people to that of a show like the simpsons. One show gives friendly cameos to powerful people, where the occasional gentle roasing only makes it that much more effective as good publicity. The other show is South Park, where some of the most powerful men in the world are openly depicted (accurately) as antisemitic nut jobs, serial sex pests, or the toxic buffoons they are. I‘m not gonna lie. Only one of those approaches has my respect, even if it does sometimes pick the wrong target (Al Gore) or venture into truly questionable territory by extending their ire to young (often female) celebrities who didn‘t actually do anything wrong. South Park is a show that wants to be „moderate“, and is, but their accurate depiction of just how fucked up society already is strikes so close to home that it‘s simultaneously the most radical on television. Even when it‘s actively telling us to make peace with the way things are and stop being silly, idealistic SJWs, it can‘t help but demolish the very idea of the way things are by driving a giant tank through that idea.

[@owenslaughter9438]

Interesting Video. Honestly I always thought that the argument of Manbearpig was we can't use scare tactics when we talk about these issues because it does create deniers which in turn makes things worse. However I guess I was wrong about that and t hey were saying it was fake. Huh, live and learn.

[@bicboyjoy]

I love the line "Oh is it INCONVENIENT for you now???"

[@skyslasher2297]

4:28 I mean ya but both Jesus and Santa are also in imagination land despite both being very real in the world of Southpark I wouldn’t put too much stock into that besides being a call back

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

Great to see Matt Stone and Trey Parker grow and learn, "Time to Get Cereal" and "Nobody Got Cereal?" were great. Although even when they riffed on Al Gore and ManBearPig they merely mocked the impression that the media gave of making the issue of MPB about Gore, rather than MBP. Even in the episode titled "Man Bear Pig" they never outright said "Man Bear Pig does not exist". They merely criticized the media for giving the impression that Gore was making the issue more about himself. Even in the "Imaginationland" trilogy, MBP was the only character from Imaginationland that entered the real world through the portal. Really, the only offense was when one of the SP kids (not Stan, Kyle, Cartman or Kenny) stupidly said in "Terrance and Phillip: Behind the Blow" that "my dad's a geologist and he says there's no evidence for climate change". Moreover, in the early episode about Phil Collins and Timmy being in a band, either Kyle or Stan says that just because they rip on people doesn't mean they don't like them. Doesn't mean they're not friends. They ripped on Gary Condit and Jon Binet Ramsey and Charles Manson and OJ Simpson and Lance Armstrong in "Scause for Applause". Doesn't mean they don't like or respect them or aren't friends with them or support whatever causes they support.

[@drumusic5665]

With the quickness! Just listened to the Pod I've been listening days after release so I haven't been commenting but man this was swift and fye

[@LucyBean42]

IM SUPER CEREAL.

[@sammylopez4644]

This has got to be the biggest sorry excuse to throw an ad in my face.

[@Johnny2Cellos]

lol ok

[@Generik97]

I'm going go make this very clear. *Climate change is very real and it absolutely has the serious potential to be a problem in the future.* However, many of the people who publically represent the climate change movement *REALLY* don't help improve how people view there activism and the problems we can/will face I'm the future.

[@feathero3]

I NEVER realized the first Al Gore episode was denying global warming. It seems so obvious now that you pointed it out though. When I first saw the episode I already believed in global warming at the time, so I just took the episode as saying Man-Bear-Pig was actually real (at least in the South Park universe) but people just don't see how that's a serious issue (like some do in our universe about global warming.)

[@rear9259]

I reckon apathy comes from the complete overwhelming current of everyone’s polarised opinions and you just need to tune it out

[@eugenekrabs141]

Honestly this episode hits a lot closer to home for me as my dad, to this day, still believes that global warming is fake.

[@majorpwner241]

It is. These same people pushing this stuff said cities would be underwater 25 years ago. Now they say it will happen in another 25 years.

[@stujersey8108]

Al Gore's daughter wrote for Futurama

[@cortster12]

What is it with people thinking being a centrist is the same as being apathetic? It's so bizarre.

[@mr.waffles8739]

The Al Gore episodes are some of my favorites, I love the way he talks and the personality they gave him, its so hilarious!

[@rockerseven]

The sad thing is when someone DOESN'T change their stance on something despite new facts and evidence, and just ignore the new evidence and continue in their outdated beliefs.

[@MrYac-ie8ie]

i always took the Manbearpig thing to be more a knock on Gore being such a hardcore grifter and hypocrite on the subject and not so much flat-out saying climate change in and of itself wasn't real. but i do agree with the overall message that people and their opinions can and do change, and if we can't as a society accept an actual apology then what the hell is the point of trying to coexist?

[@Smiggly2574]

I agree with you without a doubt. It made more fun of him for being a grifter.

[@Fauntleroy.]

I love South Park but I think Matt and Trey have done a lot of damage with their "all positions are absurd" cynicism. When you put that out into the world for years, you can't ever take it back once you think again on an issue. They were wrong about climate change, they acknowledged it, but the damage was done. They were wrong about addiction, they acknowledged it, but the damage was done. They were wrong about trans issues, they acknowledged it, but the damage was done. A lot of viewers have already gone "Yeah, right on!" with their bad takes and now they won't reconsider. I hope someday Matt and Trey grow up a bit more and realize that their cynical "I'm above it all because caring is stupid" outlook is really just immature, irresponsible, and dumb.

[@chickenjimmy7564]

South Park doesn’t even hold centrist views on everything. Since the beginning, the characters have been big advocates of homosexuality and have allows stressed that. I hate that it’s always labeled as being apathetic about every modern societal issue

[@sirsteam6455]

Another weird thing is that Centrism is being correlated with Apathy to begin with which is just odd in my opinion,

[@nathandrake13ful]

Great video i love that you actually called it with apologies to al gore like u said on the podcast

[@cocainecat2740]

I’d love to see you do an analysis on The End of the Fucking World

[@mewow3556]

i love that show

[@TheOvervoid]

South Park has made such a cultural impact, it sent a centralist mindset shockwave across the timestream

[@adamlebeck9482]

Showing different viewpoints instead of preaching one thing is what keeps the show watchable. What's so wrong with ar least listening to the other sides opinion?

[@Acacius1992]

Cause most of the time they don't listen to the others side either.

[@hyboirds1536]

Lol the last clip of real life Al Gore shouting "Man-bear-pig IS real!" Is one of my new favorite clips of all time.

[@gobbotits1686]

There's nothing wrong with being offensive as long as everyone's laughing. I like how the show makes fun of everything, and how it even offends me sometimes. There's nothing wrong with that.

[@Sleepdriver1984]

Guess what? In 1789 A.D. the climate changed exactly like in the last 15 years, and there was no human-related CO² emission, so...coincidences DO exist, you malthusians!

[@majorpwner241]

The Earth was also significantly hotter far in the past. There are natural events where gasses spew forth from beneath the crust in levels far more drastic than anything produced by humans. The 'science' is wrong... not surprisingly. We're still pretty much in our infancy when it comes to understanding our world. I'm all for limiting our impact in realistic ways and trying to live more in harmony with the Earth, but people are looking in the wrong directions.

[@Sleepdriver1984]

@@majorpwner241 Exactly, there are people out here who "need" to feel useful in case on an apocalypse which is not in sight, at least not climatically (obviously, from wars it is indeed, but the same people advocating against "climate change" are pushing for propelling the wars towards full blown escalation regardless of contradicting themselves)

[@marvincool3744]

*That* didn't sound cereal at all. *Bowls strike*

[@OwlS444]

Same ppl who tell you the sea level will rise in 20 years are also buying beach front property Funny how that works..

[@MissAshley42]

Not only is Manbearpig real, he’s a tough boss in Stick of Truth!

[@joncarroll2040]

Al Gore was way tougher than Man Bear Pig.

[@mooseeggs4999]

No, that was 2014, it's still al gore in a suit

[@brendanblair64]

The manbearpig episode is still really great when you just look at it at face value and ignore the commentary. I can see why people don't like it for the message, but it's a lot easier to not take seriously when they never directly mention global warming.

[@tiablue9106]

Yeah when I first watched that ep I didn’t think it was a metaphor bc I didn’t know much abt Al Gore aside from TV always seeming to portray him as a weirdo (also I first saw it in 2014 or 15)

[@GermanKinsmen]

It's literally Al Gore.

[@Aaron-xr7oc]

I literally didn't know it was about climate change lol

[@cheesedemon88]

Controversy aside, the character design of Manbearpig is so fucking good.

[@noelvaldez96]

Im 25 now and when I look back at all the bad takes I had since highschool I'm shook. People change and they change their minds and its cool to see that change reflected in art. It would've been so easy for them just to apologize publicly and that's that. But they decided to make a episode about it. It's smart and it honestly means a lot more then them just saying they changed their mind on something.

[@jarskil8862]

This. Also people have weird assumption that everything is playing with the absolutes. When I was dumb teenager I was super "Anti sjw right winger" I grew out of it. But did I become "screaming SJW?". No. I still condemn huge portion of that BS. But I don't no longer accept and believe every piece of bullcrap that comes from the "Anti-SJWs".