South Park - The Complete First Season Reviews

1. Cartman Gets An Anal Probe - 13-Aug-1997
Brief Plot: The boys rescue Kyle's little brother from aliens who have come to South Park.

2. Weight Gain 4000 - 27-Aug-1997
Kathie Lee Gifford presents the award to Cartman for winning the school's essay contest.

3. Volcano - 20-Aug-1997
The boys hunting trip is threatened by activity from a nearby volcano and a mysterious creature.

4. Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride - 3-Sep-1997
Stan's dog explores his sexuality.

5. An Elephant Makes Love To A Pig - 10-Sep-1997
A genetic engineering experiment unleashes Stans mutant twin.

6. Death - 17-Sep-1997
With the help of Stan's grandfather, the kids summon the Grim Reaper.

7. Pink Eye - 29-Oct-1997
Pinkeye interrupts Halloween festivities.

8. Damien - 4-Feb-1998
Jesus and Satan fight a battle for spiritual domination on Pay-Per-View which conflicts with Cartman's birthday party.

9. Starvin' Marvin - 19-Nov-1997
Government authorities mistake Cartman for a starving African child and send him to Ethiopia.

10. Mr. Hankey, The Christmas Poo - 17-Dec-1997
When Kyle's musical holiday pal Mr. Hankey shows up it makes for a memorable Christmas in South Park.

11. Tom's Rhinoplasty - 11-Feb-1998
A substitute teacher gets in between Stan and Wendy's relationship.

12. Mecha-Streisand - 18-Feb-1998
The boys find a prehistoric relic that spawns a monster that threatens to destroy the world.

13. Cartman's Mom is a Dirty Slut - 25-Feb-1998
When Cartman begins acting strange a guidance counselor suggests the cure lies with finding his father.

This is going to be great! With such episodes as 'Cartman Gets An Anal Probe' and 'Mr. Hankey The Christmas Poo', you would be crazy not to get it.

- Pez King

Rating: 4 - South Park Oldies
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT:
First off I'm writing this review for all the people who did not buy this dvd because of all the negative reviews (I was like that too) it was getting.

We all know "South Park" the in your face hilarious comedy adventures along with Cartman, Kenny, Kyle, & Stan and of course a few other surprises. This DVD features the entire first classic season. Packed with great classic episodes such as:

* "Cartman Get's An Anal Probe"
- Alien Visitors kidnap Kyle's little brothr, mutilate innocent cows, and give Eric Cartman an anal probe. Full of flaming farts for your to enjoy.

* "Mr. Hankey, The Christmas Poo"
- The classic Christmas episode in which the city of South Park is getting ready for a non-denominatinal holiday. And we meet what or who everyone is calling, "What the hell is that thing?" that's Mr. Hankey to you my friend. Oh and talk about classic & history in-the-making, Kenny doesn't ... well you know.

* "Cartman's Mom Is A Dirty Slut"
- The infamous episode that got just about everyone pissed, well actually it's what came after it that got everyone mad. But anyways it's a great episode full of laughs and Will we discover the identity of Cartman's father? Could it be Mr.Garrison? Chef? or the 1979 Denver Broncos? Well you just have to wait and see.

That was just a highlight you still have 10 more great episodes including "Starvin' Marvin", "Pinkeye" the hilarious Halloween epiode, & fan-favorite "Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride" which features George Clooney as "Sparky". This set is great for any South Park fan and for anyone into non-sense comedy.

Now concerning the actual DVD quality ...
* Visual/Piture Quality: So it's not the best quality but it's exactly how the first season looks, c'mon it was back in 1997 plus we all know South Park ain't exactly the best animation out there. The only problem is that yes you can indeed see a few shades on a few of the episodes and well if you concentrate on it, yes it can be annoying but it's really not a big deal.
* Audio Quality: Many have complain about a big amount of "pops" & "clicks" you hear on this dvd which was one of the reasons I didn't want to buy this dvd I figured they would be annoying, well to my surprise there is no such thing. I hear nothing, maybe it was only on the older versions but I hear nothing.

The extras on this dvd are rather weak. Although some stuff on here is ok there isn't anything that good to watch more than once.
* TV Spots - if you're a fan you might enjoy them but it's really nothing.
* Cartman "O Holy Night" video; I was dissapointed because I wanted to hear the whole version of the song because you must admit hearing Cartman sing is just plain hilarious. Instead we get a skit of him singing the song. It can be enjoyable, it's ok.
* Ned "O little town of bethlemen" video; this is just plain annoying although others might find it funny.
* "A South Park Thanksgiving" (Tonight Show with Jay Leno) exclusive skit/clip; it's decent & somewhat funny.
* Award Presentation : This was actually somewhat entertaining.

BTW the audio commentary from the producers that was not included on here for legal reasons can be found on the Comedy Central South Park website. All you have to do is send in 1 proof of purchase and a very small amount of $$$ for s/h.

Overall this box-set is a must for all fans. Only problems I see is some picture quality and the fact that there is NO section/chapter skip therefore you must go through most of the annoying & old (well some) director introductions for every episode; then again you can always fast-forward. Go buy it now!!! And the 4 star rating is due to that the 1st season is not my personal favorite but still it is a great and classic season.

Rating: 5 - FINALLY! South Park in its entirety
I am very anxious about the release of this set. I've been a huge fan of South Park ever since its debut. Although I currently own the first season in the form of the VHS collection (2 episodes per tape), it'll be nice to be able to own every episode in chronological order. From what I've heard, the show's creators will be providing optional commentary for each episode which will give us insight to how each came to be.

Here are the 13 episodes from the first episode in chronological order:

1. CARTMAN GETS AN ANAL PROBE
2. BIG GAY AL'S BIG GAY BOAT RIDE
3. VOLCANO
4. WEIGHT GAIN 4000
5. AN ELEPHANT MAKES LOVE TO A PIG
6. DEATH
7. PINKEYE
8. DAMIEN
9. STARVIN' MARVIN
10. MR. HANKEY THE CHRISTMAS POO
11. TOM'S RHINOPLASTY
12. MECHA STREISAND
13. CARTMAN'S MOM IS A DIRTY SLUT

Although there are very few details about what extras are contained in the set, I can only hope that the episodes themselves are uncensored. That would be the best.

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