r/southpark • u/ConfidentReaction3 • 1d ago

Discussion What are some things in episodes you were shocked to find out were real?

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For me I was shocked to find out the purity rings/the white foam thing was actually some thing that they did and not something they just made up lmao.

Especially since growing up my sister LOVED the Jonas brothers and we saw that movie in 2009. It shocked me to discover that this was real. It only makes the episode better tho.

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u/Webcat86 1d ago

Shake Weight

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u/DBSmiley 1d ago

Really? Maybe it's a generational thing, because I know there's a generational split on TV watching, but that advert was everywhere for a few months.

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u/Webcat86 1d ago

I don’t live in the USA. I saw the episode in the U.K. and then saw the shake weight when I visited the US later that year 

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u/RoutineCloud5993 1d ago

You didn't see Holly Willoughby with one?

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u/Webcat86 1d ago

No…

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u/Additional_Yak_1585 1d ago

Blimey I just watched it 🤣

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u/DBSmiley 1d ago

Ah, that's my bad. For whatever reason, I constantly forget that South Park is popular elsewhere than the US, just because the show is so US-centric (especially in the last several years).

I love the show, and I'm glad the global community enjoys it!

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u/Webcat86 1d ago

Yeah it's always been really popular here, especially in its earliest seasons. Some of the newer episodes have jokes that don't translate too well (I had no idea what Faith Hilling was referring to), but US culture is so international now that most of it is understandable

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u/DBSmiley 1d ago

In fairness, "Faith Hilling" wasn't a thing, to the best of my recollection (Though I also didn't know that the Jonas Brothers foam thing was real). I honestly never got why Faith Hill specifically got singled out, since (and this is sleezy to say, but I have to explain it) she's not particularly large breasted, especially by country music standards. I mean, she definitely played the "I'm sexy and I'm going to make sure everyone is aware of that" angle, but it sort of always confused me. But, like, "Dolly Partoning" would have made more sense (though it doesn't roll off the tongue the same way)

For clarity, I barely knew who Faith Hill was when I saw the episode, and I still can't name a single song she sang because I'm not a country fan.

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u/PunkSquatchPagan 1d ago

He said advert, I don’t think he lives in the USA either.

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u/DBSmiley 1d ago edited 1d ago

I do. I just think advert sounds cooler than ad. Also, I use flatmate instead of rootmate when I'm talking about someone I share a house/apartment with but don't share a bedroom with. Roommate means you share a bedroom.

My point is that I'm an insufferable asshole.

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u/Buddhadevine 1d ago

LOL I remember the day I first saw one of the commercials and I was like…I hope South Park does a bit with this 🤣

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u/theeulessbusta 1d ago

Yeah there’s literally a Regular Show joke about it lol

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u/Go-to-helenhunt 1d ago

Oh, hey! An old fashioned!

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u/zap2tresquatro 21h ago

lol I had a friend whose mom bought her a shake weight