South Park (Season 4) DVD Review by Britt Gillette

Premiering in the late summer of 1997, South Park took American pop culture by storm with its no-holds-barred examination of social and political issues and its lewd yet unique brand of cartoon humor. Created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, South Park is the lynchpin of cable network Comedy Central's original programming lineup. Centered around the lives of several kids in the small Colorado town of South Park (a place prone to odd and paranormal occurrences), the series presents itself in the form of crude animated drawings, yet the concept works, playing home to innumerable well-written shows filled with boundless wit, well-timed one-liners, and an endless array of politically-incorrect humor. Love it or hate it, South Park is a truly original animated series with relentlessly off-the-wall plot twists and comic relief. If you love oddball humor, then this is the show for you…

South Park mostly follows the exploits of four elementary school kids - Cartman (who's overweight and sarcastic), Kyle (who dreams of eliminating his little brother Ike), Stan (who throws up at the sight of a girl he likes), and Kenny (who manages to get killed in every episode). All four attend South Park Elementary School where third grade teacher Mr. Garrison educates them with the use of a hand-puppet named "Mr. Hat" and cafeteria employee "Chef" McElroy (Isaac Hayes) dispenses his advice while periodically breaking into 70's love songs about making love to women. South Park is the setting for numerous oddities such as alien visitors, a monster with a hand of celery and the leg of Patrick Duffy, and Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride. South Park also hosts a number famous people from time to time, such as the Devil, Saddam Hussein, the Antichrist, Kathy Lee Gifford, Scott Baio, Tina Yothers, Elton John, and Jesus Christ - who has his own cable access show…

The South Park (Season 4) DVD features a number of hilarious episodes including the season premiere "The Tooth Fairy's TATS 2000" in which Cartman's two-dollar bounty from the tooth fairy sparks an idea in the boys' heads to scam the tooth fairy. When they learn the truth about the tooth fairy, they establish a new plan to rob rich kids of their tooth fairy money, but they soon learn that a notorious mobster already has the tooth fairy market cornered… Other notable episodes from Season 4 include "Do the Handicapped Go to Hell?" in which a fundamentalist preacher convinces the boys that they are all going to hell unless they confess their sins (except for Kyle because he's Jewish, and thus, hell-bound already), and "Fat Camp" in which the boys dissect several endangered manatees in science class following a delivery mix-up with the Denver Zoo…

Below is a list of episodes included on the South Park (Season 4) DVD:

Episode 49 (The Tooth Fairy's TATS 2000) Air Date: 04-05-2000
Episode 50 (Cartman's Silly Hate Crime 2000) Air Date: 04-12-2000
Episode 51 (Timmy! 2000) Air Date: 04-19-2000
Episode 52 (Quintuplets 2000) Air Date: 04-26-2000
Episode 53 (Cartman Joins NAMBLA) Air Date: 06-21-2000
Episode 54 (Cherokee Hair Tampons) Air Date: 06-28-2000
Episode 55 (Chef Goes Nanners) Air Date: 07-05-2000
Episode 56 (Something You Can Do With Your Finger) Air Date: 07-12-2000
Episode 57 (Do the Handicapped Go to Hell?) Air Date: 07-19-2000
Episode 58 (Probably) Air Date: 07-26-2000
Episode 59 (4th Grade) Air Date: 11-08-2000
Episode 60 (Trapper Keeper) Air Date: 11-15-2000
Episode 61 (Helen Keller! The Musical) Air Date: 11-22-2000
Episode 62 (Great Expectations) Air Date: 11-29-2000
Episode 63 (Fat Camp) Air Date: 12-06-2000
Episode 64 (The Wacky Molestation Adventure) Air Date: 12-13-2000
Episode 65 (A Very Crappy Christmas) Air Date: 12-20-2000