The fictional town of South Park, Colo., is known for its snarky kids, its no-holds-barred humor and its constant skewering of anyone even remotely resembling a celebrity.
That’s because nothing’s sacred on “South Park” — least of all Hollywood.
Matt Parker and Trey Stone, the controversy-courting duo behind the animated series, have no qualms about routinely tackling film stars, musicians and various famous-for-being-famous faces with their impartial irreverence. Inevitably, that leads to a nice balance of genuine offense and fits of laughter.
Want proof? Check out this list of the best parodies and put-downs the stars have seen on “South Park.”
Britney Spears
Following a string of personal setbacks, one bad haircut and perhaps the worst VMA performance ever, Britney Spears became the subject of a particularly brutal “South Park” episode called “Britney’s New Look.”
Just like real-life, the constant paparazzi presence combined with private woes became too much for cartoon Spears, but rather than shaving her head, this Spears decided to blow it off. Mostly. As it turned out, Nearly-Headless-Brit survived the self-inflected wound only to face a new round of public interest and criticism for her new “crazy, no-top-part-of-my-head look.”
This Spears didn’t fare any better at the alternate-reality VMA awards, where her performance was just as awful as the regular-reality version, right down to accusations of lip-synching. Well, lipless lip-synching.
Michael Jackson
Although the characters that moved into the neighborhood in “The Jeffersons” were never called the Jacksons, there’s no doubt Mr. Jefferson was a stand-in for Michael Jackson and his son Blanket represented, well, “Blanket” Jackson.
The episode, which first aired five years before the “King of Pop” passed away, focused on his Peter Pan fixation. Mr. Jefferson loved children and childhood, but between hanging out with other kids, maintaining his plastic surgery and joining in the occasional and very uncomfortable sleepover, he had little time for his own child. It took only one of Kyle’s patented show-ending speeches to turn toon-MJ around.
Billy Mays
Just a few short months after popular pitchman Billy Mays died, as well as Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett and David Carradine, the “South Park” powers-that-be ignored the usual too-soon sentiment for “Dead Celebrities.”
While the episode mainly served as yet another Jackson send-up, Mays took on an unexpected supporting spot by continuing to shill for real and imagined products from beyond the grave. And in true Mays fashion, he did so at top volume. Eventually, the as-seen-on-TV haunting ended, as the spirits of Mays, Jackson and the others were finally released from limbo and able to move on … to hell.
Russell Crowe
Before Stan and his pals could watch the new Terrance and Phillip movie trailer (in an episode aptly titled “The New Terrance and Phillip Movie Trailer”), they were forced to sit through stretches of their least favorite show, Russell Crowe’s “Fightin’ Around the World.”
Capitalizing on the actor’s reputation for throwing a punch ( or occasionally a phone) or two in his day, “South Park’s” Crowe built an entire career out of his violent tendencies. Traveling with his tugboat friend, Crowe pummeled strangers from port to port.
Hey, no matter what Stan said, Crowe’s punch-'em-up show looked loads better than Terrance and Phillip’s latest effort.
Ree Hines just couldn’t fit all of the greats, so the classic send-ups of Oprah Winfrey, Barbra Streisand and David Blaine didn’t make the cut. Follow @ReeHines on Twitter and tell her your “South Park” picks.
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