Forum:Top 10 South Park Parodies

Over the past 12 years South Park has ripped apart even the most "noble" of celebrities. Trey Parker and Matt Stone have taken jabs at celebrity "guests" and even their own cast. They take the worst news and rumors and wrap a hilarious plot around it. Most celebs probably smile through gritted teeth and look the other way. A few, eg Tom Cruise, have threatened lawsuit and a cast member, Isaac Hayes, left the show. Here is a list of the Top 10 celebrity parodies over the fantastic decade plus of South Park.

10. Jesus, Santa, and Brian Boitano The original animated short (prior to the Comedy Central TV sho) set the stage for umpteen parodies to come. Jesus and Santa are in a duel to the death over the true meaning of Christmas. The boys are stumped as to what to do until Brian Boitano appears and responds to the obvious question, "What would Brian Boitano do?"

9. Al Gore Gore visits South Park Elementary School and talks about the greatest risk to earth and mankind. Global Warming? Not quite. It's the terrible ManBearPig, "half man, half bear and half pig," who roams the Earth and attacks humans.

8. Rob Schneider Schneider is killed in a horrific way after he "becomes" Kenny after eating a possessed meatloaf he finds at the airport.

7. Russell Crowe Crowe travels all over the world and randomly beats people up due to his anger and insecurity issues. Gotta love the Australian accent.

6. Saddam Hussein In the full-length movie, "Bigger, Longer, & Uncut," Saddam and Satan threaten the world and take over Canada. Stan comes to the rescue. The moral: Blame Canada!

5. R. Kelly In one of the best (and brutal to celebs) episodes, R. Kelly uses his music to anguish the pain of Tom Cruise, John Travolta, and Scientology. Unfortunately he gets a bit too upset and decides the only solution is to bring gunplay into the equation.

4. Michael Jackson What comedy show hasn't parodied Michael Jackson? The much maligned King of Pop comes to town with his son Blanket. At first he seems very friendly and fun but it becomes painfully obvious that his desire to "play" with the boys is a little suspect.

3. Britney Spears The kids are excited to discover that Britney has been spotted in the South Park woods and their is a reward for a compromising photo of her. They race after her and discover a depressed, suicidal Spears who actually shoots herself but survives with 1/3 of a head. The boys feel sorry for her and decide to take her to the North Pole for salvation.

2. Mel Gibson Kyle is not happy with the Passion of the Christ and wants his money back. The gang travels to Mel Gibson's home. Gibson gets one of the more harsh roasts of any celebrity in this scathing portrayal.

1. Tom Cruise It's said that Tom Cruise has (unwillingly) done more for South Park than any other celebrity. Scientology is the butt of this joke but the implication that Tom Cruise is gay and "Trapped in the Closet," is where the controversy really happened. He was depicted as literally refusing to come out of Stan's closet. Cruise threatened to sue if this episode kept airing. Whether his lawsuit would have merit is discussed here: