That time South Park took down an ENTIRE RELIGION... 

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The biggest red flag is that L. Ron Hubbard's own son said that L. Ron is a liar and a crook. That apple fell off the tree, landed in a river, and floated far away from the tree. 😂

Imagine paying 200k to be told some secret science fiction story and some cartoon animates it on TV for you the next day

In Germany, it's illegal for Scientologists to teach in school. I had to tick a box saying I wasn't a member of Scientology,

Scientologists have an episode made about them and throw a tantrum. The mormons had an episode and a whole musical mocking them and they took out an ad in the playbill.

The “This is what Scientologists actually believe” joke has got to be one of the most savagely based moments in all of television.

The fact that they signed off their statement as "Trey Parker and Matt Stone, servants of the dark lord Xenu" will never fail to make me cackle

My sister took a World Religions class. They had speakers come in from a number of different religions. My sister simply could not stop laughing at the Scientology representative and everything they said. She thought it was a joke the teacher had set up.

Calling Scientology a religion is the same as calling a seahorse a horse

I think Scientology hates Psychiatry because they know any therapist worth their salt would advise the client to flee the cult.

>owns a popular series >exposes a cult >save people from being scammed >continues on like nothing ever happend

Its crazy how the founder even ADMITTED he made it all up as marketing to sell his book yet there are people who still believe it. Its not like he was trying to hide it and say he was the next Jesus.

A friend got involved with them in the 70s. He resurfaced years later and became a surveyor. He told me and a friend at a college reunion that those were lost years and it F'd him up for a decade.

The Jane and John Smith wasn't a joke. Matt and Trey wanted to make sure none of their employees got sued only them

never forgive scientology for what they did to chef

Blooms: Scientology = "The worlds most successful cult" Jehovahs Witnesses: "Am I nothing to you?"

My father was in scientology when L. Ron was still alive. He doesn't talk about it much, but some of the stories we could get out of him are horrifying. One such story was them forcing a heavily pregnant woman to eat garbage right out of the can. Torture, abuse, all of this stuff.

South Park saved my own family from being brainwashed by Scientology. They convinced us into their headquarters in LA and managed to bring my Mom to her knees. I saw right through them because the questions they asked were exactly the same as on South Park. My Mom says she had been through the worst depression and fear in her life in just 25 minutes with them. I showed her the South Park episode so she'd see what they actually beleive. I of course had to back it up with news articles and leaks but the Story of Xenu snapped her out of it. Who'd have thought South Park could save Millions from this cult.

BRUH imagine only finding out your religion is a scam after you've dropped half a million on it, I would be HEATED.

Went into a scientology center once out of curiosity. It immediately gave me the creeps. Got welcomed by a pretty receptionist who asked for my name. I initially just came in to use the bathroom, take a look around and leave, but right before I left I got called again and eventually was directed to a video screen. Again, out of curiosity, I stayed. The first video I watched was called "The Truth About Scientology" and was batshit insane - the whole video was about how scientology is not a cult and how the newspapers, the media and "bad people" (like doctors and scientists) lie to you so they could profit off of you being depressed and "not knowing the truth". The video had heavy anti-medication sentiments which were only implied. At this point my leg was already shaking with unease. The second video was a short 30-second introduction to scientology that said nothing to me. The third video was about the 3 'principles' of scientology (which were all really generic, like "knowledge should be for everyone"). What absolutely bothered me is that none of the videos, nor any of the people I talked to, could properly explain to me what scientology actually was. After I filled out the personality test, I sat down with an older lady that typed all my answers into a computer program, and printed out a graph (which, of course, told me I'm depressed), then tried to shill me one of their many introductory courses. At this point I was completely tuned out, since I realized scientology was just a glorified self-improvement course and not a religion. It's incredible how accurate South Park's depiction is.

I knew he was a Scientologist but had no clue Tom Cruise was that cooked in the head.

Fun fact: 4chan's first real-life raids was against scientology.

“YOU’RE NOT A RELIGION, YOU’RE A PYRAMID SCHEME!” -Spatula Madness

The "Tom Cruise is a fudge packer" episode is also part of this amazing saga. Great episode! 💯

Weirdly, Scientologists had a stand at a car show here in Dublin a few years ago. They were offering personality tests, and for a laugh I went for it. Given the asininity of the questions asked, it was very difficult not to laugh and I cracked more than once. They then asked me to leave and then followed me around the show as I took photos of the cars on my phone. I got to the point of asking their opinion on particular cars, which angered them even further. Edit: I had known quite a lot about the cult prior to this.

The sad thing, Isaac didn't quit. His Scientologist POA quit for him while he was in the hospital.

Matt Stone and Trey Parker went to the oscars high on LSD and wearing dresses. I dont think you can really do anything against guys like that.

This was so important an episode, not just for South Park but for exposing the truth about this organization, which is not a church by the way, there is no religion involved here, their time is over

Got a Scientology ad during this video and thought it was included at first cuz I wasn’t looking at the screen n just listening 😂😂

The fact that even 4Chan also banded together to take down Scientology speaks volumes

L. Ron Hubbard: You can't get rich by writing science-fiction. George Lucas: Hold my beer.

I totally forgot R. Kelly was in this. It wasnt mentioned here but that was a parody of this really bizzare series of videos he made back then called "In the closet." Havent seen in well over a decade but I remember it giving me a good wtf? laugh

I went to the Scientology museum I. Los Angeles and when they asked what knew about the religion I just said I know about the South Park episode

"I'll take the video down for $50,000." Scientology: You're breaking my balls, man.

Fun fact: Hubbard committed so many crimes that he had to spend the end of his life on a boat in international waters. This is because he would be arrested immediately anywhere in the world he put his foot on land.

I love the episode where Tom Cuise was working as a fugde packer lol

Thank you for posting this, John Smith.

Here in germany, you have to confirm that you are not a Scientologist when you want to work with kids. I think that is very sensible. Edit: after reading a flustered comment about me being not right I'd like to add that I can only speak for Berlin, since I only taught kids here. Not as a teacher, but a coding workshop mentor.

The Scientologists trying to dig up dirt on the creators of the show, only to find nothing because all the crazy shit they do is public anyway

Super glad I followed the rabbithole from Lydia's vids. This is brilliant!

I remember a couple of years before this episode, they had Scientologists in the Times Square subway station. I did that meter reading, they told me I was depressed, and I said no shit we are in New York. That is what alcohol is for. They stopped talking to me

The greatest part of this was the fact that they wrote "THIS IS WHAT SCIENTOLOGY ACTUALLY BELIEVES", if they wanted to sue, they'd have to prove that they don't believe it, which would show what they actually believe.

i remember being like 13 and watching the one scientology south park episode with my dad and genuinely thinking that scientology was just something they made up for the plot of the episode 😭😭

Cult is just another four letter word for scam

It's weird, here in Germany there was a very lively and public debate about scientology, and the public was fairly well informed. We even had someone at our school to speak about it.

I think cheeseburgers go well with fries

I had to do a research presentation on Scientology in 11th grade. I spent like 5 minutes of it talking about this episode and the controversy that surrounded it and my teacher ended up giving me extra credit because he said that he loved the episode and was glad I mentioned it.😂

"We need more Marks!" -Scientology, probably

We need a part 2 of this. And other cults and all religions. Thank you Christopher Hitchens.

One of south park's most controversial episodes. "Do you have any idea how little that narrows it down?"

"Just slide me 50k and this video will disappear" - Blooms I won't call you a sellout, I'd do the same thing.

Speaking of Scientology not liking Psychology: I once heard Dr. Drew Pinsky on Loveline describe how he once visited the "Museum of Psychology" run by Scientology. He described it like a haunted house where they show you the horrible atrocities that psychologists have committed throughout history, such as electroshock therapy, and at the end they try to sign you up for Scientology. Dr. Drew's conclusion was that L. Ron Hubbard received some psychiatric help at some point in his life, and hated it so much that he decided to demonize it for the rest of his life.

Chef was seen one more time in South Park, years after Isaac's death in the game The Stick of Truth

"I'll sue your ass and your balls" One of my favorite South Park lines.

The death of Issac Hayes is still one of the saddest stories I’ve heard. A single episode forced a man from being able to continue the show he enjoyed working on, and the “religion” he supported ended up (supposedly) killing him completely. Just fucking depressing

Thank you for your time and effort with this video. More people should know of this.

This is the greatest video you have every posted absolutely insane

I think South Park standing up to Scientology showcased that in many ways they were something of a paper tiger; they opened the doors for others to mock and laugh at them.

"Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel." - Mark Twain

trey and matt, truly are heroes of humanity.

4chan and South Park teaming up to take down Scientology is the least expected thing ever

"My journalistic integrity is worth a lot less than a million dollars. if you just slide me $50k this video will cease to exist" absolutely TOOK me OUT 😹

I recall Penn and Teller had their show Bullshit! at the time; and told Matt and Trey they wanted to cover Scientology so bad, but the lawyers and network wouldn’t clear it. Then Matt and Trey just up and did it, proving they shouldn’t have been so fearful in the first place

one of hazy moments I have on Scientology is about Travolta's son

Great intro, I especially loved the part where i was trying to read the quote from Trey and Matt but the graphic was bouncing with the beat drop.

I've written D&D one-shots with more cohesive and believable stories than what Scientology is based on.

Also, Church of Scientology wanted to infiltrate the South Park studios? They had friggin Isaac Hayes RIGHT THERE!

I remember those days and my impression was that Cruise's erratic behaviour did most of the damage to the ehm...."church".

The fact that Tom Cruise actually propagated a bullshit of this magnitude makes me wonder what kind of a dumb guy he must be. “Trey Parker and Matt Stone, servants of the dark lord Xenu” That was pure gold 😂

ngl there’s really not much dirt u can have on 2 guys who admitted to being high on acid while wearing dresses at an awards show 😭

"Heheh look at this. I found Trey and Matt once dropped acid and wore dresses." "DAMN THAT'S PERFECT! Where did you find that?" "The Oscars reel."

GTA 5 did a wonderful piss take of Scientology as well.

When I was a teenager as close friend talked me into entering Scientology I did some tests with them in Sydney Australia and told him they were just about brainwashing and control I was young but not stupid and moved on and the watched their machinations over the years I'm glad I kept my life intact and normal

Respect to the creators of South Park for leaving all the names out of the credits in order to protect their staff. Love it

When I played „The Stick of Truth“ Southpark videogame I almost died from laughing because Tom Cruise was still in Stans closet.

I’ve met a few Scientologists and they were all senior citizens with money.

Oh I forgot that Scientology was taken down 20 years ago. So glad they were taken down and we haven't heard from them since.

The fact that Isaac Hayes quit while he was fine with making fun of every other religion proves South Park's point.

"i had a really weird lecture the other day, my Professor was waffling about war of thunder"

This was a good Video, subscribed. Thanks for making it

There's also speculation on what happened to Philip Seymour Hoffman after his portrayal of Scientologist

The R. Kelly addition was all because at the time, he had a music video series called “Trapped in the Closet”

It took me forever to realize that the cult "Unitology" in the Dead Space series was a parody of Scientology lol

Thank you. Never been a South Park fan. So did not know of this episode. But I had read leaked documents several years ago. Reading about that Xenu nonsense made me glad I did not get caught up in that crap when I was teenager. I had read the Dianetics (sp??) book eons ago and am glad I think it was my mother who pointed out this was a dangerous shallow con. Was attracted to the promises of making you more than you are. To reach your true potential and all that. They prey on the weak and broken but pursue the rich and anyone with money. Glad they are decreasing in numbers despite their billions.

The way South Park brought down Scientology reminds me of Mickey Rourke's quote from Iron Man 2: "If you could make God bleed, people would cease to believe in Him. There will be blood in the water, the sharks will come. All I have to do is sit back and watch as the world consumes you."

“You’re not the guy who played Napoleon Dynamite, but you’re alright” 😂 I was in school when this episode came out and me and my best friend LOVED IT. Brandon literally could not wait to show it to me. He used to tape episodes off cable for me because I didn’t have cable and could watch South Park lol.

My favorite shot they took at Scientology wasn't even in the Scientology episode. It was Chef's Farwell episodes were be basically spent an entire hour calling the CoS a group of fruity, child-molesters

All jokes aside. I LOVED this video. I remember watching that episode years ago and being flabbergasted at the information about Scientology's beliefs and having a good laugh and all...etc. But I never imagined that it had that profound an impact to this day! I'm so, well, grateful to SP for doing this. I've always hated Scientology and all CULTS like it for taking advantage of people at their most vulnerable. Mentally AND financially. You're video taught me a LOT of things about that episode and what unfolded afterwards! Thanks for going so deep into it and creating videos like this. Peace and prosperity! *LIKED and SUBSCRIBED BTW*

Bruh… the whole flashy editing intro sequence is so overused now that people just skip it.

I was curious. Looked it up. Tom Cruise, a man without even a degree. Thinks doctors arent legitimate in their practice. That's gold.

This episode saved my life. Not kidding. Craziest plot twist of my life. Edit: fyi Tom Cruise is absolutely not distancing himself from the cult. He's bff's with David Miscavige. He just appeared at the first post-covid IAS annual event in England a few months ago. He's as locked in as anyone in the cult. You can't interview him unless you promise in writing to never ask him about Scientology.

After coming out of the closet, in episode 200, the boys find out Tom Cruise got a job at a chocolate factory…. in short he was a fudge packer.

Up there with the Mormon episode. Brilliant.

The best thing you can do when a scientologist tries to talk to you is just say "dont you miss your family? how long has it been since you saw them? when did you hug your mother last?" You can see the tears in their eyes as they walk away because they literally arent allowed to talk about their life before scientology. Its the only way to get them to leave you alone

The R. Kelly, "now I'm in the closet, I'm in the closet too". I always die laughing hearing that.

You did an awesome job with this video. New sub my man.

Cool that you added A-Aron too! His channel is good and growing.

Matt and Trey deserve the Noble Peace prize for saving millions from this scam

Claiming scientology as your religion and L Ron is its prophet is no different than claiming that Star Wars is a religion and George Lucas is their prophet.

I REALLY LOVED the "THIS IS WHAT SCIENTOLOGIST ACTUALLY BELIEVE" text box. They even didn't had to make a parody or a joke about that "religion"; Scientology was a joke by itself. 🤣🤣🤣 That's why I consider it one of the best and funniest episodes.