The Passion of the Jew

Season 8, Episode 3, Aired
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Kyle finally sees The Passion of the Christ, and is horrified by it. Cartman on the other hand, is organizing Passion fans to get others involved in the film so they can perform a cleansing. Meanwhile, Stan and Kenny see it, and believe that Mel Gibson should give them their money back. So, they set off to find him in Malibu.moreless
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  • Trey Parker

    Voice of Stan Marsh; Eric Theodore Cartman; Herbert Garrison; Officer Barbrady; Terrance; Timmy; Ned Gerblanski; Satan; Randy Ma

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    Matt Stone

    Voice of Kyle Broflovski; Kenny McKormick; Gerald Broflovski; Pip Pirrup; Jesus; Jimbo Kearn; Phillip; Saddam; Various Others

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    Isaac Hayes

    Voice of Jerome "Chef" McElroy

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  • "That's... Mel Gibson?"

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    By oxana, Jan 06, 2012 Report Abuse
    I haven't seen "The Passion of the Christ", nor do I plan to (I love the soundtrack of that movie, though). I'm not religious either.

    I'm sure there are many religions and idealisms mocked in this episode, not to mention historical events. The theme was kind of nice: how different people see and react to one movie they've all seen. Some see violence, betrayal, and death. Some see a religious message.

    In the case of Cartman, you just see Jews.

    While Kyle is forced to reconsider his entire life and religion, Cartman is trying to mobilize a movement against Jews as a tribute to his "god", Mel Gibson.

    In the meantime Stan and Kenny, who didn't like "The Passion of the Christ" at all, are on a mission to get their ticket money returned from Mel Gibson - who doesn't seem to have all his marbles in one place. (I am not a fan of Mel Gibson either, so any and all references to his past movies are totally lost to me). The man definitely has a fixation on torture, though; true or not (most likely not), that was one of the funniest parts in the whole episode.

    The idea is good, but something just didn't click in this episode. There were funny moment but the plot wasn't overwhelmingly hilarious.moreless

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    By futuramarama, Feb 03, 2011 Report Abuse
    Cartman convinces Kyle to see The Passion of the Christ, and he does so. He is horrified by what is on the film. Cartman organizes a club for fans of the show, so he can wipe out all Jews, and Stan and Kenny disliked the film and all they want is to get their money back.

    It was pretty good. Till Mel came in, I did not like his portrayal, particularly the ending when he craps. But the rest of the episode is pretty good and definitely a 'classic' episode, as far as I am concerned. So because of all of this my final grade for this episode is an A- or so. It gets kind of bad when Mel enters, but it's not too badmoreless

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  • A silly movie causes some trouble

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    By gengar1993, Nov 11, 2010 Report Abuse
    Okay, I know that this episode is a bit religious and I'm an atheist, but the ep. kinda focuses on Kyle so I like it anyways.
    Kyle sees Mel Gibson's movie which causes him to feel guilty and ask the Jews the apologize. Meanwhile, Cartman worships Mel Gibson and, thanks to the fan club, he encourages a lot of people to try and exterminate the Jews. I liked the part when Cartman talks like Hitler To tell the truth, I know a lot about World War II and I think Hitler was a great man, only he should have stopped before attacking Poland. It's not the first time Cartman seems to be similar to Hitler he did almost the same in "Ginger Kids".
    Plus I share Stan and Kenny's POV about Mel Gibson's movie. And, you know, M. G. as a crazy masochist maniac is just AWESOME.moreless

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  • As a Christian, I find this episode necessary.

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    By johnofempires34, Oct 24, 2010 Report Abuse
    I'll start my review by saying that I saw the "Passion of the Christ" in a group gathering with people from my church. Everyone else seemed to think the film was incredible, but I just saw a guy being tortured for two hours. I think the movie wallowed in uneccessary gore and didn't really point to God.

    Enter South Park.

    What Cartman thinks of the Passion: Greatest Movie Ever Made. He goes on a hilarious rampage to exterminate the jews and pulls in other passion fans, who think he's speaking Aramaic.

    What Kyle thinks of the Passion: He's shocked that the jews would kill Jesus and feels that they should apologize. What Stan and Kenny think of the Passion: They hate it and want their money back. All in all, I love this episode and it is among my favorites. I agree with Stan when he says "I go to church to find out about that stuff. I go to the movies to be entertained, and I wasn't entertained so I want my money back". He's also right later in the episode when he says "We should focus on the teaching of Jesus, not how he died".moreless

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  • Recommended to people who're "passionate" about the show

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    By oceanic6, Apr 02, 2008 Report Abuse
    Cartman leads a campaign against the Jews after seeing "The Passion of the Christ." When Kyle sees the movie and realises that it was the Jews who betrayed Jesus he is wracked with guilt. Meanwhile, Stan and Kenny try to get their 18 dollars back from Mel Gibson after not liking his movie and discover that he is completely insane.

    Trey Parker and Matt Stone basically take no prisoners when they're expressing their opinions; Christians, Jews, Germans, The Passion of the Christ and Mel Gibson, nothing is sacred and a lot of it comes off as blatant harshness. But for a show like South Park it can be forgiven and a lot of the time it's pretty hilarious; especially the Mel Gibson send - up. They're also fair enough to poke fun at themselves with the put - down of their fairly awful movie Baseketball.

    This is one of the few episodes where i didn't find Cartman that funny; his hatred of the Jews and when he was playing Hitler was just distasteful but before that angry tirade there're a few one - liners from the King of the Brats. Stan and Kenny are basically the protagonists of this episode and are not only great but its proof that Kenny can be used for something other than being killed constantly. Even though this episode contains a lot more sophisticated animation especially in Kyle's dream sequence and some 3D effects; there's something lazy about using a real photograph of Mel Gibson rather than a drawing of his face when the best celebrity lampoons on the show had their faces sketched. Aside from an insane vocal performance as Mel Gibson; the audio is basically what you'd expect and it's important to add that their take on "The Passion of the Christ" was shockingly accurate.

    The Passion of the Jew is a brutal but frequently very enjoyable episode of South Park. Its faults can be blamed on the fact that Trey Parker and Matt Stone weren't given much time.moreless

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  • Trivia

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    • At the time of this episodes release, March 31st 2004, The Passion of the Christ had grossed Approximately $320 domestically and $380 million worldwide. Edit
    • When all of Cartman's followers are at the meeting, one man asks another if he organized it. Then two seperate people have the same conversation and the same man walks over and says that it was organized by an 8 year old boy. Edit
    • Apparently, Cartman is fluent in German. This makes sense, because of the genocide of the Jews by Germans; and of course, Cartman doesn't like Jewish people. Edit

  • Notes

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    • One of the Jews seen crucifying Jesus in Kyle's dream is M*A*S*H star Alan Alda, even though Alan Alda is not, in fact, Jewish. Edit
    • Cartman's German chant translates to "It is time for revenge! We must exterminate the Jews!" Edit
    • Was released on August 31st, 2004 on a DVD including the episodes "Christian Rock Hard" and "Red Hot Catholic Love". This was to coincide with the release of "The Passion" on DVD. Edit

  • Quotes

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    • Kyle: No! Don't form an angry mob, the last time we did that we killed Jesus! Edit
    • Mel Gibson: (runs out of his house holding a sword) Qapla! Qapla! And good evening frieeeeeeends! Edit
    • Stan: This is America, and in America if something sucks, you're supposed to be able to get your money back! Edit

  • Allusions

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    • Hitler: Cartman is obviously referring to Hitler when he dresses up and his plans are to exterminate the Jews when he states that he wants most of "them" on the trains headed for the camps - he is referring to Hitler's concentration camps where Jews were gassed and shot. He also keeps repeating "we all know what needs to be done" as though it was definite and agreed upon, much like what Hitler referred to as the Final Solution where the Germans all knew what needed to be done was the total extermination of the Jews. Edit
    • Google: When Stan types in Mel Gibson search a page turns up with the words Info Search on it and the word Info is written very similarly to the colorful letterings of Google. They couldn't put Google in but the put something that reminded the audience of Google instead. Edit
    • Mel Gibson Sadism: Actually Gibson is being portrayed as a masochist, defined by merriam-webster dictionary as: a sexual perversion characterized by pleasure in being subjected to pain or humiliation especially by a love object. Although it can be argued from Passion of the Christ that Gibson is a sadist, defined by M-W as: a sexual perversion in which gratification is obtained by the infliction of physical or mental pain on others (as on a love object), Gibson very clearly binds himself to a table in this episode in a fashion similar to the last few scenes of "Braveheart" in which William Wallace is having his intestines ripped out with a hook while fully concious before being beheaded (Parker ans Stone have made so many allusions to "Braveheart" that it is getting a tad ridiculous at this point). Sadism and masochism are often confused as the two have been fused together into a single word, 'sadomasochism', defined by m-w as :the derivation of pleasure from the infliction of physical or mental pain either on others or on oneself. A great deal can be read about the Marquis de Sade (from which the term 'sadism' comes) and Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (from whence the term 'masochism' is derived) and their lives. It should be noted that Mel Gibson's characters are tortured in a number of his movies. Edit

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