Summary
ASouth Parkpetition hoping to keep episodes from getting banned when the cartoon jumps from HBO Max to Paramount+ on July 1 is nearing 1,000 signatures.South Parkis one of the most popular animated series of all time, with the award-winning show also proving to be highly controversial over the years.South Park’s ruthlessness and willingness to tackle taboo subjects has resulted in some episodes being pulled from syndication and outright banned on streaming platforms.
Indeed, there aremultipleSouth Parkepisodes missingfrom the show’s current streaming home, HBO Max. Certain episodes of the show are only available to those that have the DVDs or Blu-Rays handy, and there has been no indication that they will ever make a comeback on any streamer. Now there is some concern amongSouth Parkfans that even more of the show’s episodes will be harder to come by, as the jump to Paramount+ might hit even more episodes with the ban hammer.
The concern comes from the fact that, internationally,South Parkis already available on Paramount+, and there are fewer episodes available there compared to HBO Max. In fact, there are 17 bannedSouth Parkepisodes on Paramount+, including some of the show’s best, like Simpsons Did It, Cancelled, Trapped in the Closet, the Cartoon Wars two-parter, and more.It has not been clarified by Paramount+if the US version of the streaming service will ban the same episodes, and so fans should keep that in mind. However, there are those that are worried about the situation and have started apetition on Change.orgasking the streamer not to ban any of the episodes. The petition has amassed nearly 1,000 signatures at the time of this writing with new people adding their names regularly.
South Park Episodes Currently Banned on Paramount+
South Parkfans who have cut the cord may find that more difficult to do than others.South ParkSeason 27 is set to premiere on July 9, with new episodes available the day-after on Paramount+. The old episodes should be on Paramount+ by then, and so fans will know whether these episodes were all truly banned or not.
