History YMMV / SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut

* ValuesDissonance: In 1999, Mr. Garrison calling Clyde a "complete retard" was the equivalent of him calling Clyde an idiot, but in TheNewTens and TheNewTwenties, the word "retard" has become decried as an incredibly offensive slur against people with autism, and is ironically worse than any of the curse words said by the children that Mr. Garrison is so shocked to hear.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Sheila and the other mothers went ''way'' too far in their moral crusade, but Terrence and Phillip aren't completely innocent either. Making a movie based on a kid's show but filling it with so much gratuitously profane material it's restricted to adults ([[UncertainAudience who are all shown to hate it for being too juvenile]]) shows they have no clue what they're doing as entertainers. And since the Canadian economy is heavily reliant on them, their AudienceAlienatingPremise would have put their fellow countrymen at great financial risk if not for all the children sneaking into movie theatres.

* ValuesDissonance: In 1999, Mr. Garrison calling Clyde a "complete retard" was the equivalent of him calling Clyde an idiot, but in TheNewTens and TheNewTwenties, the word "retard" has become decried as an incredibly offensive slur against people with autism, and is ironically worse than any of the curse words said by the children that Mr. Garrison is so shocked to hear:

** The movie’s themes of MoralGuardians calling for censorship instead of [[NeverMyFault taking responsibility]] for letting their kids consume age inappropriate media are just as relevant now as it was back during its release. Sheila's attitude of "Horrific, deplorable violence is okay, as long as people don't say any naughty words!" hasn't aged a day with the Moral Guardians who surfaced years later, as an episode in Season 21 bluntly pointed out.

** Kyle, who has to save the world from a misguided moral crusade started by ''his own [[{{Jerkass}} mother]]''.

* CryForTheDevil: A literal, Miltonian example -- Satan is one of the most sympathetic characters in the entire film due to his abusive relationship, a far cry from his earlier antagonistic appearance in "Damien" and a step towards his modern SatanIsGood depiction. While he was about to claim Earth as his dominion, his musical number established that he wanted to enjoy the wonders of Earth and that he only follows the conventional definition of "evil" to maintain balance in the universe. He's not a villain becuse he enjoys it, he's a villain because there ''has to'' be a villain.

%% * MemeticBadass: Brian Boitano.
* MemeticMutation:
** "Blame Canada! Blame Canada!"
** "HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO SUCK MY BALLS, MR. GARRISON?"
** "It's fucking Windows '98!"

** In the 90s, most gay characters were either the butt of jokes or tragic, doomed protagonists, both who commonly acted stereotypical and didn't have a personality outside of being gay. This film has four gay characters [[note: 6 if you count [[MemeticBadass Brian Boitano]] (who is gay in real life, but probably wasn't known by the creators) and [[BackgroundCharacter Craig]] (who wouldn't be confirmed as gay until nearly 20 years later)/]] and only one, [[CampGay Big Gay Al]]'s, main gag is focused on this fact. Satan and Sadaam's relationship is a center plot point, but the main joke isn't around them being a same-sex couple but on ''the Devil'' being the sensitive one in the couple and a real-life despot being portrayed as a goofy-talking BastardBoyfriend; and Mr. Garrison's is being a completely incompetent teacher. In a time where complex queen representation is seen as important in media, the movie passes the test surprisingly well.

** Just like the rest of the show, the film is full of topical humor. But also, since ''South Park'' does musical numbers and episodes less frequently than ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' and ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', the fact that ''Bigger, Longer and Uncut'' is a musical might seem out of the left field to modern viewers. In fact, Website/TheOtherWiki says that it was intended as a spoof of the [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney Renaissance]] animated musicals, which was really big at the time but have long since faded away (although later hits like ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' have given it a revival of sorts).

** Just like the rest of the show, the film is full of topical humor. But also, since ''South Park'' does musical numbers and episodes less frequently than ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' and ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', the fact that ''Bigger, Longer and Uncut'' is a musical might seem out of the left field to modern viewers. In fact, Wiki/TheOtherWiki says that it was intended as a spoof of the [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney Renaissance]] animated musicals, which was really big at the time but have long since faded away (although later hits like ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' have given it a revival of sorts).

** Ditto for Gregory, who also made his sole appearance in the movie and existed purely to be TheRival to Stan, but fans loved him so much that he frequently appears as a main character in most fanfictions he appears in, especially in ones where the boys aren't the central focus of the story.

** Ditto for Gregory, who also made his sole appearance in the movie and existed purely to be TheRival to Stan, but fans loved him so much that he appears as the main character in most fanfictions whenever the boys aren't the mains.

* CryForTheDevil: A literal, Miltonian example -- Satan is one of the most sympathetic characters in the entire film due to his abusive relationship, a far cry from his earlier antagonistic appearance in "Damien" and a step towards his modern SatanIsGood depiction.

* NeverLiveItDown: While Sheila is EasilyForgiven for her crimes, some fans are not forgiving her for nearly ending the world.

* ValuesResonance: The movie’s themes of MoralGuardians calling for censorship instead of [[NeverMyFault taking responsibility]] for letting their kids consume age inappropriate media are just as relevant now as it was back during its release.
** Sheila's attitude of "Horrific, deplorable violence is okay, as long as people don't say any naughty words!" hasn't aged a day with the Moral Guardians in 23 years.

** The whole premise of the movie when you consider it came out two months after Columbine. In the aftermath, MoralGuardians were blaming everything from violent video games to death metal music, to even ''South Park'' itself, much like how Canada was being blamed for Kenny's death in this movie.

* GrowingTheBeard: The movie, as well as the episodes of the show that came out after it, are generally considered to be a huge improvement over the pre-movie show as this is the point when the creators began to compliment the vulgar humor with sharp social satire.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: The new characters introduced in this movie (Gregory, The Mole, and Dr. Vosknocker, the V-Chip's inventor) never appeared again in the series proper, save for an extremely brief cameo for The Mole in "[[Recap/SouthParkS3E8TwoGuysNakedInAHotTub Two Guys Naked in a Hot Tub]]", where he's seen on ''Series/LateNightWithConanOBrien'' while Stan is channel surfing.

** Since the film was released just two years after the original series premiered, and a lot of the now-developed fourth grade students had been mainly {{Living Prop}}s or not even introduced yet, it may feel a bit weird viewing an adaptation which is roughly supposed to define ''South Park'' and seeing characters like Butters, Randy, Craig, Tweek, Token, Timmy, Jimmy, and Bebe in the background or completely absent. Trey and Matt admitted in a Blu-ray commentary for the film that they themselves were not happy with the lack of focus on several now-important characters and stated they would there on start giving the background characters more development, and made it clear that any ''South Park'' movie made today would have them play a major role.

*** And as if to reinforce the connection, ''South Park'''s O'Brien is voiced by Creator/BrentSpiner, who would later voice [[WesternAnimation/YoungJustice another version of the Joker]].

** A newsreel in the movies shows the USA imprisoning Canadian citizens in [[BlatantLies "happy camps"]]. In 1999, this was a humorous joke about how ridiculous the American-Canadian war has gotten. In The Late 10's, where the United States government tended to put Central and South American people in camps under President Donald Trump, it gets a bit more uncomfortable.

* InternalHomage:
** Kenny's heart being replaced by a baked potato is one to the duo's first project, ''[[Film/CannibaltheMusical Cannibal! The Musical]]'', in which the opening song features the lyric ''"My heart's as full as a baked pa-tay-da."''

* A newsreel in the movies shows the USA imprisoning Canadian citizens in [[BlatantLies "happy camps"]]. In 1999, this was a humorous joke about how ridiculous the American-Canadian war has gotten. In The Late 10's, where the United States government tended to put Central and South American people in camps under President Donald Trump, it gets a bit more uncomfortable.

*** It may have become even more poignant. Before the Coon and Friends trilogy, we all assumed that the original "selfish" wish Kenny may have had in mind would have been to come back to life. But now that we know that [[spoiler:he's aware of his reoccurring deaths,]] he may have originally wanted to [[spoiler: become mortal or die permanently with his wish. By choosing to instead reset the events of the war and save everyone who died there, he may have given up his one chance to have a normal life.]]
*** [[spoiler:After Terrence and Phillip's DisneyDeath, Satan is supposed to TakeOverTheWorld along with Saddam Hussein (who had been sexually harassing him for a long time), but thanks to Kenny's coaxing (and Cartman's V-chip power), Satan ends up saving the world from Saddam by overpowering him and throwing him into the pit. The Season 22 episodes [[Recap/SouthParkS22E6TimeToGetCereal "Time to Get Cereal"]] and [[Recap/SouthParkS22E7NobodyGotCereal "Nobody Got Cereal?"]] follow the same plot when Satan emerges from the pit to Earth when [=ManBearPig=] is threatening South Park's destruction. At first, the Prince of Darkness seems a bit reluctant, but with coaxing from Cartman and the boys, he sets out to destroy [=ManBearPig=] to save the town... only to get overwhelmed and killed by the beast. Not so much of a happy ending.]]

** Kenny being set on fire after a dare to light his fart by Cartman, to prove what Terrence and Phillip did in the movie could happen in reality, and then him setting on fire and being put out by a salt truck. After this, his heart is replaced by a baked potato, subsequently causing his death. The way it's portrayed is needlessly cruel, but clearly meant to be laugh-provoking.