YMMV / South Park S 5 E 1 It Hits The Fan

• Crosses the Line Twice: The reason why Comedy Central allowed "shit" to go uncensored throughout the episode is that it's so over the top that nobody would take it seriously.
  • "Shit" being uncensored on Comedy Central would become standard starting with "Royal Pudding".
• Unintentional Period Piece: The episode's main gimmick of being allowed to use the word "shit" uncensored can be lost on some modern viewers, due to censorship standards on basic cable having relaxed somewhat in the years since the episode first aired. It's especially pronounced for those who watch it on streaming video, where foul language (mostly "shit", but sometimes "fuck" and all its variations does slip by) isn't censored at all.

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