When Randy discloses that he murdered Pooh, Stan calmly leaves the table to go write another song about his father. All rights reserved. Meanwhile, Stan starts a band to work out his frustration over having to move away from South Park. There are 2 baggage tags on Randy's luggage, each likely bearing IATA airport codes. Two doors behind the baggage inspectors bear the sign "僅員工" (Staff only). Band in China The Marsh house, day.

Disney gets the brunt of the criticism, with shots inside the Mouse House showing Mickey keeping his Marvel characters and cartoon underlings in line.

"Yeah, but I can't sell my soul like this. South Park is now banned in China after airing an episode called “Band in China”. Randy sees an opportunity for TEGRIDY in China. 15/11/2013 Old woman smoking a cigar. South Park's "Band in China" episode featured a pair of storylines critical of China. "HZK" is the code for Húsavík Airport in Iceland. A mock video of two men in Polish military uniform with riot gear. Later with his band mates, Stan realizes that the only film that will even be accepted in China is something "vanilla and cheesy". During the final sequence of the episode, the boys reprise their hit song "Finger Bang" from Fingerbang's debut in season 4's "Something You Can Do With Your Finger". The 299th episode overall of the series, it premiered on Comedy Central in the United States on October 2, 2019. October 7, 2019, 1:44 pm. He is sentenced to prison where he witnesses the practice of summary execution, and is subjected to slave labor, torture, and Communist Party re-education. Stan, who desperately wants to leave his farm home, is thrilled.

All of this took place just days after the airing of South Park’s “Band in China,” which depicts one character getting sent to a work camp meant to evoke the facilities where up to a million Chinese Muslims have been held for what very much appears to be brainwashing to erase any trace of their Muslim culture. Riot police with water cannons during a 2013 protest in Ankara, Turkey. Parker and Stone reference the NBA due to a recent controversy around a tweet made by Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey that expressed support for the protesters in Hong Kong who successfully fought off a bill that would have given China greater control over the autonomous city.

The episode as a whole satirizes the Chinese Government and how influential it is on the world as a whole, and how Western companies cater to China's restrictions in order to get access to Chinese markets. Long live the great Communist Party of China. Please try it again. Mouse learns of Randy's criticism, however, he angrily confronts Randy over the Chinese customers he is losing because of it, but Randy holds firm on his beliefs that business should not be conducted on the basis of intimidation, and expresses his marijuana import idea to him. This is the first time Stan is seen wearing his original jacket since season 22's ", Given the previous appearances by Chinese Government officials in season 12's ", Many notable Disney and Pixar characters appear in the scenes featuring, Disney has produced the most famous and iconic adaptions of Winnie the Pooh and Piglet over several decades, most recently in the film. Other characters find themselves writing a script for a film under the watchful eye of a Chinese guard to ensure that nothing in the script could offend the authoritarian government. May the autumn’s sorghum harvest be bountiful.

In prison, Randy meets fellow prisoners Winnie the Pooh and Piglet, who are there because they were banned in China after internet memes comparing Chinese president and General Secretary of the Communist Party Xi Jinping to Disney's version of Pooh became popular. No characters from the Muppets franchise appear or are referenced. Link: Portal:Scripts — South Park Wiki Pilots (1992-1995) The Spirit of Christmas (1992), The Spirit of Christmas (1995) Later with his band mates, Stan realizes that the only film that will even be accepted in China is something "vanilla and cheesy". South Park is an American animated television sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for Comedy Central.

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Meanwhile, Tegridy Weed has become legal in China. When Randy discloses that he murdered Pooh, Stan calmly leaves the table to go write another song about his father. Stan's best friend, Kyle Broflovski, disembarks from a bus with Eric Cartman following their stay in an ICE detention center in the previous episode. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. In prison, Randy meets fellow prisoners Winnie the Pooh and Piglet, who are there because they were banned in China after internet memes comparing Chinese president and General Secretary of the Communist Party Xi Jinping to Disney's version of Pooh became popular.

ANKARA, TURKEY - 23 NOVEMBER 2013: Riot police use water cannons and tear gas as they move in on government protesters, during a teachers demonstration in Ankara, capital city of Turkey, National flag which put to celebrate the holiday of National Day of the People's Republic of China.

The same week the episode aired, issues with China were also in the news due to an NBA basketball manager Daryl Morey being forced to recant a tweet supporting protesters in Hong Kong against the Chinese government, and video game company Blizzard shutting down a live stream when a competitive player declared support for the protesters despite rules against political subjects. Amid the media coverage, series co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone released a rare statement through the official South Park social media accounts: "Like the NBA, we welcome the Chinese censors into our homes and into our hearts," the statement reads. They use Traditional Chinese characters, instead of Simplified Chinese which Mainland China adopts. When the band is rehearsing a few moments later in Randy's barn, they play "Second Skin" from Maryland band Dying Fetus’ 2012 album, Reign Supreme, with more added dialogue about life on the farm.

Both incidents relating to Chinese censorship.

In addition, a sign next to the tea shop reads "没有侵入" (. When the band is rehearsing a few moments later in Randy's barn, they play "Second Skin" from Maryland band Dying Fetus’ 2012 album, Reign Supreme, with more added dialogue about life on the farm.

At the beginning of the episode, there is a couple that looks exactly like.

"We too love money more than freedom and democracy.

Foshan City, Guangdong, China. This is a reference to Disney's various acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Hulu, and most recently 21st Century Fox, which have made the Walt Disney Company very powerful and influential and how one day they will likely buy every single company, both domestic and foreign on the planet (like BNL in, The episode mentions how the Chinese government banned Winnie the Pooh in 2018 due to unfavorable comparisons to Chinese President and General Secretary of the Communist Party Xi Jinping, which subsequently led to the film, Stan's idea of using death metal to vent his frustrations with the current world around him is a considerable reference to the Netflix animated series, The song that Stan and his band play at the autumn festival is ", The song that Stan and the band play in the barn is ". Protesters clash with riot gendarmerie during a riot-control exercise on April 28, 2017 in Tulcea, Romania.

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I don't care how many people you have!

Get downstairs! I don't care how many people you have! ", where Towelie urges Randy to say "Fuck the Chinese government" as part of an apology for his previous profit-motivated actions, which again attracted further coverage. Stan's best friend, Kyle Broflovski, disembarks from a bus with Eric Cartman following their stay in an ICE detention center in the previous episode.

"Band in China" is the second episode of the twenty-third season of the American animated television series South Park.

Protesters throwing Molotov cocktails in Kyiv, Ukraine. In addition to aforementioned Thor, other flaship Marvel Studios characters such as Iron Man, Captain America, Black Panther and Captain Marvel are visible, based on their film appearances. Watch the original music video here. This is a reference to just how desperate some studios are willing to go to see that a Chinese release is secured, due to China being the largest market for Hollywood, as well how strict the Chinese censorship board is. These characters only have one or two lines, or none at all, but still make a notable appearance in the episode, if briefly.

During the final sequence of the episode, the boys reprise their hit song "Finger Bang" from Fingerbang's debut in season 4's "Something You Can Do With Your Finger". The message started an avalanche of criticism in China and lead to national broadcasters announcing an air ban on Rockets games, and local sponsors are pulling support of the team.