As a result, the episode generated no protests, no terror threats, and no censorship. The first South Park episode featuring Mohammed as a character, and the only one to ever realistically depict him, was titled " Super Best Friends," and aired without controversy on J- before 9/11, and thus before most fundamentalist Muslims were aware of what was happening in American culture.
#SOUTH PARK EPISODE 201 TRULY UNCENSORED FULL#
Over the years, Mohammed has been a character in five different episodes of the animated television sitcom South Park - but only in the first of the five Mohammed-themed episodes was he ever actually shown in full - while in the other four, Mohammed is either depicted as a censor's black box or is disguised in some other way.
#SOUTH PARK EPISODE 201 TRULY UNCENSORED ARCHIVE#
The top image was found at IMGur here, while the bottom two images were screen captures submitted by Archive readers. The cast includes Tom Davis as Mohammed, Phil Hartman as Jesus, Kevin Nealon as Moses, and Al Franken as Buddha.Īs the pictures above reveal, at some point in the sketch Mohammed and Buddha switch seats in the top image, Mohammed is on the far right, but in the second two images, Buddha is on the far right and Mohammed is next to him. Jesus tells Mohammed not to be jealous, saying that if they were in Mecca, Mohammed would be the popular one. The plot revolves around four religious figures trying to enjoy a meal at an upscale New York restaurant but who are constantly interrupted by fans of Jesus asking for his autograph and for him to perform miracles. On January 28, 1989, the television comedy show Saturday Night Live broadcast a sketch entitled "Jesus Christ Celebrity" which featured an actor portraying Mohammed. Every instance of Mohammed appearing in these broadcasts, as well as several lesser-known videos and shows, are presented below. This section of the Mohammed Image Archive focuses exclusively on representations of Mohammed that have appeared in moving images, in particular:īy far the most famous among these are the various appearances of Mohammed in the animated television cartoon South Park, as well as the live-action film Innocence of Muslims, since in both cases the publicity surrounding Mohammed's appearance (or possible upcoming appearance) spurred riots and protests which lead to deaths worldwide.