The kids of South Park return tonight for the second half of the 13th season. The episode titled “Dead Celebrities” appears to be a the writers taking a poke at the explosion of ghost hunting shows popping up all over TV. Powerful forces are tormenting Ike Broflovski, the adopted younger brother of Kyle. He’s freaked out and the stress could kill him. Kyle and the boys are doing everything they can to save him, but the poltergeists won’t leave the poor kid alone. They’re forced to seek out professional ghost hunters to bring some sense of normalcy back to the Broflovski household.

Tune in when South Park airs “Dead Celebrities” on Wednesday, October 7th at 10:00pm ET on Comedy Central. “Dead Celebrity” will re-air multiple times throughout the week; you can catch it at 12:00am and 10:30pm on Thursday, 11:00pm on Sunday, and 3:00 am on Monday.

Fans of Macfarlane and politically incorrect humor will no doubt love this video. There are a lot of pop-culture references and celebrity parodies.


Some of the funnier sketches include:

- Mario rescues Princess Peach; an uncomfortable conversation ensues.
- Dirty talking sheep gets sheared by farmer.
- A collection of “Thing’s You Never Hear” shorts.
- Wile E. Coyote finally gets the roadrunner… now what?
- Rock climber needs to use a washroom.
- The Gay Knight

There are a few sketches that run a little long with no real laugh payoffs, similar to a bad SNL skit. Some examples of this are a short in which Fred Flintstone uses a public washroom; and a Scottish man who can’t watch a movie without shouting at the screen.

And while most of the content is very funny, the video itself runs a bit on the short side at only 53 minutes. The bare-bones DVD extras consist primarily of footage from a Cavalcade launch party in which guests are asked what “cavalcade” means, and most of them haven’t a clue.

Priced at around $15, some may be disappointed by the short running time and lackluster extras. If you’re not a diehard Seth Macfarlane fan or you’re unsure if this “raunchy” material is for you; I would recommend renting this video before purchasing.