As we all sadly know, the great self-proclaimed crocodile hunter Steve Irwin died a month or so ago in what can only be described as the most unlikely way of dying. We salute Mr Irwin. While he was out there in the outback fighting danger face-to-face, here at hecklerspray, we often panicked like girl when a wasp flew in the window and started buzzing at us angrily. We often wished Steve Irwin was there to wrestle it to the ground and save us.
For a bloke who came face to face with some of the most poisonous snakes and bad-ass spiders and alligators that rip your guts out in seconds, you’d have thought that Steve Irwin would at least get killed off by something a bit harder then a stingray. But alas, we all have to get to the pearly gates one day. But Steve Irwin has returned! In animated form! With a cartoon stingray hanging out of his chest!
Steve Irwin makes his appearance in the only show that could get away with it. South Park is renowned for its close to edge humour and its attitude of not worrying about who or what it offends. Scientologist nerd Tom Cruise got offended by South Park recently and threw a hissy fit about getting it taken off air. Religion is not the only thing to be mocked. Celebrities like Puff Daddy/P Diddy/ Diddy or whatever he’s called has been in, and so have Jennifer Lopez and Celine Dion. Oh, and if you can count her, shit-sounding, money-grabbing waste of space Paris Hilton. But just be glad you're not Canadian, the whole country has got a bashing from South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker.
This time, some think South Park has reached a new moral low by mocking Steve Irwin. It'd probably be OK if Steve was just shown walking and talking, but this is South Park where anything is possible. Our beloved Steve Irwin ends up going to a Halloween fancy party hosted by Satan with a stingray hanging out of his blood-stained shirt.
Other people at Satan’s shindig include some guy called Hitler – who probably wouldn’t be to keen on one of the show's main characters, Kyle – and her royal highness, Diana Princes of Wales. What a party that would be! However, our Steve rebels against Satan and doesn’t come in fancy dress. The swine! He is then swiftly booted out of the party. Comedy Central, the station that showed the apparent offending episode said:
"The South Park guys do inappropriate things all the time… Their goal is to make people laugh, not to offend people."
While the episode is funny like most South Parks, we kind of think that pissing off an entire country like Australia, where Steve Irwin was a national hero, may not go down to well.
Expect another backlash or protest soon.
Read more:
South Park Defends Irwin Sketch – BBC
[story by Matthew Laidlow]
aussie dude says
im aussie and i think it is class ahaha :) :)
then again i hated steve irwin, OMG CriKEY!
Courtney in Oz says
There’s no way it’s gonna piss of “an entire country” down here. We’re over Irwin already. His shows never ever aired on free-to-air TV! That’s how much we really cared…
Matt says
I agree with Courtney. There will be some people deeply offended in Australia. But ironically he was bigger in the US!
Joey says
The South Park makers are just not intelligent enough to be funny without doing something “shocking”
Trey – “Matt I’m TOTALLY stumped for ideas!”
Matt – “Dude Steve Irwin just died a horrible tragic death and he had two kids!”
T – “Oh YES!! Oh hell yeah! Start animating RIGHT NOW!”
M- “Dude we rock!”
Yawn!
aussie guy 69 says
i cannot belive that dumb show would do something like that and his family are still trying to get over it. I can not belive what other people have been doing and dressing up as in america. I cannot also belive what messages people have been leaving saying that no one liked him well i sure did i think millions of people would also agree with me. I think south park should be taken of the air and that episope should not be shown on any T.V around the world and who ever mocks steve Iwrin is a drop kick and if you are a australian mocking him you are a disgrace to this country
Ryan says
Go cry a lil’ more.
South Park is here to stay, get over it.
some aussie stoner says
man get over it
i dought steve would have givin a shit
its just a bloody cartoon
“”This time, some think South Park has reached a new moral low by mocking Steve Irwin. It’d probably be OK if Steve was just shown walking and talking, but this is South Park where anything is possible. Our beloved Steve Irwin ends up going to a Halloween fancy party hosted by Satan with a stingray hanging out of his blood-stained shirt. “”
if youve seen the episode then him “just shown walking and talking” wouldnt have quite fitted the sketch
ironically the sketch involves santan walkin up to steve thinkin it someone in a steve costume and says that” dosnt he think its a little soon i mean he onluy died a few weeks ago” then when he realises its the real steve he kicks him out for not wearing a costume
“”Expect another backlash or protest soon.””
and the only people who will bitch about this will be the little bandwagon whores who will think lots of things are *** EVIL *** simply beacause they hear it a few times
i dought if any1 hadent heard how offencive this was on 7 news or some other retard informing show
and saw the episode befor they heard how evil and offencive it was you would think nothin of it
get a life you fuckin loosers
i might go download the next episode from MrTwig.net right now
and he wasnt a national hero for australia
yea he did alot for conservation
but most of us knew him as some dude that liked jumpin on crocadiles
mr black says
No one cares about him in Australia. I must say i was in tears of laughter when i heard a fucking stingray killed the douche bag. And those having a bitch about the episode in question, i guarantee you they haven’t even seen it themselves.
Joey says
The guy had two kids, they barely haven’t even begun to grieve him yet as they are so young. They have all that in the future to come to terms with.
Aussie Stoner – you can’t even spell ‘crocodile’!
some aussie stoner says
joey – i carnt spel allot ov thins , me A stonnner wat yu xpect
and at least my english makes sence evan if it aint spelt right
“barely haven’t” no no in english grammar
“They have all that in the future to come to terms with” all WHAT? in the future
dipshit!
Joey says
Grief.
Idiot.
Carrie says
South Park is lame. It is every bad word known to man kind. It rots the brains of anyone who watches. I think it was wrong to mock Steve Irwin’s death. I think it is wrong to mock anyone’s death, even if it is of someone not liked. How would you feel if you were a young child and your dad just died, then one day you turn on the TV and you view his death on South Park??? Not cool! I really liked Steve Irwin, his shows were family oriented, educational, and fun to watch. It’s just ashame that so many people in the world today crave sick demented shows such as South Park that are full of hate, violence, & foul language. Death isn’t ‘t funny… It will never be funny and neither will South Park.
Lucy says
I loved Steve Irwin and grieve for his family, but I enjoy South Park too. We must remember that South Park is for adults even though it is a cartoon. A lot of the episodes deal with adult issues. Children should watch this show only with adult supervision. Steve Irwin’s kids are much too young to watch this show. Terri is smart enough to turn it off if it offends her. This is not the first time Steve has been saterized by South Park. (“I’m going to stick my thumb up his bung hole and really piss him off”) I think Steve is laughing along with other South Park fans. You have to admit it was a very strange way for him to die what with all the dangerous animals he dealt with.
I think that South Park should have the freedom to produce programs that poke fun at our modern life. Mat and Trey help to remind us not to take ourselves so seriously. If we are offended or bored by what we see, we switch channels. If enough people are offended and tune out, the program will go off the air. That is the beauty of being an adult in America- we have choices! Steve did not take his antics seriously, in fact he enjoyed all the lampoons (except maybe the sting ray’s) (sorry, had to say it).
RAMONES says
Carrie
your a tool please whatch the episode befor you comment
and with all the crap in the world today
you really think south parks that bad
people died from guns bombs and rockets….. but south park made a joke about a dead guy
people starve to death….. but south park made a joke about a dead guy
people are raped and tortured….. but south park made a joke about a dead guy
polution….. but south park made a joke about a dead guy
george bush doesnt get charged with war crimes because he has thousands of nukes….. but south part made a joke about a dead guy
desiese kills millions…. but south park made a joke about a dead guy
mind me spelling im quite drunk
kristopher quincey says
if anything, they are mocking the fact that people actually were dressing up like steve irwin for halloween, i saw afew. the thing about south park is that they make fun of everything, its what they do. to exclude anything from ridicule would belittle the things they have poked fun at. its not the first time south park has mocked the recently deceased either. in fact they do it quite often. in the third season they showed JFK jr in hell singing christmas carols with his father soon after his plane crash and in the forth season walter mathau attended a satanic luau on south park a week after he died. its just in good fun and people getting there shirts in a knot about it is what makes the show what it is, shocking, subversive and thought provoking.
cindy says
even though you didn’t like Steve Irwin, there isn’t a need to be a total dipshit about it and call him a douche bag or whatever.
LIndsey satterfield says
You should not make stupid comments or even jokes about steve irwin he will be the favorite of many childern!!!!!!!!!!
kaitlyn says
hi im not impressed
unfortunately i think the episode of steve irwin is disgusting
no jkks!!!
its racsists and not fair to steve irwin he has just died and already people are making a joke about it no
get it cancelled people should know better then to joke about a dead person no way i wont stand back nd let you make fun of him…
ive made my point bye bye not impressed GET RID OF IT
trev in aus says
steve irwin was always gona go that way in aus we all saw it comin wat a douche
Albert says
I’ve found a great steve irwin site, i have 2 new t-shirt from this site: buy steve irwin / croc hunter / bad stingray t-shirts and gifts
TJ says
God you people. Just what the Hell is the matter with you? It’s not like South Park hasn’t done it stuff like this before; the whole point of their show is to push boundaries to the limit and mock famous people. So now you little pussies are getting upset because they make fun of Steve Irwin’s death? Get off it. They had Cartman almost exterminate the Jews, Hitler singing Christmas songs in Hell, Gandhi appearing in Hell, and saying shit uncensored over a hundred times, and yet you get SO upset over a person who wasn’t even that big in his own country. And Terri complaining about having her kids see the show, don’t get me started. That little prick can’t seem to read that it’s rated for Mature audiences. If she doesn’t want to have her 8 and 2 year old kids watch it, good for her. They shouldn’t even BE watching the show because they’re not even old enough. Stop acting like they’ve crossed the freaking boundary, this doesn’t compare to what they’ve done before.
Matthew Laidlow says
My hope is fading of seeing this on TV soon………
Seeing iit on Youtube don’t have the same effect.
meg norman says
what about the children do you ever stop and think that this could hurt the children.
Carrie says
Disregard that, I suck cocks!