MOSCOW (Reuters) – Prosecutors in Russia want to ban the award-winning satirical U.S. cartoon South Park, calling the series "extremist" after receiving viewer complaints, a spokeswoman said on Monday.
South Park, a cartoon aimed at adults and featuring a group of nine-year olds in a Colorado ski town, has courted controversy from its 1997 debut, parodying celebrities, politicians, religion, gay marriage and Saddam Hussein.
Basmanny regional prosecutors office spokeswoman Valentina Titova said investigators filed a motion after deciding an episode broadcast on Moscow television station 2x2 in January "bore signs of extremist activity."
"In accordance with the conclusions made by experts from the court investigations committee, a claim has been filed against 2x2 for its broadcast of an episode of South Park," Titova said.
South Park has won two Emmy Awards and was first shown on the U.S. Comedy Central network. It is dubbed into Russian and rebroadcast on local networks, including 2x2, a channel which broadcasts animated series in Moscow and St Petersburg.
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too extreme for russia lol
Posted Sep-8-2008 Byomegasupreme (15.00) omegasupreme View Channel Send Message
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some would call that an achievement.
Posted Sep-8-2008 ByMlord (119.60) 
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i agree with you. intelligent and sharp humour.
Posted Sep-8-2008 Bymitzapampon (103.90) mitzapampon View Channel Send Message
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They Killed Kenny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted Sep-8-2008 Bysymphonyofdestruction (122.54) symphonyofdestruction View Channel Send Message
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those bastards.
south park pulls no punches and they make fun of everyone.
cartman rocks
Posted Sep-8-2008 ByDave56 (216.20) 
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yep Russian KGB did kill Kennedy they hired Oswald he was in Russia for like a year and he was tasked with this assignment!
Posted Sep-9-2008 ByRussianPower666 (13.56) 
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Haven't they invented "OFF" switches in russia yet?
Posted Sep-8-2008 ByFlibbleDeeFlobble (967.94) 
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It's amazing to me that they would think that the way to deal with this is to ban it! It's like the Soviet Union never really ended. I wonder which episode prompted this? I'd guess it's the Romania quintuplets.
Posted Sep-8-2008 ByFlibbleDeeFlobble (967.94) 
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wuahahah russian afraid of a cartoon?! now thats comedy!
Posted Sep-8-2008 BymightEmouse (63.86) mightEmouse View Channel Send Message
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I see Cartman going into Moscow like he went into San Francisco.... "I'm going in."
Posted Sep-8-2008 Byrackemup (142.02) rackemup View Channel Send Message
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Matt Stone and Trey Parker probably spend more money on food a day than all the risiduals they get from Russia in a month.
Posted Sep-8-2008 Bytakerdust (117.44) 
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Butters for World Emperor.
Cartman for Torturer-in-Chief.
Posted Sep-8-2008 ByDafyddHuw (33.78) 
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Russia Censors their media. Its state ran, of course they are going to ban something that creates dissent.
Posted Sep-8-2008 ByTerrible_One (60.78) 
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Get rid of South Park, meanwhile lets ge that Lenin statue back up!
Posted Sep-9-2008 Byngc 1350 (115.48) ngc 1350 View Channel Send Message
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dam hippies
Posted Sep-8-2008 Bykarrara (32.58) 
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When it comes to an animated series...that is funny, South Park is #1. Futurama has it's moments, but it's on par with the Simpsons (seasons 3-4).
Posted Sep-8-2008 ByBattlefresh (107.52) 
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American popular culture is like one enormous overflowing outhouse that threatens to drown the whole world in its filth. Let's keep the filth where it belongs. Russia once again leads with the right example!
Posted Sep-8-2008 ByKris_Kelvin (130.44) 
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you act like we care, im pretty sure they made american cartoons for america. If other countries want to watch it thats fine but I could care less.
Posted Sep-8-2008 Byfthatman (96.72) 
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Prikrasno skazal. Oni vse dalbayobi.
Posted Sep-8-2008 ByRussianWarlord (49.16) RussianWarlord View Channel Send Message
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Da, chem menshe amerikanskoy derma v rossii tem luchshe.
Posted Sep-8-2008 ByKris_Kelvin (130.44) 
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sad, but i must agree American pop culture is trash, south park is cool though
Posted Sep-8-2008 ByTeph (31.24) Teph View Channel Send Message
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Only braindead american morons would enjoy stupid ass garbage such as southpark, stupid ass burger flippers.
Posted Sep-8-2008 ByRussianWarlord (49.16) RussianWarlord View Channel Send Message
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Only morons judge cultures by what cartoons they watch.
Posted Sep-8-2008 ByBattlefresh (107.52) 
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Oh yeah Im a fat drunken welfare recieving drawn together watchin kinda guy LOL
Posted Sep-8-2008 Bybrako (1314.34) 
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LOL. Your chains are rattling, comrade.
Posted Sep-8-2008 Bybamiles (41.74) 
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stupid american toon. but i like futurama)
Posted Sep-8-2008 ByCOA_0702 (14.94) COA_0702 View Channel Send Message
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news flash idiot futurama is a stupid american toon. How could you not like south park. In my opinion it ranks top 3 funniest cartoons of all time.
Posted Sep-8-2008 Byfthatman (96.72) 
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I dont hate futurama but it is not better then south park, simpson, or family guy. Which is my top 3. You do make an interesting point though being that the creator of the simpsons is also the creator of futurama.
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