South Park’s Best Spoof Parodied A Forgotten Stephen King Movie
Despite many shows parodying Stephen King before them, the creators of South Park still took a risk by spoofing Children of the Corn and the episode proved a classic outing of the anarchic animated comedy. While The Simpsons remade an obscure indie horror in one of the show’s season 33 episodes, the animated sitcom is not the only adult cartoon to spoof the horror genre on occasion. Since its inception, South Park has parodied horror movies in many of the show’s classic episodes.
Over the course of its run, South Park has expertly skewered dozens of different TV shows, movies and books. Some of the show's most high-profile targets include the likes of The Lord of the Rings, Red Dragon and Game of Thrones. However, one of South Park’s best successful spoofs took aim at an adaptation of horror author Stephen King’s short story, Children of the Corn. The resulting parody remains one of South Park’s most well-liked episodes ever thanks to the show’s canny decision to take satirical aim at a lesser-known King story.
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Voted one of South Park’s best episodes by the show's fans in 2o13, “The Wacky Molestation Adventure” (season 4, episode 16) spoofed Children of the Corn despite the movie’s relative obscurity. Although the show later spoofed King again with a South Park episode mocking ‘80s nostalgia by parodying hits like It and Stranger Things, “The Wacky Molestation Adventure” was an altogether riskier episode. For one thing, the central gag of the episode revolved around mocking child molestation, hardly the easiest topic for even a show as risqué as South Park to broach. For another, the choice to parody Children of the Corn meant fewer South
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