South Park (TV Series) All About Mormons (2003) User Reviews

My second favorite episode!

[ericstevenson · 10/10 · 13 September 2020]

This episode features a new family named the Harrisons moving to South Park form Utah. They seem to be the perfect family and they attribute it to them being Mormons. Randy meets them and is amazed at how nice they are, that he converts his whole family to Mormonism! When Stan finds out the full story of founder Joseph Smith, he declares it ridiculous and doesn't want to be Mormon anymore. The funniest bits are easily the flashbacks with Joseph Smith that say "Dum dum dum", but after awhile we realize they're actually saying "Dumb dumb dumb". In other episodes, it was said Mormonism was the right religion as only Mormons went to Heaven!

I mean, that might be the nicest thing anyone has ever said about anyone in world history! For the record, Trey Parker and Matt Stone were not raised Mormon. They just grew up in Colorado near Utah, where many Mormons live. They even made a whole play titled "The Book Of Mormon" sending a love letter to what they think is the nicest religion. Despite all this, it was hard for them to make this episode as everyone thought they were making stuff up about Mormons! It was founded by Joseph Smith who translated the Book of Mormon from gold plates he claims to have found buried.

The problem is that he never showed anyone else these gold plates. A woman named Lucy Harris hid the Book of Mormon and said that if Joseph Smith was telling the truth, then he could rewrite them from the golden plates. When Smith found this out...he was unable to rewrite them. Despite this, the episode ended on a fantastic note. It said it didn't matter what religion you were, as long as you were a good person. If being religious makes you a wonderful person, then be religious. Your religion teaches you to be a wonderful person, and that's something everyone can believe in. ****

Hell Yeah

[tarangnair · 10/10 · 21 November 2022]

This episode was fantastic. The way in which Matt Stone and Trey Parker depict the Mormon religion is incredibly accurate (apart from some deviations), and hilarious at the same time. It's a deeply nuanced dump all over religion and how people view others because of it. We follow this overly happy Mormon family and we see their basically perfect son who's the new kid at school. He's nice, happy, and wants friends with everyone. But Stan, because of his Mormon beliefs, cannot accept him. He keeps questioning his religion over and over again because he doesn't think it makes any sense. And in a way, this mirrors our own views regarding other religions. Despite Parker and Stone's views on religion, this episode ends on a note that seems to promote all religion, and looks down on those that would put others down because of it. And it's this nuanced sort of writing throughout that makes this episode truly brilliant. Well done.

A true classic!

[askeland89 · 9/10 · 3 March 2020]

This episode introduced me to the Mormon religion. It inspired me to watch the musical and seek out Mormons in real life to hear their thoughts on Matt & Trey's exaggerated view on their religion. Turns out it's not exaggerated at all, this is in fact what they believe. And the way Mormon people are portrayed in this episode, not just for their believes but also their way of behaving and interacting with other people is quite accurate. This is easily on my top 5 list. Shame they don't make them like this anymore, it truly is.

Dumb Dumb Dumb

[tedg · 13 August 2006]

I love this stuff. It isn't because it is sharp commentary that cuts pretty deep. Its because these guys have found a new set (a slightly new set) of abstractions for telling a story.

Look at how efficiently they weave a narrative and the perspective on it at the same time — two conflicting perspectives at that.

Its pretty miraculous. There aren't many talented storytellers around. To be effective, you have to invent your own way of telling a story. I know of only few outside movies: these guys and Garrison Keillor perhaps.

If you happen to be able, see this. These guys have invented a new form of storytelling that taps into myth. And in this case they tell a story about someone who does the same.

And they keep the jury out on whether it is worthwhile.

Ted's Evaluation -- 3 of 3: Worth watching.

Another good episode

[gangstahippie · 8/10 · 8 November 2008]

All About The Mormons has a new Mormon kid move to South park from Utah.The boys all hate him and want Stan to fight him.He ends up being his friend because the kid is so nice.The kid and his family are Mormon and they tell Stan about the history of Mormonism(it's made to poke fun at Mormons and the episode is saying the story is unbelievable).So Stan's father meets them and gets wowed by them, so they convert to Mormonism.Stan does not really want to though and eventually gets sick of how nice the boy is.THis is a fairly funny episode and like "Trapped In The Closet", this one pokes fun at a religion.

8/10

Deeper message

[johanmarabou · 9/10 · 26 February 2024]

What began as an episode bashing on a religion (a funny one at that) turned out to something much deeper. I believe that the majority of us can relate to Stan in this episode, questioning the views of a religous person based on beliefs that seem foreign and distant to us. Maybe we can take wisdom from a religion without digging to the root of it?

This episode reminds me of "Trapped in the Closet" but contrary to that, the ending of this one simply hit different and made me reconsider my views towards religions and those who follow them. I don't consider myself religious, but gaining a deeper knowledge of them and those who follow it can't hurt.

This episode is a definite top 5 for me.

The prequel of "Trapped in the closet" episode

[Bruno_Cinema · 9/10 · 18 January 2024]

This was my first tact with mormon religion. And as only South Park can, this is an interesting analysis and parody of this religion.

When Gary, a kid from a Mormon family comes to South Park, everyone in the cast hates him and incentivates at Stan kick his ass. However, Gary and his family results being unrealistically nice people, at a point it is obnoxious. His family after a family nigth they tell Stan, what are the origins of Mormon church.

The segments of Joseph Smith are really creative, yet respectful, the charm and comedy in these ones is how extremely ridiculous and nonsense the mormon's profeth story is. Representing as an americanized parody of cristhian regilion where he was the only one who can read sacred, ancient scripts on golden tables left by Jesus himself in america.

But what for me makes this episode excelent is the message.

After Stan insults him and his family for his religion and for trying adoctrinates them for his exageratedly nice attitude, Gary talks to Stan and tells him he actually doesn't care if the story of the book of mormon is real or not, cause after all, the message of his religion is being a good being, and he only wants to be his friend, but for lack of maturity, he rejects him.

That's a incredibly nice message for a show like South Park. Cause, as gary says: "Your believes does not define you as a person"

Really cool episode, not so funny, but REALLY significative

9/10.